Canada's TSX main stock index fell on Wednesday, driven by a decline in bullion prices and mining stocks offset gains in oil prices amid an economic rebound from vaccination rollouts and a U.S. fiscal package. After hitting an all-time high in August 2020, gold stocks and gold prices are now experiencing a correction as the US, UK and other governments announced massive stimulus packages. The cur...Read More
The bullish run of gold may not quite be over yet. After reaching an all-time high in August 2020 when it nearly doubled its value, followed an expected correction As investors restored some of their confidence in a recovering market and economy amid efforts to contain the global pandemic, their interest in safe havens cooled off for a while. Some analysts estimate a Second Gold Rush just be gett...Read More
Spot gold prices have entered into a bearish cycle for the first time in 2021, losing about 6% to fall below $1,800 per ounce. After climbing roughly 22% in 2020, gold prices settled for the first time above $2,000. Since then, containment of COVID-10 cases and gradual economic recovery has cooled off investors’ interest in gold and silver. In the last trading session on Wednesday, Gold (XA...Read More
Canada's main stock index registered a gain on Tuesday, as gold miners liquidated their positions in bullion as investors await signs of progress on a new U.S. stimulus bill. While gold appears to be forming a base and analysts expect that it rebounds from here, 2021 is expected to continue to be a strong year for the precious metal. Gold stocks and mining stocks of junior gold miners tend to out...Read More
Gold and silver prices are trading lower for the fourth consecutive day. A strengthened U.S. Dollar and hopes for an economic recovery are part of the reasons why investors’ interest in the precious metals has cooled down. As gold futures hit a two-week low, the U.S. dollar index hit a two-month high overnight. In addition, the U.S. stock market bulls have made a strong recovery this week w...Read More
Silver futures prices and shares of silver miners climbed on Thursday, January 28th trading session after posts in the Reddit’s popular WallStreetBets forum about a “short squeeze” in the notoriously volatile precious metal. Despite industry analysts suggesting that the price of silver has moved into correction/consolidation mode, silver bulls are not having...Read More
The inauguration of President Biden did not put an end to the trend of the U.S. Dollar weakening, as many analysts predicted it would. His proposed billion-dollar stimulus package to combat the effect of the pandemic is expected to plunge the U.S. further into debt. The result would be an even weaker American currency. What does that mean for commodities and world markets? Wall Street analysts a...Read More
Gold and silver continue to be in a bullish position as the sell-off in precious metals continues. As such, analysts see gold prices some sort of upturn approaching fast, likely near $2000 an ounce. This comes after lease rates for gold fluctuated between -1% and 2% annualized the last decade, until pandemic shutdowns hit in March. Meanwhile, silver’s rate position is even more bullish. Its...Read More
The recent rally of precious metals that started in 2020 and extends into 2021 has seen silver prices surpass gold’s 24.6% growth in the same period. Silver is valued both as an industrial metal and a precious metal. Many investors use it as a haven in times of economic and stock market uncertainties and as a hedge against inflation. Consequently, silver had a solid run, delivering more than...Read More
The gold industry is seeing a strong start of the new year capitalizing on the gold price rally fueled by COVID-19 pandemic induced safe-haven demand since mid 2020. However, progress on rollout of vaccines could rein in gold prices. For the time being, looming prospects of a dwindling supply and higher demand will eventually drive prices north, which bode well for gold-miners. Mining stocks have...Read More
Gold prices increased 1% on Monday after news of the singing of the new $ 2.3 Trillion bill that contains $ 900 Billion in pandemic relief aid and $ 1.4 Trillion in government spending to fund federal agencies. Many analysts see this bill as crucial in removing the immediate uncertainty with distribution of checks and loans to individuals and small businesses. Vaccine rollouts also continue on tra...Read More
Gold futures ended higher Wednesday, with the precious metal halting a three day decline, as the U.S. dollar softened. Bolstered by a weaker dollar, gold prices jumped as much as 1% on Wednesday, as investors kept hopes pinned on a U.S. stimulus package even after President Donald Trump threatened to not sign the relief bill. Bullion, considered a hedge against inflation and currency debasement,...Read More
The materials sector .GSPTTMT, which includes precious and base metals miners, added 1.8% as gold futures GCc1 rose 0.9% to $1,844.9 an ounce on Tuesday. The rise comes after a brief correction on Monday that saw gold prices fall as a rollout of the a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. and doubts about another round of relief aid out of Congress prompted the precious metal to mark its lowest settlement...Read More
Gold continues to be hot this year and junior gold miners are reaping the rewards as analysts bring light to the various investment opportunities that provide access to the companies extracting gold from the earth. Interest is increasing towards allocating to gold in the current market environment. As such, the capital appreciation and diversification potential of small- and mid-cap gold an...Read More
Futures for TSX jumped on Tuesday driven by higher gold. This marked the end of the roughly five-month low to log the sharpest one-day gain in more than three weeks, supported by a sharp decline in the U.S. dollar. The yellow metal rebounded with a “little bargain shopping” that was a bit “like Black Friday/Cyber Monday in the gold sector,” commented Jeff Wright, executive...Read More
Although the past week saw gold and silver bullion trade with a negative bias, the trend remains positive on the intraday basis. Spot silver prices (XAG/USD) remained flat just above $23.30. The precious metal is off extremes; gains were capped at $23.50 on Thursday morning but the buyers came in ahead of $23.20. That marks two days now that silver has been unable to rally past $23.50. This conso...Read More
In the last months of 2020, gold remains stuck to a narrow range as optimism over coronavirus vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna is restoring investor and economist sentiment that further spread of the virus will be contained. This, in turn, has contributed to a more positive outlook regarding the global economy as it continues its recovery from the months of lockdown. As gold prices continue hoverin...Read More
The past couple of months have been volatile for junior gold miners and the precious metals sector, as a whole. The turbulent US Presidential election, looming second wave of COVID-19 infections and depleting gold supply have contributed to the bullish rally of gold stocks and silver stocks. At the same time, several names have fallen 30% or more from their highs with the recent correction in gol...Read More
Strong gold prices boosted Canada's main stock index futures on Monday ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Wednesday. As demand for the precious metal rose, gold prices registered a 0.47% gain to $1888.7 per ounce. This comes amid a strengthening second wave of COVID-19 infections, which weakened the US dollar and saw global investors shift capital towards safer havens. Predictably, this...Read More
With two months left until the end of the year, the chances for a final spurt on the stock markets are looking better. Various industry insiders have expressed their optimism for a bullish run for gold prices and gold stocks at the end of the year. Chris Vermeulen, market strategist of Technical Traders, sees the gold price at the end of 2020 climb to $2,300 an ounce. This will increase the value...Read More