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Gold Consolidates First Quarter Gains

Gold and silver prices have had another solid week, with the precious metals trading above USD $1230 and USD $15 per troy ounce respectively.In Australian dollar terms, t...

08 April 2016

Gold: Why Economics is the Dismal Science

Precious metals have closed out a very impressive Q1 2016, a welcome respite after what has been a tough three years for those who’ve been long in the sector. After start...

01 April 2016

Gold: the Correction We Had to Have

Gold prices corrected sharply overnight, with the price of the yellow metal falling as low as USD $1214 per ounce, with silver following suit, trading as low as USD $15.1...

24 March 2016

Gold Steady on Dovish Fed

Gold prices have consolidated this week, originally pulling back before the very dovish projections from the Fed put some wind under the sails of precious metal prices.In...

18 March 2016

Gold: Trumping All Assets During a Trifecta of Absurdity

If they closed the books on 2016 tomorrow – precious metal investors would be celebrating a very happy year indeed. After ending 2015 as the most hated asset class on the...

09 March 2016

Gold: Nothing has Changed, Everything has Changed

First: the facts. Gold prices have been on a tear the past week, with the price of the yellow metal climbing above USD $1240 an ounce, now up an incredible 18% in USD ter...

12 February 2016

Gold: Rally Continues as Bankers Ease

Precious metals continued their impressive rally this week, with gold and silver climbing above USD $1150 an ounce and within touching distance of USD $15 an ounce respec...

05 February 2016

Gold: Will the Rally Continue?

It’s been another positive week for precious metal investors, with the gold price comfortably pushing through USD $1100 an ounce, whilst silver has also strengthened, cur...

29 January 2016

Gold: The Revenant

After closing out 2015 as one of the least popular asset classes on the planet, precious metals have come ‘back to life’, holding their own and even advancing in value wh...

22 January 2016

Gold: So it Begins

Calendar year 2016 has had a volatile start for investors in financial markets, with equities the world over under significant stress. Fears regarding a slow-down and pot...

14 January 2016

Final Thoughts for 2015

Was it worth it?That’s the question we think a lot of investors will be asking as they wrap Xmas presents this year. The hours spent reading blogs and research and balanc...

22 December 2015

Gold: They did it – now what?

Gold prices have eased this week, with the price of the yellow metal now trading at USD $1,053 an ounce, down nearly 2% from last Friday’s London PM Fix. Silver has also...

18 December 2015

Gold: Waiting on the Fed

Precious metal markets have traded in a relatively narrow range this week, with market participants waiting patiently on the impending Federal Reserve interest rate decis...

11 December 2015

Gold: Yellen at the Bottom

Gold prices rallied overnight, erasing some of the losses from earlier in the week, which had at one point pushed the yellow metal below USD $1,050 an ounce. Silver, whic...

04 December 2015

Gold: The Value of Liquidity

It’s been another soft week for precious metals, with the price of gold trading just above USD $1072oz, down USD $10oz on last Friday’s London PM Fix. Silver has fared sl...

26 November 2015

Gold: Rate Hike Priced In?

After starting the week on the back foot, precious metals prices have staged a minor recovery, with gold currently trading at USD $1082 an ounce, unchanged from last Frid...

20 November 2015

Gold: Searching for a Bottom

It’s been another tough week for precious metal investors, with gold in both USD and AUD easing further. The catalyst was last Friday’s non-farm payroll report, which sma...

13 November 2015

Metals off Sharply as US Rate Hike Odds Firm

Gold and silver prices have been in free fall this week, as increased odds of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve next month have battered sentiment toward preci...

06 November 2015

Gold Volatile as Market Eyes Rate Cut on Cup Day

It’s been a volatile week for precious metal investors, with gold and silver prices easing after the Federal Reserve meeting. The sector had started the week on a more po...

29 October 2015

Gold Stabilises: Are Interest Rates Headed to 1%

Precious metal prices have had an uneventful week, easing USD $10 per ounce, whilst in Australian dollars, we’ve seen the market consolidate just above AUD $1600 per ounc...

23 October 2015

Gold: Is the Bear Market Finally Over?

Precious metal prices have continued their rally this week, with gold rising from USD $1151oz to USD $1182oz, up 2.5% since last Friday. Silver has also rallied, rising j...

16 October 2015

Gold and Silver Rally in USD as Payrolls Crater

It’s been a profitable start to the month for precious metal investors, for USD buyers at least.After closing out Q3 2015 around USD $1114oz, gold rallied hard on October...

09 October 2015

Gold Eases as Markets end Forgettable Q3 2015

Precious metal prices eased this week, as market participants breathe a sigh of relief at the end of what has been a truly forgettable Q3 2015. Stating the week out close...

02 October 2015

Gold Rallies as Volatility Returns

It’s now just over a week since the Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates. In that time, precious metals have been one of the few asset classes that have re...

25 September 2015

Gold Rallies: Market is Fed Up!

Precious metals prices moved higher overnight, as the much awaited September Federal Reserve meeting came to a close, with no rate hike announced. Gold, which had been tr...

18 September 2015

Who says Gold doesn't pay interest?

Precious metal prices have eased in the past five trading days, with investors a little skittish ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, which is scheduled to take...

11 September 2015

Gold above AUD $1600 as markets go to pot

It’s been another solid week for local precious metal investors, with the price of gold currently sitting north of AUD $1600oz, whilst silver is trading above AUD $21oz....

04 September 2015