Gold and silver consolidating after retreat More “restrictive” comments from Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members Rather than buying on dips, gold is now running into selling into any short-term rally. This is partly self-fulfilling as the technical constructions have become increasingly negative, with the 10-day moving average crossing below the 20-day and gold is […]
Coininvest round-up Monday 6th February 2023
Strong U.S. labour figures throw gold into reverse. Once again it was all eyes on the United States in the gold and silver markets last week. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting concluded on Wednesday with a 25-point hike in the fed funds target rate, to 4.50-4.75%. This was much as expected, but what […]
Coininvest round-up Monday 23th January 2023
Gold consolidating in new range; downward pressure on US inflation levels is fading After a 20% gain in dollar terms from the start of November through to last Monday 16th January, gold is now taking a much-needed period of consolidation, trading between $1,900 and $1,930. Despite being technically overbought for most of January, prices have […]
Coininvest round-up Monday 14th November 2022
ETFs vs coins; an interesting struggle Background Gold and silver both put on a strong bullish performance last week as the dollar, after several months in the fast lane, juddered to a halt (if only temporarily) There is already some talk in the markets about how the long dollar-long yield trade may be coming to […]
Coininvest round-up Monday 7th November 2022; slight confusion over Fed messages
Background We noted last week that disappointing US economic numbers had raised talk of a Fed pivot sooner rather than later and that the markets had reacted accordingly. The initial reaction to the Fed statement on Wednesday last week, following the Committee’s two-day meeting, saw gold spike higher and the dollar drop sharply, as it […]
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