Still sluggish and the gold:silver ratio hits near two-year highs Gold and silver have remained under a cloud in recent weeks with little interest from the bulls, and under light pressure from the bears. As a result gold briefly slipped below $1,800 towards the end of last week, but has managed to clamber back above […]
Weekly markets round-up
Welcome to a very brief overview of the recent performance in the markets. The essentials are captured in the table below and each week we will show a chart of interest. We have noted before that a degree of inflation is important in order to help stimulate spending and investment, both at the institutional and […]
Weekly markets round-up for Coininvest
Welcome to a very brief overview of the recent performance in the markets. The essentials are captured in the table below and each week we will show a chart of interest. Unnecessary panic? Last week’s sell-off in the bond markets, which lifted yields and impinged on gold, was arguably overdone. There is an increasing amount […]
Impact of rising oil prices is predicted to increase inflation and therefor has a direct effect on gold
Your global market watch “Impact of rising oil prices is predicted to increase inflation and therefor has a direct effect on gold” Flaring geopolitical tensions in Middle East together with the predictive decline in US stockpiles are boosting oil trade near $70 a barrel. In particular, a jump in oil can impact gold through inflationary […]
The Deflation risk continues to grow — FIU
The Deflation risk continues to grow. Yesterday’s Richmond Federal Reserve Manufacturing Survey was weaker than the market consensus, and similarly to the Phili Fed survey I highlighted last week, will begin to worry the FOMC that deflation is coming back to worry the Manufacturing Industries. We are back into territory that has triggered further monetary […]