01 December 2022The combination of a more dovish statement from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the latest PCE data release drove gold, silver, equities and bitcoin all higher in the U.S. and globally, with gold breaking through the $1,800 barrier at one time.
29 October 2022Latest Fedwatch Tool predictions see the U.S. Federal Reserve easing off in its aggressive approach to raising interest rates at future FOMC meetings, which has given a boost to equity markets, supported by a strong Q3 GDP estimate, although this may not be all that it seems.
10 October 2022The week opened with precious metals and equities all turning lower in initial Asian and European trade as the new week commenced. Markets are waiting on new U.S. CPI data due out Thursday which could set the tone going forwards, but Fedwatch sentiment still suggests a 75 basis point rate increase at the next FOMC meeting in early November.
01 August 2022The Fed's preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index has come in well above expectations and is at its highest level for 40 years indicating that inflation is still running high in the U.S. and recession is almost certainly with us despite denials from President Biden and Fed chair Powell. Current equity and bitcoin strength looks increasingly suspect.
07 July 2022The past couple of days since the end of the U.S. Independence Day holiday have seen carnage in almost all markets brought on by a sharp rise in the dollar index to its highest level for nearly 20 years and the realization that we are really and truly headed for recession brought on by central banks' attempts to control rampant inflation.. Markets are beginning to recover, but slowly so far.
08 June 2022Gold, equities and bitcoin all are seeing volatile trading patterns ahead of the release of new inflation data and next week's FOMC meeting. We don't see any real change immediately thereafter, with market volatility continuing as long as high inflation continues.
01 June 2022May proved to be a particularly volatile month for most asset classes and we anticipate similar levels of market activity in the month ahead.
18 May 2022Metals Focus has released its new Platinum Group Metals Focus report for 2022 and predicts lower average prices for all three of platinum, palladium and rhodium than in 2021. We think that even this is a slightly optimistic forecast although there are many uncertainties ahead.
18 May 2022After a couple of days of unaccountable gains given the dire global economic situation, equities were falling back sharply in today's trading in Europe and North America and gold seemed to be catching a bid. We anticipate this trend continuing as inflation continues to devastate the global economy,
03 May 2022The new FOMC meeting starting today which is expected to see the implementation of a more aggressive approach by the U.S. Fed to try to curb inflation has been having an adverse effect on precious metals and equity prices. Uncertainty will likely continue to reign for the foreseeable futire.
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