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The strikes in South Africa dominated precious metals market news this week as at first it appeared a conclusion to the long running strikes was not going to be reached. Gold bulls also returned to the market, however…
Read the articleThe situation in the Ukraine is causing shockwaves in the palladium metals market, a global commodities expert has told a Jersey audience. Click here to read the full article in the Jersey Evening Post.
Read the articleMaintaining a long-term view of wealth in today's challenging economic environment is difficult. However, taking a long-term view is especially important when considering how to allocate your pension investments.…
Read the articleThe purpose of this note is to draw attention to the extreme technical positions in the market for gold and silver. The information is derived from the weekly Commitment of Traders reports, and the monthly Bank…
Read the articleWell, it’s a bit of an exaggeration, but for the first three days of this week daily turnover in the gold future fell to about 80,000 contracts, compared with a more normal level of 120,000. At the same time volatility…
Read the articleThe Russians came up with an extraordinary statement recently, central to why Russia and China are buying gold, the importance of which was missed by the media. President Putin said that "Russia and China need to secure…
Read the articleGoldMoney customers returned to the precious metals market with renewed energy this week with silver the benefactor as GoldMoney trading volumes jumped 46% on last week – higher than usual for this time of year. Head of…
Read the articleThis week gold and silver fell sharply. The principal reason was the expiry of the June gold future contract on Comex, whose open interest has unwound 120,000 contracts in the last six trading sessions. Some of this has…
Read the articleLast week the UK's Financial Conduct Authority fined Barclays for rigging the gold price at a gold fix for the disadvantage of a customer and the benefit of the bank's book. This news could not come at a worse time for…
Read the articleGold prices took a little tumble this week prompting continued profit taking by customers with online trader GoldMoney. Dealing Manager at GoldMoney, Kelly-Ann Kearsey said: 'We had a fairly quiet week as expected with…
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