The role of GLD and SLV

In August 2011 I wrote to the Financial Services Authority to seek confirmation that the London-based custodians of SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) were being regulated as custodians, despite the fact that physical bullion is...

Gold Stocks Are Leading Gold Lower

T.S. Eliot called April “the cruelest month” in his famous poem, and without a doubt April was cruel to many gold investors.

Gold “Could Retest $1322 Low”, G7 Meeting “A Chance to Consider More Monetary Activism”

SPOT MARKET gold bullion prices fell to two-week lows Friday, drifting lower towards $1440 an ounce during this morning's London session before dropping sharply through that level, as stocks gained and most commodities fell as the Dollar strengthened against...

TF Selling “Key Downside Risk” as Gold “Struggles in Sideways Resistance Range”

WHOLESALE gold market prices fell to $1460 an ounce Tuesday morning, around ten Dollars lower than where it closed last week, as the FTSE in London ticked higher following yesterday's UK bank holiday.

Gold and Silver: Sentiment Reversal is Inevitable

The usefulness of sentiment's stealth crystal ball is about to be revealed to the litany of unsuspecting precious metal bears and skeptics who have convinced themselves that gold's bull market is either over or, at the minimum, in need...

Further Declines in Gold

The fall in the price of gold has triggered a new run on physical gold that shows no sign of abating.

How to Trade Gold, Silver & Precious Metal Miners

How to trade Gold and other precious metals related investments is not that complex. But you must be willing to wait for price to provide low risk entry points before getting involved.

The case against deflation

Regular readers will know I am in the inflation, possibly hyperinflation camp; but there are those that think the future is more likely to be deflationary. In the main this is the view of neoclassical economists, Keynesians and monetarists,...

Will the Breakout in the USD Index Hurt Gold?

We haven’t touched on currencies for quite some time (our latest essay was dedicated entirely to gold

Precious Metals “Rangebound” Ahead of US Nonfarms, India’s Central Bank Proposes New Gold Restrictions

WHOLESALE gold prices hovered around $1480 an ounce most of Friday morning, around 1% up on the week, as European stock markets edged higher and the Euro regained some ground against the Dollar ahead of the release of key...