Can gold stop the slide?
Monday saw gold fallback in the face of strong headwinds. A key week may tell us if it's capable of stopping the slide.
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Why isn't gold falling further?
Gold is battling significant headwinds, but the price remains stable - why?
Are gold's headwinds gaining strength?
Gold enters a key week for markets, as it faces the familiar problem of higher interest rates along with higher bond yields.
Interest rates back in the driving seat
August belonged to debt, central banks and the longer-term story, but September has started with interest rates firmly back in charge.
OPINION: Is Fiat Doomed?
In this months opinion blog, we ask one of our product experts if they see increasing global debt as an indication that this could be the end of Fiat currency.
Is Debt Driving the Gold Price?
For months, we've been asking whether Iran or interest rates would dictate gold's next move, but increasingly, the answer may simply be debt.
Does this week reveal all?
A weaker US job market saw precious metals rally last week. This weeks economic data may have more of a say on things.
Have the bulls taken over?
A potential resolution for the Strait of Hormuz and a softer US Labor Market may lay the foundations for the next bull run.
Has gold stopped listening to conflict in the Middle East?
What does golds subdued response to a falling oil price and treasure yields, tell us?
Is government debt the real story?
Another week has passed where the same forces are at play which has seen precious metals stuck in a holding pattern. However, looking at government debt may give us a clue to the long term direction of travel.
Short-term headwinds. Long-term tailwinds.
Looming interest rate hikes weigh down on precious metals. But the long-term outlook remains bullish.
Whispers in Westminster
As Sir Kier Starmer resigns, investors look to the rumour mill with concerns over taxation.
Caught between a rock and a rate hike
As gold rallies following easing Middle East tensions, US economic policy continues to weigh on precious metals.
Gold’s Fed-up moment
Hot US inflation data and next weeks FOMC meeting sees gold fighting extreme pressure.
Gold feels the pressure
Gold slipped nearly 2% to $4,450 as Middle East escalation rattled markets and Eurozone inflation hit a near three-year high. The Strait of Hormuz is back in focus, and Friday's payrolls report is the one to watch.
The certainty of uncertainty
Competing forces leave precious metals in a holding pattern.
A second chance for those with FOMO?
Gold and silver have pulled back from recent highs due to renewed US-Iran tensions, a strengthening dollar, and elevated oil prices. This dip may offer a second entry point for investors who missed the initial spike.
Is this the beginning of the end?
Trump’s decision to pause ‘Project Freedom’ has eased immediate fears of further escalation with Iran, helping lift both gold and silver prices.
Do you buy the dip?
Gold has seemingly entered into a bear market. With prices sliding due to the Iran war, but fundamental support factors still in play, is now a good time to buy the dip?
Why are prices static?
Prices are moving within narrow range, reflecting a market weighing up two broad competing forces.
