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Analysts See Gold Reaching $2,600 per Ounce Amid Strong Market Demand
19.3.2024
While bitcoin experienced a 12% decrease following its all-time high last week, gold has shown relative stability over the past five days, with only a slight 1% decline in the same period. In a similar vein to crypto enthusiasts, advocates for gold predict that the metal will continue its upward...
Gold’s Price Surge to Nearly $2,200 Overshadowed by Bitcoin’s ‘Speculative Mania,’ Peter Schiff Claims
10.3.2024
In a manner similar to bitcoin and the overall crypto market, gold’s value has climbed, nearly touching $2,200 per ounce this week. This uptick is widely attributed to demand from central banks, with surveys indicating both Wall Street and Main Street anticipate higher prices in the upcoming...
Precious Metal Peaks — Gold Surpasses $2,140, Marking Historic Price High
5.3.2024
As bitcoin climbed beyond its previous 2021 peak, the value of an ounce of pure gold similarly hit a lifetime high on March 5. The globally acknowledged safe haven asset soared to $2,140 per ounce on Tuesday, marking a 4.97% increase against the U.S. dollar over the preceding week. Price of Gold...
UBS Predicts Gold Prices Will Rise 10% in 2024 Amidst Fed Policy Pivot
24.1.2024
UBS, a financial services company, predicts that 2024 will be fruitful for gold, forecasting a price increase of 10% over current market prices. According to UBS analysts, this price increase will be powered by a pivot in the current policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is projected to start...
US Inflation Climbs to 3.2% in July, Stoking Concerns and Dividing Market Opinions
10.8.2023
The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals a growingly intricate inflationary scenario for the U.S. economy. Disclosed on Thursday, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) exhibited a 3.2% annual increase in July, primarily propelled by housing expenses. This...
Fed Pauses Interest Rates After 10 Consecutive Hikes; Committee Likely to Raise Rates ‘Somewhat Further’ This Year
14.6.2023
In accordance with market predictions, the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to halt its rate hike this month after ten consecutive hikes since last year. The members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) asserted that the U.S. banking system is still “sound and resilient,” and...
Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone Predicts a Recession as Top Catalyst for Gold’s Rise Above $2,000
24.2.2023
This week, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Macro Strategist Mike McGlone shared his March outlook and noted that the “top catalyst” that could push gold above the $2,000-per-ounce range is a recession. McGlone further explained in an update about bitcoin and the Nasdaq that a...
Silver and Gold — Precious Metals Stored Value This Year Outperforming Crypto Assets in 2022
26.12.2022
Gold prices are ending the year a hair below the values recorded 12 months ago. Statistics on Dec. 26, 2021, show the U.S. dollar value per ounce of gold was $1,810 per unit, and today gold is $1,797 per ounce. Silver, on the other hand, managed to increase a hair in value since last year, […]
Data From October Shows Gold Reserves Held by Central Banks Tapped the Highest Level in 47 Years
7.12.2022
Following the World Gold Council’s (WGC) third-quarter report that shows central banks purchased a record amount of gold, data released by the WGC shows that central banks are buying more gold during 2022’s fourth quarter. Statistics show that the gold held by the world’s central banks is at...
Gold Outshined Bitcoin This Month Climbing 6% Higher Amid US Real Estate Slump, Lower CPI Data
19.11.2022
This month, gold has outperformed bitcoin after crypto markets shuddered from the recent FTX collapse, and the precious yellow metal climbed 6.12% since the first of November. The U.S. housing market has shown weaknesses and October’s U.S. inflation rate was lower than expected. Analysts...
Central Bank Gold Buys This Year Reach an All-Time Quarterly High in Q3, 400 Tons Purchased Is the ‘Most on Record’
2.11.2022
According to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest quarterly report, worldwide gold demand, excluding over-the-counter (OTC) markets, was 28% higher year-over-year. While demand jumped higher than last year in the third quarter, central bank gold buying tapped an all-time quarterly record...
Bitcoin’s Rising Correlation With Gold Indicates Investors See It as a Safe-Haven, Says Bank of America Market Strategists
24.10.2022
Amid the economic uncertainty affecting a myriad of countries worldwide, Bank of America Securities market strategists explained in a note this week that the leading crypto asset bitcoin has been correlated with the well known precious metal gold. Bank of America analysts Alkesh Shah and Andrew...
Mike McGlone Says Gold Price Is ‘Firming’ — Commodity Strategist Insists BTC, ETH Will ‘Outperform Most Major Assets’
6.10.2022
Over the last two days, Bloomberg Intelligence commodity analyst Mike McGlone published the firm’s commodity and crypto outlook reports, and McGlone’s latest analysis details that the price of gold could resume its rally after a foundation similar to 1999 is constructed. Moreover,...
TD Securities Analyst Says Gold Sell-off May Not Be Over — Carry and Opportunity Cost Could ‘Drive Capital Away’
26.9.2022
Precious metals markets continue to flounder this week as gold’s value per troy ounce has slid by 6.53% in value against the U.S. dollar during the last month, while silver has shed 2.34% in 30 days. Amid the raging inflation worldwide and the hawkish central banks, gold and silver prices...
July’s CPI Report Shows US Inflation Cooling — Critics Say ‘US Government’s Formula Understates the Actual Rise in Prices’
10.8.2022
After last June’s inflation report published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reflected a 9.1% year-over-year increase, July’s CPI data has come in lower with a year-over-year increase of 8.5%. Economists polled by media publications...
US Inflation Remains Scorching Hot, Jumping to 9.1% in June — White House Says CPI Data Is Already ‘Out-of-Date’
13.7.2022
According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, U.S. inflation remains scorching hot as it has risen at the fastest yearly rate since 1981. June’s CPI data reflected a 9.1% year-over-year increase, even though a number of bureaucrats and economists...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Drops to 2-Week Low Below $40,000
18.2.2022
Losses in cryptocurrency markets extended on Friday, with bitcoin falling to multi-week lows in the process. Ethereum was also lower during the session, whilst the global crypto market cap was down 3.70% as of writing. Bitcoin Bitcoin was down for a third consecutive session, as recent bearish...
Author Insists Current Gold Price Cheaper Now Than in 1980
8.11.2021
While gold is generally perceived to be the best hedge against inflation, a report written by author Kelsey Williams has now questioned this longstanding assertion. In the report, Williams argues that the current gold price of around $1,810 per ounce is much lower than the commodity’s...
Gold Rebounds After Sunday’s Flash Crash — Price Slide Blamed on Thin Trading Conditions, Leverage, Covid
9.8.2021
The price of an ounce of gold dropped dramatically this week, slipping under the $1,700 handle to $1,688 per ounce on August 8. On Monday, gold regained some of the losses jumping 2.36% back above the $1.7K region to $1,727 per ounce of fine gold. Gold’s Volatile Movements This Weekend Blamed...
Flash crash rattles gold markets as Bitcoin holds strong
9.8.2021
Gold prices have dropped below $1,700 per ounce this morning in what analysts described as stop-loss driven selling