Both gold and silver sustained major technical chart damage in trading yesterday

Both gold and silver sustained major technical chart damage in trading yesterday Immediately following the release of the U.S. Labor Department’s nonfarm payroll jobs report, we saw both gold and silver sell off sharply. Initial estimates by economists polled by Dow Jones were forecasting that July’s additional jobs would total above 800,000 individuals. While the vast majority believed that we would see a major uptick in the number of new jobs added last month, there were quite a few analysts…

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Gold and silver are mixed heading into the European open

Gold and silver are mixed heading into the European open Gold and silver are starting the session mixed on Friday. The yellow metal is trading at $1800/oz while silver has moved 0.10% higher to trade at $25.15/oz. In the rest of the commodities complex, copper trades 0.88% higher and spot WTI 0.61% in the black. After a positive closed on Wall Street on Thursday, the Nikkei 115 (0.33%) and ASX (0.36%) both traded well overnight but the Shanghai Composite bucked…

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Gold and silver move lower heading into the European open Gold and silver have moved lower overnight The yellow metal is trading -020 lower at 1809oz while silver lost around -040 to trade at 2529oz In the rest of the commodities complex there

Gold and silver move lower heading into the European open Gold and silver have moved lower overnight. The yellow metal is trading -0.20% lower at $1809/oz while silver lost around -0.40% to trade at $25.29/oz. In the rest of the commodities complex, there is pretty much weakness across the board. Copper is -0.31% lower while spot WTI has also moved -0.68% in the red. After a mixed close on Wall Street, it was pretty much a negative bais in Asia.…

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Gold is trading marginally lower leading into the European open

Gold is trading marginally lower leading into the European open Gold has kicked off the new week on the back foot. The precious metal is trading -0.33% lower but just above the $1800/oz psychological level. Silver is just marginally higher at the time of writing hovering at $25.50/oz. In the rest of the commodities complex, copper is trading close to $4.50/lb around 0.44% in the black and spot WTI has lost -0.75% after a few decent sessions. Risk sentiment in…

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Gold surprises investors this week

Gold surprises investors this week Gold surprised many investors this week, rising to a strong resistance point of $1,830 an ounce following the Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement. Here's a look at Kitco's top three stories: 3. Gold price jumps back above $1,800 as Fed's Powell says the U.S. is ways away from 'substantial further progress' 2. U.S. Q2 GDP comes in well below expectations 1. Bitcoin jumps above $40K but here's why you should be paying more attention to…

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Are gold stocks set for explosive growth like last summer? Yamana exec Peter Marrone on challenges opportunities

Are gold stocks set for explosive growth like last summer? Yamana exec Peter Marrone on challenges, opportunities With the challenges of shutdowns brought by COVID-19 largely behind us, miners can now focus on rebuilding production to maximum capacity. Inflation now remains the biggest challenge to miners, said Peter Marrone, executive chairman of Yamana Gold. “It seems to me that the challenge that is fronting this industry presently is inflation, and how to interpret it. Is it transitory, or does it…

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Gold and silver trade flat leading into the European open

Gold and silver trade flat leading into the European open performing well again on Thursday gold is heading into the European open flat. Silver is also trading flat after pushing 2.17% into the black during yesterday's session. Looking at the rest of the commodities complex, copper is -0.71% lower and spot WTI is half a percent in the red. Indices in the Asia Pac area traded negatively. The Nikkei 225 (-1.80%), ASX (-0.33%) and Shanghai Composite (-0.43%) all lost ground…

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Broader trends in the gold market still positive even as demand drops 10 in first half of 2021

Broader trends in the gold market still positive even as demand drops 10% in first half of 2021 Gold demand picked up in the second quarter, but it wasn't enough to undo the weakness seen at the start of the year, according to the latest research from the World Gold Council. Thursday, in its quarterly Gold Demand Trends report, the WGC said that global gold demand in the second quarter totaled 955.1 tonnes, virtually unchanged from the second quarter of…

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Gold SWOT- Demand for Gold amp Precious Metals Is Running Hot

Gold SWOT- Demand for Gold & Precious Metals Is Running Hot Strengths The best performing precious metal for the week was gold, up 0.21%. Gold remained stable during the week as bond yields retreated and investors weighed the outlook for global growth on concerns that coronavirus variants may threaten the economic recovery. The dip in Treasury yields last week helped boost the appeal of the non-interest-bearing metal. Gold then stabilized later in the week as the dollar and Treasury yields…

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Gold silver and bitcoin rise ahead of the European open

Gold, silver and bitcoin rise ahead of the European open After a tough end to last week gold has started the week on the front foot rising 0.23% in the Asia Pac session. Silver is also trading well and has moved 0.23% higher to trade at $25.22/oz. In the rest of the commodities complex, copper is 0.40% higher and spot WTI has lost -1.18%. In the indices, the Nikkei 225 has risen 1.04% and the ASX traded flat. The Shanghai…

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