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Gold’s Not Going Anywhere, No Matter What Happens Next
Last night, gold futures came within touching distance of $2,000, touching $1,998.60 and closed at $1,994.40. This move towards the key psychological level was especially impressive given US dollar strength during the day. Short-term strength of both assets is likely to be on the back of safe haven demand in the Middle East. Gold’s tear […]
Gold Hits Two Week High As Uncertainty Grows
Overnight the gold price hit a two-week high. One of the ‘supports’ for the gold price was the release of FOMC minutes yesterday, something that once upon a time would have done a bit of a number on the price of gold. Instead, it barely blinked. The metal also finds itself well supported on account […]
Gold Down But Not Out
Gold and silver continue on their downward trajectory this week. The US Government Shutdown Deal and comments from FOMC members appear to have boosted bets that the Fed will make space for one more hike in 2023. Prior to the last-minute debt-ceiling deal (yawn) being struck at the weekend, markets had favoured a December hike, […]
Gold Down $100? This Really Shouldn’t Be A Surprise
It’s been a tough couple of weeks. Everything’s down. Stocks are down, bonds are down, heck, even gold is down over $100. What’s going on? We turned to one of our favourite guests, Technical Traders’ Chris Vermeulen and asked for his take on market activity. What are his thoughts? None of this is a surprise […]
Gold: It’s Who’s Buying It That Counts
Gold has been on a bit of a losing streak this week, hitting a six-and-a-half month low. This morning the yellow metal found some (very) modest support in the face of slightly lower Treasury yields, another US government shutdown looming and concerns regarding the Chinese economy. However, it’s likely that it will fall further given […]
Gold Slips as Fed Signals More Hikes to Come
Yesterday the FOMC concluded their September meeting yesterday, leaving rates at their 22-year high. It signalled another rate hike was coming, this side of Christmas. The FOMC also amended its projection for 2024 rates, raising them from 4.6% to 5.1%. Unsurprisingly the US dollar surged whilst gold fell back. Prior to the FOMC statement gold […]
When The Weight of Inflation Becomes Too Much
In a comment to MarketWatch last week we said that traders this week would be most focused on the CPI report that came out yesterday. In that very report, Inflation came in hot, above expectations, and posted its biggest monthly increase in August this year. It’s up 3.7% from a year ago. However, markets didn’t […]
Expect $2,500 – $3,000 Gold In Next 12 Months
It’s that time of the month again when we bring in a top chart analyst to take us through what they’re seeing in the markets, right now. This month we have the brilliant Gareth Soloway. Gareth explains why he’s watching the US Dollar, what he means by “Good news is bad news” and when we […]
Should We Worry About The Strong US Dollar?
Over the August period, it’s easy for people to switch off and to some extent, it might feel like the precious metals have been doing the very same! However, if you look at the YTD performance of gold across key currencies in the World Gold Council table provided below then you will take some heart […]
