As the last decade draws to a close, gold has once again demonstrated its safe haven status  and alerted the keen observer that the general situation in the financial markets is about to change fundamentally. Gold is a clear balance to stocks, bonds and alternative assets for well-balanced investor portfolios. As a store of wealth […]

Gold is always considered as a valuable diversifies in times of economic and geopolitical uncertainty A couple of months ago, the economic upswing was still firmly established, production expanded, and unemployment was declining. It all changed with the advent of the coronavirus or, to be precise: things turned really sour with the politically dictated lockdowns. […]

Gold does very well as a calamity hedge, and I think we would all agree that this is definitely a calamity right now. In times of uncertainty, economic and otherwise, gold is considered a safe haven investment, a fact which is further being corroborated by the current movement of gold prices and demand for all […]

We are currently facing a plethora of seemingly enormously adverse economic data being released by governmental statistical entities, and this data is likely to get worse before it gets better.  Indicators like unemployment levels, PMI readings, retail sales figures, manufacturing output etc, are all continuing to get worse. We’re going into a recession. We don’t […]

Gold opened on a positive note this week, as US President Donald Trump threatened to impose more tariffs against China over the coronavirus pandemic, which Trump alleged originated from a lab in China. The uptick in geopolitical risks is the primary catalyst due to renewed US-Sino tension after the White House put China in the […]

We have seen that gold has been moving sideways since early April. It is trading above Feb-March highs, but it looks like a consolidation within a medium-term uptrend for the yellow metal. On one side it has managed to cross some important levels, on the other side it’s struggling to hold above the measured base […]

Last week passed in a much quiet phase for the world. It was rumoured that North Korean President was unwell, but later his spokesperson confirmed that he is alive and in good health. While crude did not receive much good news pertaining to demand and overflow, gold had a pretty stable week and an amazing […]

With uncertainty surrounding the world economy because of the coronavirus and crude oil price crash, gold prices have been a roller-coaster throughout the start of 2020. Spot bullion is trading around $1 720 — close to a more than seven-year high — and is forecast by numerous banks to extend gains as the impact of […]