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Gold is back in favour with investors. In June, 2019 the US Labor Department reported that only 75,000 jobs were created in May, 2019 which was below expectations of 175,000 for non-farm payroll. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.6%. The …
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Three weekly price charts are shown for analysis: 1. US Dollar index (Ticker symbol DXY00) 2. Gold price chart (Ticker symbol GCY00) 3. Gold price chart (Ticker symbol GCY00) The US dollar index is trading in a range of 95 …
Gold bars in a vaults Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) and Randgold (NASDAQ:GOLD) merged at the beginning of 2019 to form Barrick (NYSE:GOLD,TSX:ABX). The new company has a combined 78 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves together with ownership …
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2018 was a difficult year for investors. In this blog post I will highlight returns on three major investments: The US dollar index futures S&P 500 index futures Gold futures contract The US Index futures provided the best return …
According to the World Gold Council (WGC), the strength of the US dollar has been the main driver of gold’s performance this year. Also both the ECB and the BOJ have delayed interest rate hikes. This has caused interest …
Today the following charts are reviewed for week ending April 27, 2018: Weekly gold futures chart – (GC) Weekly US Dollar Index futures chart – (DX) Daily Gold ETF chart – (GLD) Weekly Gold Miners Vaneck ETF – (GDX) …
Futures trading/hedging is a zero sum game. Whenever a group or trader makes money, someone or some group has lost an equivalent amount of money. The COT report shows three main trading groups: Commercials – these are the hedgers/producers Large …
Photo: Canstock An investment in gold saw a return of 12.44% for 2017. Both the S&P 500 SPDR and DJ Industrial SPDR gave investors a return of 20.61% and 27.15% respectively for 2017. Fixed income investments provided meager returns for …
Photo – Can Stock There are several ways to invest in gold: Gold coins or bullion ETFs Options to purchase gold mining company shares Royalty gold companies Royalty gold companies provide financing to mine operators for the development and construction …
Royalty Gold Companies – a superior cash flow business Read more »