The Calm Before the Storm Let me shoot it to you straight: we’re in the calm before the storm. Gold and silver are sitting tight, waiting on a signal from the top of the financial food chain—Fed Chair Jerome Powell. His upcoming speech at Jackson Hole may be the spark that finally kicks these metals into gear. And according to Saxo Bank’s Ole Hansen, the time for waiting might be running out. We’ve been bouncing in a narrow range for months now. Gold’s hovering around the $2,350 mark (or thereabouts), like a car idling in neutral, engine running, waiting for the light to change. Silver’s in the same boat—solid fundamentals, but stuck in park. Why? Because everyone’s eyes are glued…

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