Gold Prices

After a spectacular year, precious metals are set for further gains in 2021, with silver tipped to outperform, but analysts are growing more cautious about the prospects for gold as ...

Commentary The era of federal deficit spending without an inflation spike has come to an end. Given the ...

Commentary Recently, the price of gold, the price of U.S. Treasury bonds, and the S&P 500 index—which measures the ...

Commentary Charles Dickens’s famous line in "A Tale of Two Cities" about the present being both the best ...

"If Trump wins, gold will go through the roof." That was the popular narrative before the election and ...

Thank the Brits for bringing financial markets volatility not seen since the heydays of the financial crisis 2008. It's ...

Commodities markets have seen spikes in volatility over the last few sessions on news of the Saudi price ...

In the final months of 2013, I issued multiple warnings for those bullish on precious metals and their ...

With the major benchmarks trading within striking distance of their all-time highs and consumer confidence levels showing consistent ...

So far this year, we have seen some relatively impressive short-term gains in gold futures and in commonly ...

Recent sales figures for companies that produce electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) have been encouraging in the last few ...

As the US economy continues to post evidence of recovery, the Federal Reserve has more options available in ...

Summary Stock benchmarks at elevated levels offer limited potential for upside. Closed-end funds create strong alternatives for those ...

Summary Gold-positive drivers from early 2014 are not sustainable. The Fed Stance and rising interest rates are a ...

Summary ECB well aware that regional debt problems could resurface. Relative growth performance favors US currency. Eurozone macro ...

Summary Prospect Capital continues to hold its position as a top-notch business development company. Recent strategies indicate plans ...

Summary Moves in Euro, Pound driven by technicals - not fundamentals. ECB policy stance suggests concern over Euro ...

  Summary Gold's historical position as the ultimate store of value no longer applies. Rising consumer inflation suggests ...

Summary Dollar weakness has reached extreme levels. Changing Fed stance will positively influence supply and demand dynamics in ...

Summary Quarterly earnings may have beaten weak estimates, but the underlying strength here is undeniable. Apple now has ...

Summary Volatility in BDCs likely to be short-lived. Prospect's fundamentals and ability to generate elevated income still look ...

Summary Elevated stock benchmarks make closed-end funds more attractive. Positive growth surprises in China support the outlook for ...

Summary Transitory geopolitical influences will only generate short-term rallies in GLD. Investors should be watching ETF outflows, rather ...

Summary Long positions in euro-based assets looking increasingly risky. Central bank stance supports outlook for lower euro. Relative ...

Summary Euro failure seen at critical psychological level. Relative growth performance suggest a period of prolonged weakness. ECB ...

Summary Prior forecasts proving to be highly accurate. Little reason to expect rallies in the precious metals ETFs. ...

Summary Market optimism reflected in record stock prices. Wide variety of assets influenced by the bull market run ...