After showing signs of fresh strength two weeks ago, gold crumbled last week in response to a more hawkish outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee than the markets had been expecting, although it is certainly arguable that the bond markets overreacted by starting to price in the prospect of five interest rate hikes in […]
At last!
It was starting to feel like Groundhog Day – the same range, time after time… then last week gold finally broke out to the upside. Not by much, but the range has changed and we are now in a period of consolidation. With the exception of just under a fortnight in November last year when […]
A cautious start to the New Year 2022
Price performance since the start of this year has seen gold eke out small gains, while silver has come under some light pressure, although neither of them have moved by much. Gold’s interesting move last week came on the back of the Consumer Price Index release from the United States. The number was more or […]
Silver under pressure
As ever, the news from the Federal Reserve has been a key element in the precious metals markets over the past week, with Fed Chair Jay Powell’s testimony to Congress capturing the financial markets’ attention all round. On Tuesday he testified before the House Banking Committee (and the same testimony was delivered on Wednesday to […]
Weekly markets round-up
Since our last market round-up in early November gold has been on something of a rollercoaster, rising from $1,816 to as much as $1,874, sliding lower to $1,780 by the 23rd of the month and then putting in a volatile performance last Thursday and Friday, along with much of the rest of the financial sector, […]
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