Gold Prices Higher – Were You Watching? - July 1, 2014 13:03

Gold prices continued to push higher yesterday, as investors around the globe start to look for a safe haven, whilst stocks are at their highs. These surges have been fuelled by the uncertainty surrounding the events unfolding in Iraq, as the Iraqi army launched an offensive to take back the city of Tikrit. While stocks […]

Are Gold Prices Poised To Make More Gains? - June 27, 2014 12:54

Yesterday seen the first down day for Gold prices this week, after an official from the Federal Reserve started that interest rates in the USA may be increased earlier than had been expected by the markets. This announcement stopped Gold bulls in their tracks in the short-term, but the question remains are Gold prices poised […]

Oil Prices – US Lifts Oil Export Ban After 40 Years - June 25, 2014 10:02

It’s only taken 40 years to change, but The US Commerce Department has given the green light to several businesses to start once again exporting crude oil, a huge policy change to a controversial ban which has stayed in place for the last four decades. But the question remains, will this solve the volatility in […]

Gold Price – Bulls Have The Technical Advantage - June 23, 2014 20:06

The price of Gold, in todays U.S. session, is marginally higher (Monday). The technicals show a huge spike in prices from the end of last week, (the largest one day rise this year) and on the back of that some profit taking has featured to begin the trading week. The silver and gold bulls will […]

Crude Oil Prices Make Their Move Higher On Iraq Concerns - June 23, 2014 15:37

Two days of solid rises in Oil prices at the end of last week, pushed Crude to new highs for the year, with the scenario in Iraq continuing to get worse by the minute, amid worries over disruption to oil supplies. Investors are homed in on the developments in Iraq, where militants are apparently participating […]

Gold Ramps Home Its Single Biggest Rise This Year - June 19, 2014 19:39

And as if by magic, the price of Gold is on course for the largest daily increase this year, being ramped up by investors (who were caught with their trousers down) by the prognosis for sustained low rates of interest from the Federal Reserve. Gold futures contracts for August delivery, the front month contract, increased […]

Gold Continues to Build Base Above $1300 - September 25, 2013 19:42

Despite the Federal Reserve’s lame attempts to continue controlling the markets through its now shattered communications strategy the price of Gold continues to limp towards the start of COMEX physical deliveries in October consolidating between $1300 and $1400 per ounce.  This morning’s durable goods miss was significant and after some HFT churn the gold market […]

Gold Holds Onto Gains as Inflation Expectations Rise - September 19, 2013 14:15

The massive move in Gold prices yesterday was really the sideshow to the main event of a reversal in U.S. Treasury prices.  The benchmark 10 year yield moved quickly down to 2.7% and traded lower than that for a while after stubbornly refusing to dip below 2.75% for most of the summer.  This is what […]

Fed Doesn’t Taper QE, Gold Explodes - September 18, 2013 22:49

The Fed had a choice to make and it was an unpleasant one regardless of which side of the economic fence you’re sitting.  It could either taper bond purchases to defend the dollar versus Gold and the rising currencies of the BRICS or it could continue on as it has been, trashing the dollar and […]