Amid a lack of fresh, markets-moving news to start the trading week, the precious metals market traders are looking at the key “outside markets” that are leaning friendly for metals prices.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – December 22nd, 2023
f there was ever a buy signal in the physical gold market, two consecutive years of record gold buying from central banks has to be it.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – September 8th, 2023
An important change has unfolded in the global gold market. The East has been driving up the gold price, predominantly in late 2022 and the first months of 2023, breaking the West’s long-standing pricing power.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – July 1st, 2022
Investors, watching as geopolitical tensions escalate and uncertainty rises, continue to seek out ways to ensure that their portfolios are diversified against a downturn in any one market sector.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – September 4th, 2020
Many investors have chosen to use physical precious metals for the purpose of diversifying their portfolios, recalling their long-storied role as safe havens in times of economic and geopolitical turmoil.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – October 18th, 2019
Hopes that were lifted after last week’s “phase one” deal was worked out between U.S. and Chinese officials as markets were closing on Friday did not remain elevated as the week began.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – October 11th, 2019
The ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China remained the main focus for mainstream media outlets this week.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – October 13, 2017
1. Geopolitics appeared to be the primary driver for market moves this week. North Korea, Iran, Russia and China were all in the news with heavy criticism for the U.S. and the Trump administration policies in particular. 2. In the U.S., California literally caught fire this week as nearly 24 fires spanning 8 counties in…