Patient gold bulls are rewarded this week
The world’s favourite precious metal did what it does best this week, rewarding patient investors with an incredible rally on the back of critical economic data. This new...
12 November 2021
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Fed tapers but gold stays firm
The Australian dollar did a sharp U-turn during the week, falling from 75 US cents to 73.88 US cents at the time of writing. This 1.5% drop lifted the Australian gold pri...
05 November 2021
Time for gold to pop
Gold’s trading range continues to narrow. This week the yellow metal has barely moved US$30 per ounce. The good news is that gold has managed to hold onto some of last we...
22 October 2021
Inflation runs hot and bids up gold
Gold has broken higher and meets some pas resistance.A strong move up this week. Perhaps it's time for some cautious optimism...
15 October 2021
Gold hugs key price level
Another week of minimal price action. Gold continues to hug the key price level of US$1,750. The yellow metal appears reluctant to budge until the markets receive the US...
08 October 2021
Gold finds support – can it hold?
We’re looking at our third rough week for the spot gold price. The US dollar continues to strengthen. The hawkish tone coming from the Federal Reserve Bank is snuffing ou...
01 October 2021
Three reasons gold could rise
Fed lays out tapering schedule, All isn’t lost bulls,Outliers that may spark a gold rally, Gold versus the global money supply,
24 September 2021
Demand for precious metals will triple says expert
The yellow metal continues to demonstrate its sensitivity to the US economy, rather than emerging problems in the financial system. Gold’s dip overnight now puts the pric...
17 September 2021
The Precious Metal Outperforming Gold and Silver
Gold giveth then taketh away. The yellow metal was buoyant on the back of Jackson Hole. Not long after we hit the publish button, gold got its second wind from disappoint...
10 September 2021
Gold Price Heading Up
Jackson Hole was anticlimactic. Comments from Federal Reserve Bank chairman, Herome Powell were unexpectedly dovish.
03 September 2021
Gold at the mercy of Fed
The gold market is paused this week awaiting news from the Federal Reserve Bank meeting at Jackson Hole this month.No news is expected until early Saturday morning Austra...
27 August 2021
Gold Recovers: Where to Next?
Gold remains resilient. The flash crash didn’t drive gold below the key support level of US$1,680, which means this likely the floor for this price cycle. The near 8% fal...
20 August 2021
Gold dips as the bulls take a breath
Gold dropped but the long term fundamentals hold. US NonFarm numbers were significantly higher than expected. Good US domestic data does not mitigate broader global conce...
13 August 2021
Silver price up as jobs data went down
Overnight the US ADP pay roll data (non-government statistics) was weaker than anticipated. The US post-recession economic recovery is being called into question, and the...
06 August 2021
Gold versus government debt
After a slow news week last week, we’ve got lots of market titbits to cover today.The markets have been chewing over what the Federal Reserve Bank did or didn’t say…The U...
31 July 2021
Aussie dollar falls give gold a free ride
>What do we want: A gold rally! When do we want it: Now! If you’re based in Australia, we are getting a rally in gold. It just happens to be a gold rally denominated our...
23 July 2021
Two steps forward one step back: The worst is over for gold
On Monday, the US dollar price of gold eked above US$1,800. Last Friday’s end of week rebound held…and persisted throughout this week. Gold’s up, platinum’s up and even s...
16 July 2021
The battle of the taper talks
We’re two weeks on from the Federal Reserve Bank’s meeting that sparked the ‘taper talk’.
11 July 2021
Is gold about to run with the bulls
The question most people want an answer to this week is: what is the direction of gold, up or down? Are we strapping in for bigger falls, or is it time to get excited abo...
02 July 2021
Gold price fall a gift from the market
The rumblings began a few weeks ago. Basel III changes are soon to be implemented. People wanted to know, what do they mean for gold?Rather than listen to the echoes doin...
25 June 2021
Why gold made this unexpected move
Well, that’s one way to get everyone talking.What was meant to be another routine Federal Open Committee Meeting (FOMC) for the month…ended up giving the market the jitte...
18 June 2021
Good deeds and their unintended consequences
As the week draws to a close, we look back on the things we learned.One of those, is that the Aussie stock market doesn’t care if Melbournians are trapped in their homes....
11 June 2021
Expert says gold’s run is just getting started
Settle in folks, we have some ground to cover today.In fact, think of this edition as a choose-your-own-market-update-adventure.There’s an interview with a legendary comm...
04 June 2021
Has China smothered the ‘reflation’ trade?
What a week.Gold rallies and another Australian city goes into lockdown. Again.I’ve woken up twice to see the price of gold has danced with US$1,900 (AU$2,450). That was...
29 May 2021
A classic long term investment
What’s the better long term investment?Over the weekend – after the morning coffee but before the household chores – I picked up my phone to delay my responsibilities. Af...
20 May 2021
Gold Does What Gold Should
What a year for precious metals it's been! Whilst we wrap up the year, our online trading platform continues to stay open 24/7 - with our team working full steam ahead to...
24 December 2020
Gold Continues to Tumble As Vaccine Optimism Hits New Highs
Vaccine optimism is the central driver of this movement. GDP growth anticipates a successful roll-out of the vaccine in H1 of 2020.
04 December 2020