US Stock Market Faces Turbulence and Mixed Commodity Reactions - August 4, 2024 8:48

The US stock market took another hit on Friday and managed to finish a disastrous week in the red as poor economic news coupled with weak earnings from some major tech players continued an alarming five-day collapse. The decline was itself heightened by recently-released non-farm payroll figures that showed a modest 114,000 jobs added to […]

Strength in Gold and Copper Continues – But for How Long? - May 27, 2024 16:30

As we start the new week, gold has displayed gains during the early parts of Monday’s trading, this implies that the precious metal is potentially reversing from its past week’s declines. However, despite the challenges it faced in the past week, overall gold remains in an uptrend, and it is supported by a number of […]

Gold Flying and Making New All Time Highs - March 30, 2024 10:37

During Thursday’s trading on US sessions, an extraordinary event for Gold bulls took place. A gold price was hit of $2230 per ounce, gold set a fresh all-time high. The primary underlying strength of these rapid gains is the increased anticipation of numerous interest rate reductions from the world’s foremost central banks, mainly driven by […]

Gold Prices Dance with CPI Data and the Fed - September 11, 2023 18:59

As we all know, gold often functions as an economic barometer, reacting to various indicators like inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical stability. As of late, traders are tuned into the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for August, which is adding another layer of complexity to the already erratic movement of gold prices. Investors are […]

FOMC Begins to Raise Rates to Get Inflation into Check - March 19, 2022 11:27

The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate by 0.25 at the conclusion of Wednesday’s two-day policy meeting. This brings the target range from 0.25 to 0.50 percent. This is the latest step in the recovery of the US economy from the pandemic, and it’s the most significant to date to fight the […]

Gold Prices Holding Firm Above $1500 - January 20, 2020 12:34

Gold prices have seemingly found a comfortable level above $1500 this last week. This comes after a phenomenal rise in late December in anticipation of the USA China trade deal being signed off and the President’s impeachment. This rise continued to accelerate into January when the USA assassinated the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Worries of […]

Gold Prices – Have We Hit The Resistance? - January 15, 2019 11:23

The strength of Gold prices has remained high over the last 10 days since reaching the resistance at just under $1300. If you look left on a daily chart, you can see this was the area that clearly broke down in June 2018. Gold is fighting against higher prices here, a true battle of bulls […]

Gold and Silver Prices Continue to Creep Higher - December 18, 2018 12:08

Gold and Silver prices continued to push towards their recent highs yesterday, aided by the US Dollar which began to slide further away from the 2018 highs. Gold has been on a run lately, after breaking through the 1230 resistance area following the end of November Non-Farm Payroll report. Currently the gains in Gold and […]

Gold Stuck In Rut – For How Long? - March 17, 2018 1:11

The first quarter of 2018 has given very little excitement to those who trade Gold. Prices have been range bound in a tight area around the highs of the early 2016 rally. There’s some resistance up here, and it seems like the price is waiting for a catalyst to decide what happens next. It’s entirely […]