Weekly SNB Sight Deposits and Speculative Positions: SNB selling euros and dollars
2021-03-08
Update March 08 2021: SNB selling euros and dollars. Sight Deposits have fallen: The change is -1.0 bn. compared to last week, this means the SNB is selling euros and dollars.
Central Banks Will Still Do “Whatever It Takes”!
2021-03-06
Governments are taking a page out of the play book that monetary policy began a decade ago – which will lead to even higher debt levels.
How High is Too High for Rising Government Bond Yields?
2021-02-27
The two day rise in the gold price of more than US$50 fizzled out on Tuesday. The gold price is down about 7% (in US dollar terms) since its year-to-date high set on January 6. It is also down 13% from its all-time high set in August 2020. The silver price, boosted by social media attention, did not set its year-to-date high until February 1.
Gold, the Tried-and-True Inflation Hedge for What’s Coming!
2021-01-28
Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million this week. There is no denying that the coronavirus pandemic has caused tremendous hardship and loss. To mitigate new cases climbing further, stricter lockdown and travel restrictions are being announced and implemented, with the curfew in the Netherlands as an example. Lock-down fatigue, as evidenced by the riots against this implemented curfew, is growing. Through it all, hope is on the horizon as vaccine roll-out plans are being implemented. Many governments continue to aim for herd immunity by autumn of this year.
Massive fiscal and monetary stimulus has been pumped into economies around the world to help ease the economic devastation for both individuals and businesses. Building on hope for herd immunity being reached
Gold & Silver Charts Point to Higher Prices & Chris Vermeulen
2021-01-12
Chris Vermeulen of TheTechnicalTraders.com joins Dave Russell of GoldCore TV.
There is No Denying that Cash is Trash!
2020-12-04
Governments are likely to continue printing money to pay their debts with devalued money. That’s the easiest and least controversial way to reduce the debt burdens and without raising taxes.
Is the US Election the “Cork in the Bottle” for Gold and Silver?
2020-10-23
Today we are taking our weekly look at the charts for gold and silver.
Republicans and Democrats continue to play the “will they, won’t they?” game over another stimulus package in a Covid19 ravaged US economy. An agreement on a package will ultimately be seen as positive for the markets but, with the US Election just weeks away this may prove to prolong negotiations or postpone decisions until the results of the election are clear and accepted by all.
Will Gold Now Retest $1,930?
As you can see from the gold chart below, gold has rallied on positive stimulus news and pulled back as negotiations stall.
After the previous “false break” above $1,910, gold once again closed above this level which opens up a retest of $1,930. However, the short-term upward trend line is
Gold and Silver Set for a Breakout?
2020-10-17
Today we are taking our weekly look at the charts for gold and silver. Corvid 19, the US Election and US Financial Stimulus talks have given gold plenty to digest over the last week. On a short term basis gold has been taking a lot of signal from the fortunes of the stock markets and increased hopes of agreement of a financial stimulus package gave a boost to both stock markets and the gold price.