A Long-Term Trend in Gold Accumulation

Today’s Daily Byte

A good month, I would say, given where we were at the end of March. The month was also marred with a lot of news flow, whether it was regarding tariffs or the Indo-Pak conflict.

Today’s episode is going to be about defense stocks—how they’re grabbing the limelight and how one should be careful in terms of jumping on stocks that are just running away. So that is the second part of the video.

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The Rise of Global Gold Reserves Outside the US

Over the past several decades, gold holdings by the United States and the rest of the world have shown a major shift. In 1957, the US held around 20,000 tonnes of gold, while the rest of the world held about 17,000 to 18,000 tonnes.

Over time, gold began moving out of the US, especially between 1957 and 1971. By 1971, US gold reserves had fallen sharply to around 8,000 tonnes. This was mainly due to war-related expenses and a growing trade deficit, which forced the US to use up its gold reserves... . . . .

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The Momentum Podcast

In this episode of the Momentum Podcast by Weekend Investing, we sit down with Sudheer , a software engineer from Infosys who shares his honest and inspiring investing journey—from early losses in derivatives and scams to his turnaround using Weekend Investing’s smallcases.

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Opportunity cost of capital

Over the last 20 years, the auto index has shown strong signs of being a cyclical performer. By analyzing its five-year rolling returns, it becomes clear that the sector has gone through distinct phases of growth and decline.

For example, between 2009 and 2013, the index saw a strong upward trend. This was a clear period of sectoral upcycle where returns were high and investor sentiment was strong. . . . .

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