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Precious metals stabilise as recession risks build!

Gold has bounced this week, with a 1% rise halting a losing streak that at one point had seen the precious metal give up more than USD $100oz between early April and late...

02 June 2023

Third time lucky for gold

Gold bulls are on the backfoot again this week, with the precious metal falling below USD $1,950oz, while silver is back below USD $23oz.The correction, which began appro...

26 May 2023

Gold corrects as yields surge

Precious metal prices continued to correct this week, with gold falling below USD $2,000 per troy ounce.Several factors have contributed to the pullback, including an inc...

19 May 2023

Silver corrects as inflation cools!

Gold remained in consolidation mode this week, with the precious metal continuing to hold above USD $2,000oz, though so far unable to sustainably push higher.Silver on th...

12 May 2023

Why Australian Investors are turning to Gold

Gold has been the best performing asset of the new millennium, having outperformed shares and property since 2000. This outperformance looks set to continue going forward...

02 May 2023

New highs for Australian dollar gold in sight

Gold and silver remained well bid this week, with gold in particular seeing strong buying interest.That is despite the continued consolidation in the precious metal compl...

28 April 2023

No signs of a gold bubble!

Gold and silver prices are in consolidation phase at present, with the two precious metals holding above USD $2,000oz (gold), and $25oz (silver) despite a sell-off earlie...

20 April 2023

Could gold double again?

Precious metal markets remained buoyant this week, led by silver which rallied by 4% to USD $25.80oz. Gold was steadier, putting on USD $10oz to last trade at USD $2,040o...

14 April 2023

Breather or breakout – where to next for gold?

Precious metal prices ended the week largely unchanged, with gold last trading just below USD $2,000oz, while silver continued to rally, and is now sitting just below USD...

31 March 2023

Record demand at ABC Bullion as gold hits new all-time high!

The emergence of COVID-19, combined with the fiscal and monetary response to the pandemic, ushered in a new era of precious metal demand. Since then, bar and coin buying...

23 March 2023

Precious metals rocket as yields collapse

Precious metal prices soared this week, with gold trading back above USD $1900oz, while silver rose toward USD $22oz, up 5% and 8% respectively over the past five trading...

16 March 2023

Silver on sale as gold steadies

Precious metals were mixed again over the past five trading days, with gold essentially ending the week to Thursday March 9th unchanged near USD $1830oz, with the market...

10 March 2023

Gold holds support despite higher rates

Precious metals markets were mixed this week, with gold firming, up 1% to USD $1,836 per troy ounce (oz), while silver remained mired in its recent downtrend, falling by...

03 March 2023

Gold's Cup Overflows

Precious metal prices largely stabilised this week, with gold flat in USD terms, while silver was off just 1%.While the relatively calm of the last five trading days has...

23 February 2023

Gold market retreats despite sticky inflation

Precious metals prices continued to ease over the past five trading days, with gold and silver down by 2% and 4% respectively in USD terms.

17 February 2023

The pullback we’ve been waiting for!

Precious metal prices fell sharply over the past five trading days, with gold and silver down by 3% and 6% respectively in USD terms. Local currency investors fared bette...

09 February 2023

Central banks stockpile gold as market ignores Fed!

Precious metal prices pulled back sharply overnight, putting gold and silver in negative territory for the week, with both falling by 1% in USD terms.

02 February 2023

Gold to rally as recession risk mounts

Precious metal prices have remained on solid footing over the past week, though are yet to decisively break above USD $1,950oz (for gold), or USD $24 oz (for silver), wit...

26 January 2023

Recessions, rate cuts and gold!

Precious metals have continued to trend higher this week, with gold and silver up 3% and 1% respectively in US terms. While overall movement across the week was to the up...

19 January 2023

Gold to surge 25% as inflation falls

Precious metal prices have continued their recent surge with gold (+4% over the past five trading days) at one point trading above USD $1900oz overnight, as continued eas...

13 January 2023

Stagflation and the case for gold in 2023

Gold prices have risen in the first few trading days of 2023, though a pullback in the past 24 hours has seen the precious metal give up most of its earlier gains, with s...

05 January 2023

Gold and the year that was!

While most of the world’s attention has been on the heroics of Lionel Messi and the Argentinian football team in Qatar, it’s shaping up as a messy end to the year for mar...

22 December 2022

Gold eases as markets wait for Santa!

Gold prices started the week on very strong footing, at one point trading above USD $1820oz, as softer than expected US inflation data saw the smallest monthly gain in co...

15 December 2022

Gold to go how high next year?

Precious metal prices were mixed last week, with silver continuing its recent rally, now trading back above USD $23oz, while gold had a small pullback (-1%), consolidatin...

08 December 2022

No margin for error as gold rallies

It’s been another positive week for the precious metal complex, with gold rallying above USD $1800oz, up 3%.

02 December 2022

Markets give thanks as Fed to pivot?

Financial markets continued to trade in a relatively tight range, as markets await a fresh catalyst as head into the final month of the year.

24 November 2022

This looks like a gold bull market

Markets were relatively calm in the past week, with bond yields continuing to ease and the US dollar (USD) continuing to ease, while equity markets and indeed the preciou...

18 November 2022