
WHO DETERMINES THE PRICE OF TIME

MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Department of Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources Global liquidity, debt, and the hidden architecture of interest rates Publication date: April 15, 2026 Introduction. The price of time as the foundation of the economy The interest rate is a fundamental parameter of…Read More
REAL RATES AND GOLD.

MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Department of Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources REAL RATES AND GOLD The Boundary Where the Value of Money Is Determined Publication Date: April 1, 2026 Introduction The dynamics of gold prices are often interpreted through the balance of supply and demand,…Read More
GOLD AND TRUST.

MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Department of Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources Why Civilization Is Returning to Metal Again Publication Date: March 15, 2026 Introduction. The Economy as a System of Trust Any monetary system exists not only because of laws, institutions, and technical infrastructure. At…Read More
GOLD 2026: AFTER THE BREAKTHROUGH.

MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Department of Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources A Shift in the Baseline Risk Assessment of the Global System Publication Date: March 1, 2026 Shift in the Baseline Price Level Gold holding near the level of five thousand US dollars per troy…Read More
WHEN MONEY LOSES MEANING.

The Return of Physical Metrics: Energy, Water and Time as Units of Value Publication date: February 15, 2026 Publication for MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Department of Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources Introduction. The Problem of Measurement The crossing of five thousand dollars per troy ounce…Read More
Physical Gold and the Banking System.

Why banks in some countries buy gold from the population while in others they fundamentally refuse Analytical Article Date 29 January 2026 Introduction Within the global financial system there exists a stable structural asymmetry In some countries commercial banks categorically refuse to accept physical gold…Read More
GOLD ABOVE $5,000 PER OUNCE.

Not a Price Increase, but the Collapse of the Measuring Scale “The price of gold is not the value of metal. It is a measure of the degradation of money.” Publication date: January 26, 2026 Published by: MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Department of Strategic Geopolitics…Read More
What lunar soil and asteroid material reveal about the origin of precious metals.

Publication date: January 15, 2026 Published by MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Department of Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources mackgold.com Introduction. The paradox of terrestrial gold If we consider Earth as a physical system governed by the laws of planetary differentiation, the presence of gold in…Read More
Helium Markers and the Deep-Earth Origin of Celtic Gold.

Publication Date: 31 December 2025 Published by MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources Unit mackgold.com Introduction: Gold as a Signal of Deep-Earth Processes Gold has traditionally been viewed as a product of crustal geological processes — the result of material redistribution in…Read More
The New Lithium Frontier

Breakthroughs in Extraction, Water Management and Energy Storage, 2025 Publication Date: 15 December 2025 Published by MACKGOLD | OBSIDIAN CIRCLE Strategic Geopolitics and Natural Resources Unit mackgold.com Introduction: Gold, Lithium and the New Architectonics of Global Stability For centuries gold has formed the foundation of…Read More