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Is this the start of a fresh bull run for gold?
Category: Gold
Precious metals are about to play catch-up
We are witnessing a generational bull-market in all types of natural resources (energy, food and metals). This boom in commodities is largely due to supply and demand imbalances plus the ongoing monetary inflation, which is …
How much is gold really worth?
I spent the past week in Dubai – City of Gold – a hub for both bullion and jewellery trade. Gold Jewellery here is sold by weight and purity, with most of the jewellery being …
It’s time to hoard silver
Even the gold bulls in the MoneyWeek offices have got bored with reading about gold. But we’ve long been fans of silver too. Should we still be buying? We never thought we’d say this here …
Is gold still a safe haven?
I urge everyone to read an article about counterparty risk that I posted this past Friday to Kitco.com. It’s entitled ‘As Financial Tremors Reverberate, Focus on Counterparty Risk’. Here’s the link: As financial tremors reverberate, …
Silver: sterling investment at bargain price
Update: read Why every portfolio needs a silver bullet for more expert advice on how to invest in silver. Mining is an innately risky business. Making money depends entirely on the price you can get …
Why the gold market is an investor’s best friend
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. For investors right now, I’d change that to the gold market. Let me kick off with a couple of juicy statistics… • Industrial demand for this popular metal …
Daily gold report: Friday 27th July
Gold fell back from an overnight rally in Asia during in the first-half of London trade on Friday, giving back $3.50 per ounce to record an AM Fix of $663.50. ‘Yesterday’s fall in the gold …
Daily gold report: Thursday 26th July
Spot gold prices held flat from last night’s US close by lunchtime in London on Thursday, pulling back $2 from an overnight spike to trade at $675.50 per ounce. The metal had earlier closed Hong …
The gold carry trade
On July 24, 1998, Alan Greenspan stood before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services and said, “Central banks stand ready to lease gold in increasing quantities should the price rise.” That is exactly …