Weekly Market Analysis

In Part 1 of this series last week, you read about the relationship between the Japanese yen and gold. We saw that both yen and gold are highly correlated.  Two thousand eleven marked the start o...

In past articles, we have discussed the generally antagonistic relationship between gold and the US dollar. The dollar versus the Japanese Yen also deserves some attention. As precious metals inves...

It is essential for precious metals investors to follow the valuation of the U.S. dollar versus other foreign currencies because as a general principle. This principle is the world’s reserve curren...

Gold and silver have recovered moderately over the past two weeks. They remain within the confines of the ongoing consolidations we have been monitoring over the last several months. The gold to si...

Last week we noted that silver had broken its year-long support zone. Silver was between $15.75 - $16.15 during the prior week’s flash crash. What does this apparent breakdown mean for gold? Let us...

On a semi-regular basis, we find it helpful to revisit the longer-term perspective for precious metals. This is such a short-term price action that does not dominate our focus. It will be importa...

We have seen weakness in the gold price over the past two weeks. If gold fails to break higher from its ongoing consolidation over the next 3-6 months, a significant culprit will sell amongst broad...

The Federal Reserve increased short-term interest rates on Wednesday by 0.25%. This is the fourth fed rate hike of the current cycle which began in December 2015. Short-term rates now stand at 1.00...