Commerzbank: Gold ETF Holdings Decline This Week
Holdings of gold by exchange-traded funds have fallen in recentdays after rising during April, points out Commerzbank. The ETFs trade like astock but track the price of the commodity, with metal put into storage to backthe shares. “The gold ETFs tracked by Bloomberg haverecorded outflows of 10.5 tonnes so far this week,” Commerzbank says. “Holdingswere topped up by 60 tonnes in April, however - the highest monthly inflow sinceFebruary 2017. Silver ETFs saw inflows of 52 tonnes in April. While holdings inplatinum ETFs remained virtually unchanged, palladium ETFs registered furtheroutflows of 44,000 ounces last month.”
By Allen Sykoraof Kitco News; asykora@kitco.com
FXTM: Gold Bulls, Bears In Tug-Of-War
Friday May 4, 2018 07:54
Range-bound gold has been in a tug-of-war,although the metal is currently near the lower end of the range, says Lukman Otunuga, research analyst at FXTM.Prices were largely flat in overseas trading early Friday ahead of the monthlyU.S. jobs report. “Price action suggests that gold bulls and bears have beenengaged in a tug-of-war since the start of the trading year, with support at$1,300 and resistance at $1,360,” Otunuga says. “While geopolitical tensionsand overall uncertainty supported bulls, bears have received constantinspiration from U.S. rate-hike expectations. With prices sinking close to the$1,300 support level this week amid an aggressively appreciating dollar, couldthe tug-of-war be coming to an end?”
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