Gold prices to rise into US CPI?
Gold prices are in a major focus right now ahead of the US CPI print due to be released on Wednesday at 1:30 UK time. Gold is extremely sensitive to US interest rate expectations and dollar moves. This has meant…
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Gold’s turn of the month buy bias
The case for buying gold has been increasing over the last couple of weeks due to increased expectations that the Federal reserve will need to stop hiking interest rates as US economic activity show signs of slowing down.
White Gold Fever: Riding the Lithium Wave in the Stock Market
Silver-white, light, and highly reactive, lithium might not be the most famous element on the periodic table, but it is definitely one of the most influential at present in shaping our modern world. As the crucial ingredient of lithium-ion batteries, that power everything from your smartphone to electric vehicles (EVs), lithium has gained the status of the "white gold" of the 21st century.
Seasonal Weakness in Oil Companies: The Summer Slump
Oil stocks used to be an easy investment choice due to a booming world population and the globalized economy's hunger for fossil fuels. Today, the oil and gas industry is much less stable. Recent surplus of crude oil and natural gas, as well as irregular demand patterns, have made the energy sector lag behind the broader stock market.
Can a hawkish Fed send gold down to $1900?
On Wednesday the Federal Reserve meet and STIR markets currently see around a 1 in 4 chance that they will hike by 25bps. A key part of the Fed meeting will be their messaging. Will they, like the BoC and…
Gold dips still worth buying?
Gold has been pressured recently on USD gains, and rising real yields. This has resulted in gold pulling back recently from recent highs and moving back towards key daily support levels. Many analysts are expecting the case to remain…
Platinum’s seasonals are stunning
There are few stunning seasonals as good as Platinum’s. The commodity is in hot demand at the start of the year as purchase managers make their purchases for industrial usage at the start of the year. This buying activity tends…
Seasonal trade of gold for the last month – review
Last month I took a long on gold based on its strong seasonal pattern in my trading community. See how I managed it here in line with the Fed’s so called dovish pivot at the last FOMC meeting and the…
Will gold prices lift higher after the Jackson Hole symposium?
At the last Jackson Hole Symposium Jerome Powell expected inflation to be transitory. He also told participants that he saw little evidence of wage increases at the time that might threaten excessive inflation. It is reasonable to expect Jerome Powell…
Will Dr Copper’s seasonal strength show?
One of the nicknames for copper is ‘Dr Copper’ due to the ability of the asset to diagnose the health of the global economy. Copper is a key commodity used in expanding and growing economies, so copper demand tends to…
Do gold’s seasonals still favour dip buying?
The run higher in gold has been fuelled by the fall in real yields and the USD. These falls came after the last Fed meeting which saw the Fed move to a ‘meeting by meeting basis’ as the Fed recognised…