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This week, clients have continued to net buy silver and platinum, whilst net selling gold and palladium. Clients have been seen taking advantage of the lower pricing on precious metals as silver still remains below…
Read the articleRegulations are nearly always introduced with the best intentions. In financial services, they aim to stop unscrupulous brokers and banks from ripping off the public through bad practices. Manufacturers are banned from…
Read the articleGold and silver had a down week, correcting some of their overbought condition. Gold fell from Monday’s peak of $1288 to a low point yesterday (Thursday) of $1245, and silver from $17.40 to $16.35. Both metals rallied…
Read the articleThis week, clients have been net buying in silver and palladium, whilst net selling gold and platinum. Clients have been speculating the market and have been taking advantage of the price reduction as silver dipped…
Read the articleWorld-wide, markets are horribly distorted, which spells danger not only to investors, but to businesses and their employees as well, because it is impossible to allocate capital efficiently in this financial…
Read the articleThis week, clients have been net buying gold whilst net selling silver, platinum, and palladium. GoldMoney’s clients have favoured Hong Kong and Singapore vaults this week with less preference being shown for the London…
Read the articleIn Part 2 of the GoldMoney ® roundtable recorded in Toronto, our panel discusses the history of other items of value—such as salt—and how they fare compared to gold over time. The history and evolution of the banking…
Read the articleYesterday, the World Gold Council released its estimate of gold demand for the first quarter of 2016, which compared with supply estimated at 1,081 tonnes. While the WGC collects its figures assiduously, the demand…
Read the articleAnd how we got here There is a growing fear in financial and monetary circles that there is something deeply wrong with the global economy. Publicly, officials and practitioners alike have become confused by policy…
Read the articleOn Monday, gold rallied to test the $1300 level, and silver $18.00. Given the sharpness of the move up in the last week of April, it was hardly surprising that some consolidation was in order. Underlying this…
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