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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—October 2023Sam Laakso
In the October newsletter, we take a look at economic indicators, real estate funds' troubles and the current setup in gold.
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Press release
Product updates: new application, account opening and online paymentsVoima
Three product updates have been introduced to Voima Account during Q2 and Q3.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—September 2023Sam Laakso
The September newsletter touches on inflation and focuses on the spread between Shanghai and Western gold markets and the difference in gold investment mentality in the East and West.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—August 2023Sam Laakso
In the August newsletter, we will take a look at the commodity price development, inflation and the market and economic situations of the US and the euro zone.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—June 2023Sam Laakso
In this month's Voima Markets newsletter, we will delve into such topics as the key highlights from the recent BRICS meeting, and a brief outlook for the second half of the year.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—May 2023Sam Laakso
The May newsletter contains the top recent news in the markets, main currency market figures and the trader's comment.
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Press release
Norman Day appointed as Voima's new Board MemberVoima
Introducing a new Board Member: Norman Day.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—April 2023Sam Laakso
The April newsletter explores what is happening in the macro environment in the aftermath of the recent banking crisis.
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Article
What is a bank run and how can it lead to a banking crisis?Voima
This article explains the reasons and consequences of bank runs in general.
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Press release
Voima to release audit reports by Bureau VeritasVoima
Bureau Veritas will conduct quarterly gold audits on Voima's Customers gold holdings.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—March 2023Sam Laakso
The March newsletter sheds light on gold's recent correction and volatility, and puts them into perspective.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—February 2023Sam Laakso
The February newsletter takes a look at the big picture for gold, market sentiments and stock call options.
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Article
Gold in crises part 4: warLasse Lindholm
This article explains the nature of war on a general level and how it impacts asset classes.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—January 2023Sam Laakso
The January newsletter contains the top recent news in the markets, main currency market figures and the trader's comment.
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Article
Gold in crises part 3: stagflationLasse Lindholm
In this article, we take a look at the Great Inflation and stagflation in 1965–1982 and how different asset classes fared through the crisis.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Market Commentary—December 2022Sam Laakso
December's market commentary takes a look at how inflation crises can turn into currency crises, why central banks are buying gold and what it means, as well as what is gold's outlook in 2023.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—December 2022Sam Laakso
A topical newsletter that discusses the US dollar, the 10Y2Y spread and Ghana's plans to buy oil with gold.
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Article
Gold in crises part 2: Great DepressionLasse Lindholm
The article explains what happened with gold and other assets during the Great Depression.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—November 2022Sam Laakso
A topical newsletter that discusses why the Japanese Yen has been the weakest major currency as well as central bankers, stock markets and gold.
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Article
Gold in crises part 1: German hyperinflationLasse Lindholm
The article explains what happened with gold and other assets during the German hyperinflation in 1921–1923.
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Market commentary
Voima Markets Newsletter—October 2022Sam Laakso
A topical newsletter that discusses, among other things, how the strengthened dollar has affected other currencies and asset classes and how gold's price will likely develop during the next 18 months.
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Article
Why is gold considered valuable?Voima
This article discusses the different reasons why people want to own gold and why there is demand for it.
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Article
Voima's new Community ManagerLasse Lindholm
Voima's new Community Manager, Lasse, tells about his background and his role.
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Article
What causes inflation?Voima
The discussion about inflation is skewed. In this article, we will focus on the true and fundamental reasons why prices are increased.
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Press release
Voima has appointed a new Board of DirectorsVoima
The new Board of Directors comprises Saku Pitkänen, Kai Järvikare and Marko Viinikka.
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Article
Russia has not backed the rouble with gold—yetSam Laakso
This article breaks down the facts and fiction regarding the state of the Russian gold market and the actions taken by the central bank of Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.
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Press release
Voima donates gemstones for educationVoima
Voima, in cooperation with Namu Jewellery, contributes gemstones for the training of the precious metals industry.
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Article
We need lasting money—the founding of VoimaMarko Viinikka
Voima's founder relates how the financial crisis, central banks' easing and the history of money led to the founding of Voima.
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Article
What is a bank deposit?Voima
The money on your bank account is not yours. This article explains the nature of bank deposits.
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Article
What is money?Voima
In this article, we discuss what money is, what is wrong with it nowadays and what we can do about it.
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Press release
Voima begins cooperation with SignicatVoima
Voima has chosen Signicat's services for internal KYC and e-signature processes.
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Press release
ALS Inspection UK Ltd. is Voima's new purity analysis partnerVoima
Voima is proud to announce a new partnership with ALS Inspection UK Ltd.
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Press release
Voima continues as the biggest fintech startup in FinlandVoima
Voima has been listed as the biggest fintech startup in Finland by revenue for the second year in a row.
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Press release
Voima announces a new Board of DirectorsVoima
Voima announces a new Board of Directors, whose members are Sami Alatalo, Tapani Järvinen, Risto Päivänsalo and Marko Viinikka.
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Highlight
What went wrong in 1971?Jan Nieuwenhuijs
Jan interviews Ben and Collin, the administrators of the "WTF Happened in 1971?" site.
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Why gold and why now?Jan Nieuwenhuijs
Jan sheds light on some of the reasons why gold is a relevant asset class in the 21st century.
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What caused the New York vs. London gold price spread and why it persists?Jan Nieuwenhuijs
Jan dives into how Covid-19 affected the gold market in terms of arbitrage and physical supply and demand.
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Since its inception, the euro has devalued by 85% against goldJan Nieuwenhuijs
A closer look at the development of the euro shows that it is not a good store of value.
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Real-world problems: the current state of the gold market in plain languageSam Laakso
In March 2020, the international gold supply chain was in distress. In this article, Sam explains how the supply chain of gold works and how issues in a single link can affect the whole chain.
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What is an SDR and will it be the next world reserve currency?Jan Nieuwenhuijs
Jan breaks down the anatomy of SDRs and explains, why he thinks it is not capable of being the world reserve currency.
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The West-East ebb and flood of goldJan Nieuwenhuijs
Jan breaks down the characteristics of the large scale trends that manifest when gold moves between the West and the East.
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US official gold reserves auditor caught lyingJan Nieuwenhuijs
Investigative journalism uncovers a chink in the armour of the US gold reserve audits.
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How much silver is above ground?Jan Nieuwenhuijs
Above-ground silver stocks are higher than what is widely assumed.
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German central bank:”Gold is the bedrock of stability for the international monetary system”Jan Nieuwenhuijs
What do central banks really think about gold? Let's find out.
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