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Gold at risk of a major drop as prices at 'pivotal point' – analysts With the latest inflation numbers stressing out markets across the board, gold is at a "pivotal point," according to analysts who are not ruling out a deeper selloff if gold drops below $1,800 an ounce. This week's big surprise was the hawkish Federal Reserve meeting minutes, which revealed that "a few" FOMC members were leaning towards a 50-basis-point hike instead of the more dovish 25-bps increase…

PCE inflation index jumps to 5.382% YOY or 0.6% in January The preferred inflation index used by the Federal Reserve; the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index jumped to its highest value since last summer. The core PCE increased by 0.6% in January when compared to the prior month, taking the year-over-year PCE to 5.382%. Today's PCE report was the result of surging consumer spending after a dramatic decline at the end of last year. According to the BEA, "Personal…

Federal Reserve minutes were released today, "But Wait There's More" I know it is a little cliché to use a phrase most recognized from late-night ads hawking everything from pots to knives, to discuss the FOMC minutes released today, but the minutes continue to send the same message to the American public. The Federal Reserve will continue and implement "more" rate hikes until "inflation is clearly on a path towards 2%." The Fed's hawkish monetary policy seeks to raise its…

Gold prices can go lower, but now is the time to build a strategic position – Incrementum' Ronald-Peter Stöferle Now is the time for investors to look at building a strategic position in the gold market, according to one market strategist, as prices are expected to struggle in the near term due to rising bond yields on the short end of the curve. In an interview with Kitco News, Ronald-Peter Stöferle, managing partner and fund manager at Incrementum AG and…

Gold/Silver – Now is the time to dollar cost average It was just seventeen days ago (February 1) when Gold went on a two-day rally looking as though it was going to punch back through $2000/oz (Silver $25/oz), and if you were not already on board, you thought you missed it for good. Since then, Gold and other Precious Metals seem to have hit the "pain train" as economic data continues to support an aggressive Fed policy stance leading to…