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The Paper Gold Tail Wagging The Golden Dog

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Jul 21, 2021 | 16431

In the short term, the paper gold market certainly harms the only genuine gold market which is physical. But artificial markets or instruments have never survived in history. Just look at the fact that every fiat currency in history which has failed. And so will paper gold. It is only a matter of...

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Gold Is Lagging Behind The Yields

Published by Laurent Maurel | Jul 7, 2021 | 16680

In the last few weeks, gold has not followed the curve of the rates and there is now a decorrelation between the 10-year rates and the gold price. Since 2009, the two indices have been following one another fairly closely, and the latest gaps between the curves of these two indices have always be...

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Inflation Spreads Toward Europe

Published by Laurent Maurel | Jun 30, 2021 | 17753

The economic actors’ confidence regarding the central banks’ ability to correct this inflation, which they deem to be transitory, is certainly not open to question today. However, without rapid and specific action by these central banks (particularly on interest rates), this patience, which is al...

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Gold Is Oversold

Published by Laurent Maurel | Jun 23, 2021 | 13541

What was it that caused the sheer scale of this fall? Did the Fed raise interest rates brusquely and sharply, leading to a reaction like this on gold? The conclusions of the Fed’s meeting last week are far from dramatic, though. Nonetheless, they had the effect of an electric shock.

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Is Inflation Transitory or Persistent?

Published by Laurent Maurel | Jun 9, 2021 | 13897

The “match” between the two camps (the inflationists versus those who are convinced of the transitory impact of the rise in prices) is leading, as one would logically expect, to this very volatile phase on the gold and silver metals markets.

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Gold Price: Monthly Breakout

Published by Laurent Maurel | Jun 2, 2021 | 16632

The price of gold rose above $1900 at the start of the week and has since stabilized around this level. It is the first time this important threshold has been reached since last January. In terms of the monthly charts, gold is in a confirmed breakout of its consolidation “flag” which will have la...

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An Increasingly Favorable Environment For Gold

Published by Laurent Maurel | May 18, 2021 | 13506

For the time being, the breakout is contained, the gold prices are relatively controlled, and the figures for inflation and the value of the dollar ought to propel gold to greater heights, something that is not the case at the moment. This control of prices comes at a cost, however. Selling paper...

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