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Gold soared as investors got scared by reports of an allegedly impending military conflict. Was it worth reacting sharply to geopolitical factors?The yellow metal has been performing quite nicely in...

Crude oil prices closed yesterday near their 7-year highs as an attack on an oil site in Abu Dhabi further strained an already tense market. The concern about the deterioration of the situation...

While the U.S. dollar show is gaining applause, silver has decided to present its repertoire, too. Was its rally just a magic trick or a good omen for gold?Bond yields soared once again, just as...

The key development for precious metals investors this week happened neither in gold, silver, nor mining stocks—it came from the USDX. The thing that happened was that the U.S. currency bounced...

Inflation spiked 7.1% in December, and the Fed is likely to raise interest rates already in March. Still, gold remains uninterested.“Inflation is too high,” admitted Lael Brainard during...

Stocks remained above their previous low on Friday, as they opened much lower. Will the downtrend continue?The S&P 500 index gained 0.08%, and it closed at 4,662.85 on Friday after bouncing from...

Inflation! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Supply Lord, Count Shortage. Dearness is everywhere. Will gold save the galaxy? If George Lucas were to make a movie about 2021...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate. He didn’t say anything new, but gold rallied a bit.“We have totally screwed up inflation and now we are in deep trouble,”...

Natural gas prices surged in stride, and then the market plunged back down like a yoyo thrown from a balcony. What caused such a reaction?At the beginning of the week, Henry Hub natural gas futures...

“It’s my party, and I’ll fall if I want to,” sang gold and kept its word. Although the dollar weakened, gold seemed reluctant to take advantage of it.Now that was a big decline...

While gamblers returned to the stock market and their optimism helped uplift the PMs, Fed hawks were out in full force on Jan. 11. Thought market participants ignored their ominous warnings, the harsh...

Stocks retraced some more of their recent declines on Tuesday. Will the market continue higher following today’s consumer inflation data?The S&P 500 index gained 0.92% yesterday, as it got...

The imminent interest rate hike by the Fed is almost certain. Are investors' concerns justified and will it mean trouble for the precious metals?While the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite...

Job creation figures disappointed expectations in December. However, it could not be enough to counterweight rising real interest rates and save gold.On Thursday (January 6, 2022),...

2021 will be remembered as the year of inflation’s comeback and gold's dissatisfying reaction to it. Will gold improve its behavior in 2022? You thought that 2020 was a terrible year, but we...

As in sports, a weak market streak can reverse in the next season. However, the precious metals team looks like it’s about to drop out of the league. While gold, silver, and mining stocks were...