Introduction After the economic uncertainty that came with the Covid-19 Pandemic, people are considering different ways to invest their hard-earned money. Precious metals and cryptocurrency are two alternatives that are gaining popularity since they are both distinct and profitable in their own right. Investors of all levels are still arguing whether to invest in precious […]
Archives for August 2021
Gold more resilient than the headlines suggested last week
Last week we were looking back at the heavy fall, subsequently unwound, in gold the previous Monday in the so-called “flash crash” which took over $100 or just over 1% off the price. The CFTC numbers for Commitment of Traders, released on the Friday of that week, relate to a trading week ending on Tuesday […]
Gold more resilient than the headlines suggested last week
Last Monday saw gold captured the headlines with a sharp fall in price at the start of Asian hours’ trading. The price had already been on the retreat the previous Friday after strong U.S. employment data lifted the dollar and reignited expectations of early tapering from the Fed – although that has now been reversed […]