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Gold prices today fall for second day in a row, silver edges higher Gold prices have struggled at higher levels due to weak physical demand But in the past one year, gold prices are up about 40% Gold prices in India fell for the second day in a row despite positive global cues. On MCX, June gold futures were down 0.2% to ₹45,722 per 10 gram, after falling 0.70% in the previous session. Silver prices however edged 0.42% higher to…

Don’t be “deceived” by rallies; gold prices and stocks both due for pullback – Phil Streible Gold prices, in U.S. dollar terms, and stocks are both overbought and traders can expect a correction in the short to medium term, this according to Phil Streible, senior market strategist at Blue Line Futures. “I just think it’s overvalued at this point. There’s about 311 companies out there that have recently gone into this distressed state. The bankruptcy levels are increasing. I’m quite…

Gold breaks solidly to the upside with gains of 2.29% on the day If you recall from my articles from earlier this week, first on Tuesday, May 5 titled “Gold prices firm as U.S. dollar continues to climb”, we included a daily candlestick chart which included a hand-drawn compression triangle, commonly referred to as a pennant formation. We also included an arrow indicating that we were expecting a breakout to the upside. Below is that chart which was available to…

Wheaton loads up in silver in Q1 Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) said today attributable gold equivalent production was over 180,000 ounces in the first quarter partially driven by record attributable silver production at Peñasquito. Silver ounces produced was at 6.7 million ounces, up 18.5% from the same period a year ago. Revenue was $255 million in the first quarter of 2020 representing a 13% increase from the first quarter of 2019 due primarily to an 18% increase in the average…

B2Gold touts record revenue, cashflow, gold production B2Gold (TSX:BTO) said today it had record quarterly total gold production of 264,862 ounces in Q1. Revenue was up 44% to $380 million, also a record. The quarterly consolidated cash flow provided by operating activities from the company's three operating mines was $216 million, also a record. Cash-flow was up $130 million or 151% over the first quarter of 2019. The jump in gold production over the first quarter of 2019 was driven…

Coronavirus pandemic, and about $145 billion remains in the congressionally approved fund, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Treasury Department said Sunday. The SBA has processed about 2.2 million loans worth more than $175 billion since Congress last month authorized more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, part of almost $3 trillion in spending to fight the heavy economic toll of the pandemic, which has thrown about 30 million Americans out of work. The second round of funding was launched…

Gold solidly down Thursday, following sell off in U.S. equities Gold prices are posting solid losses in midday U.S. trading Thursday and were near daily lows, following the U.S. stock indexes lower as they also extended daily losses. Bullish outside markets today–a lower U.S. dollar index and sharply higher crude oil prices—offered no support to the precious metals. Some more profit taking in gold and silver from the shorter-term futures traders is featured today. June gold futures were last down…

Gold ETF demand sees 300% annual Increase in first quarter Gold-backed exchange-traded products were the prevailing asset to own, driving global demand for the yellow metal in the first quarter, as the world economy was crushed by the COVID-19 health crisis, according to the latest research from the World Gold Council (WGC). Thursday, in its first-quarter Global Demand Trends report, the WGC said that total gold demand increased to 1,083.8 tons between January and March, up 1% compared to gold…

Trump victory in November is no longer base-case scenario, here’s why The pandemic has made it more difficult for current President Donald Trump to be re-elected in November, this according to Matt Gertken, vice president of geopolitical strategy at BCA Research. A Trump victory is no longer the base-case scenario, Gertken said, owing to the fact that a recession has traditionally made it difficult for an incumbent to be re-elected. “President Trump was lined up to win the election,” Gertken…