The outlook for the Federal Reserve is mixed. On one hand the US economy could be heading towards a recession next year. The November FOMC minutes stated that it was the ‘base case’. Slowing business activity, the cost of living,…
Recently we noted that silver prices had fallen over recent weeks on aggressive Fed hiking expectations and strong USD bids. This has led to notable selling pressure in both gold and silver. The expectations for earlier this week was that…
Silver prices have fallen over recent weeks on aggressive Fed hiking expectations and strong USD bids. This has led to notable selling pressure in both gold and silver. This week on Tuesday economists are predicting that US inflation will fall…
The gold/silver ratio is a helpful tool for assessing when it may be better to be in gold or silver positions. Over the last few months the ratio has been steadily rising as it makes it way up to 100.…
PDF Download (GERMAN) Four weeks ago, in the issue of Seasonal Insights, I brought you an analysis on the seasonality of gold. Today I want to take a closer look at another popular precious metal: silver. Silver, often referred to…
Silver and gold typically have a strong seasonal pattern around the summer months of July and August. This is in part due to jewellery stock purchases ahead of Christmas and buyers for the Indian wedding season. One of the other…
Last Friday markets were shocked with the latest inflation print showing that inflation in the US was continuing to track even higher. Investors are now growing more and more concerned that inflation may be here to stay like it did…
PDF download (GERMAN) Article in German Gold under the seasonal magnifying glass The chart below shows you the seasonal course of gold prices. Unlike standard charts, it does not show the price over a certain period of time, but rather…
One of the key data points for US policy is set to be released on Wednesday 11 may at 13:30. That is the US inflation data. The headline is expected to come in at 8.1% y/y and the core reading…
Why is silver demand expected to rise sharply in India? Quite simply, because of pent up demand post Covid. Supply chain issues and falling demand meant silver demand was pressured in 2020 and 2021. However, according to Bloomberg silver sales…
