US / China Tariffs Weigh On Commodities
The commodity complex continues to struggle on the heels of intensifying trade wars between the world’s two largest economies: the United States and China. On…
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Gold – A Market in Motion
It is our hope that you will understand the scope and place of these articles in your own investment decisions. There are dozens if not…
Silver Testing Multi-Decade Support
Last week (6/25/2018-6/29/2018) we provided an update on the important test that is being witnessed in the gold market above $1,235 per ounce, as short-term…
Gold Approaches Critical Support
For the week in sum (6/18/2018 – 6/22/2018), gold finished lower by 0.6% or $8 to close at $1,271 as of the final trade on…
US-China Trade Wars Hit Precious Metals
The harsh selling in gold but especially silver on Friday – down 2.3% and 4.5%, respectively – was largely the result of widespread liquidation across…
The Fed is Following the Market – Will Gold Respond Again?
This week on Wednesday (06/13/2018), the Federal Reserve will gather for its once-per-six-week meeting on monetary and interest rate policy in the United States. We…
The US Dollar Versus Gold
The US dollar has been rising in a counter-trend rally since mid-April, up nearly 6% on the dollar index over the past five weeks on…
Falling Bond Market – Will the Federal Reserve Step In Again?
The unspoken behemoth in world markets continues to be the United States bond market, which is gathering momentum downward in a sign of having solidified…
Federal Reserve and Gold Update
This Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting came and went without significant impact. Indeed, interest rates held steady, as expected. The language out of Fed chair Jerome…
US Dollar Begins Counter-Trend Rally
The US dollar has begun a counter-trend rally which should last for several months. As precious metals investors, why should we care about what…
Commodity Sector to Provide Support for Metals Investors
The CRB (Commodity Research Bureau) index, a basket of 19 commodities which includes gold, silver, platinum, palladium, the industrial metals, the energy complex, and agricultural…
Gold Sets New Volume Record – Again
Gold has just broken a new all-time quarterly record for volume – again. With Q1 2018 in the record books, we can see below that…
Silver Breaks Lower – When Will It Catch Up to Gold?
For the week, silver finished lower by 1.9% or $0.31 to close at $16.27 as of the final trade on the New York COMEX on…
Fed Hikes Rates…Metals Rise Again
On Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked short-term interest rates for the 6th time since the present cycle of rising rates began in December 2015….
Gold to Silver Ratio Reaching an Extreme
The gold to silver ratio is hinting that the precious metals are positioned for a significant trend change shortly. Let us examine the setup and…