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Gold Jumps As FOMC Signals What’s To Come

Gold Jumps As FOMC Signals What’s To Come

All eyes were on the FOMC yesterday as they met for the final time in 2023. In the weeks running up to the meeting Fed officials stuck to the brief of sounding flexible when it came to questions asked about the direction of rates. For the last few months, FOMC members have repeatedly been asked […]
Central Banks and Geopolitics to Support Gold In 2024

Central Banks and Geopolitics to Support Gold In 2024

Gold may not have managed to sustain the record high from the start of the week but it has remained firmly above $2,000. At the time of writing it is trading just below $2,050, a key resistance level. The price has shown very little interest in the usually much anticipated US jobs report, which came […]
Chris Vermeulen on Gold: This Is A Super Cycle At Play

Chris Vermeulen on Gold: This Is A Super Cycle At Play

When we woke up to see gold had hit an all-time high overnight we knew we needed to take a look at some charts. And who better to do that with than technical analyst Chris Vermuelen of TechnicalTraders.com.  GoldCore CEO, Dave Russell took some time this afternoon to speak with Chris about what took the […]
Gold, a seasonal rally and the future of money

Gold, a seasonal rally and the future of money

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. For anyone celebrating we hope you have a wonderful day and we thank you for your support this past year.  Big news this week – gold hit $2,030 in intra-day trading on Tue, it didn’t hang on but it did close the day with a hefty $20 gain […]
Gold Pops as Credit Crunch Looms

Gold Pops as Credit Crunch Looms

The double figure pop up in gold on Tuesday was more to do with weakening of the US dollar, than rampant gold demand itself. The significant drop in the fiat currency was largely thanks to the release of October’s CPI report. Echoing that of the previous month, the report showed weaker growth and lower than […]
Patrick Karim, Charts and Gold’s Next Breakout

Patrick Karim, Charts and Gold’s Next Breakout

I have heard it said that technical analysis is “Astrology for Men”, the inference being that it’s got about as much use as arguing something will happen to the markets because the stars say it will.  Keen to dispel this myth, I decided to chat with chart expert Patrick Karim so we could explain exactly […]

Gold Hits New All Time Highs

The big news in gold is two-fold right now; gold hit new all-time highs in several currencies and central bank demand for physical gold remains strong hitting a year-to date record in Q3 this year.  Gold at $2,000?  So whilst the headlines were all about dollar-denominated gold showing us that it’s still destined for levels […]
2024 Gold Forecasts Make Gold Shine Even More

2024 Gold Forecasts Make Gold Shine Even More

LBMA This week I attended the LBMA’s Global Precious Metals conference in Barcelona. As usual it was a flurry of activity and discussion between cross sections of those involved in precious metals. At the end of the conference attendees are asked to give their forecasts for the precious metals markets, for the next 12 months.  […]
Gold Hits Two Week High As Uncertainty Grows

Gold Hits Two Week High As Uncertainty Grows

Overnight the gold price hit a two-week high. One of the ‘supports’ for the gold price was the release of FOMC minutes yesterday, something that once upon a time would have done a bit of a number on the price of gold.  Instead, it barely blinked. The metal also finds itself well supported on account […]
Gold Down $100? This Really Shouldn’t Be A Surprise

Gold Down $100? This Really Shouldn’t Be A Surprise

It’s been a tough couple of weeks. Everything’s down. Stocks are down, bonds are down, heck, even gold is down over $100.  What’s going on? We turned to one of our favourite guests, Technical Traders’ Chris Vermeulen and asked for his take on market activity.  What are his thoughts? None of this is a surprise […]