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By Austin Kiddle |
April 17, 2013
Given that the longer-term supportive fundamentals for gold have not changed in just three days, a stronger argument for the vicious sell-off is the short-selling by funds and dealers.
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By Bill Downey |
April 15, 2013
A successful ambush usually involves surprise. And the surprise requires a carefully orchestrated setup. So now let’s get a look at how the crash was prepared.
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By Ross Norman |
April 15, 2013
The gold futures markets opened in New York on Friday, April 12 to a monumental 3.4 million ounces (100 tonnes) of gold selling of the June futures contract in what proved to be only an opening shot.
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By Marcus Holland |
April 12, 2013
Gold futures prices moved lower on Friday after the Commerce Department released worse than expected Retail Sales data. The decline in consumer confidence along with the lack of robust retail buying in March created headwinds for gold traders.
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By Justin Pugsley |
April 12, 2013
It is certainly looking like gold has lost its mojo. When a market no longer responds with higher prices to events that are normally seen as a positive, then it is generally a signal that a once bullish trend is over.
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By Austin Kiddle |
April 12, 2013
Bears of gold are battling with the bulls, with the bears excited by the shorter-term factors such as the U.S. economic improvement, and the bulls encouraged by the longer-term hedging demand by the global central banks.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2013
Gold futures fell the most since November after Cyprus said it plans to sell the metal to raise money, while minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting spurred speculation that stimulus will be curbed.
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By Chris Vermeulen |
March 29, 2013
Before jumping headlong into equities based on some sell side analysts recommendation consider the following comparisons.
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By Alasdair Macleod |
March 28, 2013
The chaos that is Cyprus has mesmerized markets, including gold and silver. At the time of writing there are signs that markets were beginning to emerge from their hypnotic trance.
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By Alasdair Macleod |
March 22, 2013
This week will be remembered for the Cypriot banking crisis. The largish jump in gold open interest last night on a small fall in the price suggests new buyers are accumulating positions at these levels.
