Thieves make off with C$10 million in silver bars Robbers used fake documents to steal $10 million of silver bars from a Montreal-based transportation company. On January 20 robbers took possession of a container filled with 596 silver ingots using fake documents, according to a report by CTV News. The police are asking for tips […]
U.S. equities and the U.S. dollar weigh heavily on gold pricing There were mixed results in the precious metals today, with extreme dollar weakness providing a tailwind. While gold traded lower on the day, the industrial precious metals including platinum, palladium and silver all closed with gains. The industrial precious metals benefited from the reversal […]
Market volatility is bullish for gold: Is $1,800 back on the table next week?Anna Golubova Anna Golubova Gold is on a roll as market volatility is working in favor of higher prices amid renewed concerns about the U.S. economic recovery and the second COVID-19 wave. But is it enough to finally break gold out of […]
The Potential Looming Catalyst for Silver No One Sees Coming There are a number of catalysts that could ignite the silver market over the coming months and years. To Mike and I it seems inevitable that silver will be a direct beneficiary of the monetary madness that defines the world of central banking today. Give […]
If gold is gaining why is M&A muted? The Fed announcement on Wednesday that interest rates would stay unchanged, as well as signaling no rate hikes through 2022, sent gold higher with Comex gold futures finishing the week $32 higher at $1,737 an ounce. Kitco's Michael McCrae and Neils Christensen sat with sector specialist Luis […]
Gold to shed $150 by year-end as fear of runaway prices is premature: Capital Economics Gold prices are likely to end the year at $1,600 an ounce, which is $150 below the current level of $1,750 an ounce, according to Capital Economics. The main reason for such a bearish outlook is the argument that fears […]
The Federal Reserve signal's ZERO is here to stay Today the Federal Reserve convened this month’s FOMC meeting. The most important statement made by the Fed at the conclusion of this meeting was that the United States Federal Reserve does not plan to raise interest rates until 2022. Interest rates will stand where they currently […]
QCP Capital crypto market update – June 08, 2020 Friday's incredibly positive US Non-Farm Payrolls number has led to the largest divergence between Gold and S&P 500 prices since the March lows (Orange line & Red line respectively in the chart below) – with Gold lower and Equities higher. The big question for us is […]
'Investors who raise allocation to precious metals are sitting on a gold mine' – ANZ Gold will climb to $1,900 an ounce come December, according to the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), which remains bullish on gold despite a major selloff last week. “We remain bullish over the medium term. The macro backdrop […]
Gold price has room to move lower after market rocked by Friday’s employment data – analysts The gold market is seeing some stability at the start of the new trading week as prices try to recover from Friday's roughly 3% selloff. August gold futures last traded at $1,689.50 an ounce, up 0.39% on the day. […]