Market Updates

Global Precious Metals Update - 21st May 2014

Market Update: Gold ‘stuck’ as Central Banks ink new gold agreement

Another relatively uneventful week for precious metal prices so far, with both gold and silver still trading in relatively narrow ranges. Using the London PM Fix as our g...

Market Update: Gold range bound near USD $1300 per ounce

Precious metal prices have been relatively uninspiring the past few weeks. Whilst there has been some intra day volatility, the PM fix for gold has been stuck in a less t...

Putin pullback pushes gold below USD $1300oz

Gold prices eased substantially overnight, as a reported pullback of Russian forces in the Ukraine dented the yellow metals safe haven demand.

Gold eases as US GDP tanks

It’s a huge week of economic data. Not only did we have US GDP figures overnight (they were horrible – more on that below), but we’ve had the latest FOMC meeting, and non...

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Market Update: Quarterly Directions Report - 16th April 2014

With the first three months of 2014 complete, this quarterly directions report will take a look at how the year has unfolded so far, with a look at market returns, as wel...

Global Precious Metals Update - 14th March 2014

A good week for gold

Market Update: Gold recovers as Fed confirms dovish stance

Gold prices and the precious metal complex have enjoyed a solid week, with the price of the yellow metal rallying just over USD $20 per ounce so far, as a combination of...

Gold steadies as market awaits Non-Farm Payrolls

Despite the bearish sentiment towards the precious metal complex after the sharp decline from USD $1390 per ounce, gold prices have held up relatively well this week, as...

Gold re-tests USD $1300 per ounce as Q1 rally fades

Gold prices briefly broke below USD $1300 per ounce overnight, as headline data beats in the US added to the downside pressures that have come to bear on the yellow metal...

Perth Future Wealth Forum - Main Stage Presentation

Please find attached slide-deck presented at the Future Wealth Forum in Perth, on the 22nd and 23rd March 2014. The event was a great success, and capped off a fantastic...

Global Precious Metal Rountable Slidedeck - March 2014

This link contains slides that ABC Bullion Chief Economist Jordan Eliseo, Ronald Stoeferle of Incrementum AG and Jan Skoyles of The Real Asset Company discussed in their...

The precious metal rally continues

Gold prices moved sharply higher overnight, at one point testing USD $1370 per ounce, as escalating tensions in the Crimea and some short covering, saw the entire preciou...

The Australian Economy - How are we really doing?

Earnings season in Australia has given analysts plenty to mull over, with results in general showing impressive profitability but fairly weak headline growth. Whilst the...

Perth Upcoming Events

Our beautiful Perth office is now well and truly open for Business.UPCOMING EVENTSWelcome Reception: Thursday 20th March 2014Whether you are a private investor or are wor...

Real Rates and China - The Key Drivers for gold in 2014 and beyond!

Precious metal investors have enjoyed a solid start to 2014, with physical gold and silver prices up 10.6% and 11.8% respectively in USD terms. Australian dollar gold inv...

Why Olympic winners only get a silver medal

With the Winter Olympics starting in Sochi, Russia, this short report looks at the nature of the Olympic Gold medal itself. Given to the best athletes in their respective...

Market Report: Markets in turmoil as we await US jobs report

Jordan Eliseo muses on whether or not the upcoming non-farms payroll data will confound analysts, and takes a closer look at the current state of the gold ETF market.

Australian Housing Affordability

Australian housing prices rose 10% in 2013, with Sydney at the forefront of the nationwide boom, leading to talk of a property bubble once more. For others though, bubble...

Barry Ritholtz and his thoughts on the gold price correction

In early January 2014, Barry Ritholtz published a piece in Bloomberg and elsewhere titled "10 reasons the gold bugs lost their shirts". An interesting read, it has provok...

Bob Farrell's 10 Rules Of Investing Approaching 2014

With 2014 now well and truly underway, it's the perfect time to run our eye over the major investment markets, and the risks and opportunities that exist going forward. T...

Investing in bullion as we enter 2014

Chief Economist Jordan Eliseo wraps up the year.

Special Report - Gold vs Platinum (not the physical metal) - 11th Dec 2013

As 2013 draws to a close and precious metals look certain to clock their first annual decline in a decade, this report looks at the performance of gold over the past 5 ye...

Market Report: Return Australia's Gold

In this week's market report, we take a look at the continued choppy trading in precious metals, the latest economic news from around the globe, and include a special sec...

Market Report: Gold is crumbling

In this week's precious metal report, chief economist Jordan Eliseo touches on the negative sentiment towards precious metals, with headlines including 'gold is crumbling...