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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
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
Jackson Hole was anticlimactic. Comments from Federal Reserve Bank chairman, Herome Powell were unexpectedly dovish.
03 September 2021
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 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 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
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
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
>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
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
We’re two weeks on from the Federal Reserve Bank’s meeting that sparked the ‘taper talk’.
11 July 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The RBA says they aren't considering negative rates, but then they ruled out super low rates and QE.
16 October 2020
Australia's Federal budget pushes the country to a record debt level while a FOI raises concerns whether the RBA is serving the public interest.
09 October 2020
The classic 60/40 portfolio could be a wealth hazard with low interest rates capping bond gains and equities facing a Baby Boomer retirement headwind.
02 October 2020
Precious metals experience a sharp correction but the bull market remains intact as central banks continue to peddle stimulus poison in a desperate attempt to keep the bi...
25 September 2020
Aussie banks are being ghosted by deferred loan borrowers - maybe a debt jubilee is required? Dumb money continues to pile in as smart money gets out. The hypocrisy of no...
18 September 2020
With the tailwind of an inflation driven commodity supercycle and the possibility of simultaneous Western and Eastern demand, gold could experience a rare price boost in...
11 September 2020
Gold & silver remained range bound this week but not so for shares, which appear to be peaking in stupidity reminiscent of the crypto bubble in 2017-2018. With the All Or...
04 September 2020
