Treasury Yields and Gold Rise in Tandem
Typically, we expect the price of gold to fall when yields rise. But over the last two months, Treasury yields and gold have surged together.
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What Makes the Gold Price Rise and Fall?
The price of gold rises when some event encourages marginal buyers to buy, or discourages marginal sellers from selling. This article discusses the top 10 factors that drive gold prices.
Gold steady as the dollar fights for credibility
Gold is hovering around $2,320/ounce, down from its all-time high of $2,450 on May 20th. Silver has taken a bigger hit; down 11% from its May peak.
10 Key Factors That Determine the Price of Silver
The price of silver is determined by supply and demand on major exchanges, as traders react to inflation expectations, interest rates, industrial demand, and geopolitical events.
Silver rises 18% in a record-breaking May
Silver skyrocketed this month as the market realized the world will demand much more industrial metal than miners can provide. And yet, silver remains far below its 2011 high.
The Top 5 Benefits of Investing in Gold
Gold is immune to inflation, valued across every culture, and independent of banks, governments, and corporations. Today, gold's greatest benefit for investors is its ability to improve risk-adjusted returns in a portfolio.
Don’t Buy Costco Gold, Do This Instead
Costco enthusiasts love the big box store for household goods and $1.50 hot dogs. But now, card-carrying members are flocking to the retailer for… Costco gold bars?
Gold surges in the face of rising yields
Typically, rising yields are bad for gold. Not this year. Rising yields represent an increasing risk of a public debt crisis, for which gold may be the only remedy.
Investors turn to gold as rate cuts loom
When the Fed cuts interest rates this summer, gold and silver stand to absorb billions of dollars as investors redeploy their mountain of cash.
Trading the Gold/Silver Ratio
The gold/silver ratio = price of gold divided by the price of silver. Here is how to use the ratio to spot opportunities in the precious metals market.