Gold prices hit new record high on Fed cut expectations

Gold prices hit new record high on Fed cut expectations

Gold bars and coins. Brightstars | E+ | Getty Images Gold prices extended their rally and scaled to another record high on Monday, propelled by U.S. interest rate cut expectations and the metal’s appeal as a safe haven asset. Spot gold added 1.32% to trade at $2,265.53 per ounce. U.S. gold futures rose more than … Read more

Gold prices have hit record highs. Here’s why they could rally further

Gold prices have hit record highs. Here’s why they could rally further

People browsing gold jewelry in Istanbul. Burak Kara | Getty Images News | Getty Images Gold prices still have room to rise after hitting all-time highs early this month, as several central banks continue to purchase bullion in record amounts.  These purchases have strengthened gold prices despite high interest rates and a strong dollar, market … Read more

Analysts expect XAG to outperform XAU in 2024

Analysts expect XAG to outperform XAU in 2024

One-kilogram silver bars sit stacked at Gold Investments Ltd. bullion dealers in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images A record-breaking rally for gold may yet continue, particularly as investors position for interest rate cuts — but analysts say silver appears well placed to … Read more

El-Erian and Krugman can’t shake off their market fears

El-Erian and Krugman can’t shake off their market fears

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 29, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A new day, a new all-time high. From stocks to bitcoin, asset classes across the board have been hitting uncharted territories. Why? There are a few reasons … Read more

Wall Street analysts say it has further to go

Wall Street analysts say it has further to go

An employee handles one kilogram gold bullion at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold prices pushed higher Tuesday after futures pricing for the precious metal notched fresh records in the previous two sessions — with analysts seeing strength lasting at … Read more

Gold at $3,000 and oil at $100 by 2025? Citi analysts don’t rule it out

Gold at ,000 and oil at 0 by 2025? Citi analysts don’t rule it out

(L) Oil pumpjacks and (R) gold bars Getty Images Gold prices could soar to $3,000 per ounce, and oil to $100 per barrel within the next 12 to 18 months subject to any one of three possible catalysts, according to Citi. Gold, which is currently trading at $2,016, could surge by about 50%, if central … Read more

Silver could hit 10-year high and outperform gold, says Silver Institute

Silver could hit 10-year high and outperform gold, says Silver Institute

Bars of 100-ounce silver are stacked inside The Safe House, a vault operated by Silver Bullion Pte, in Singapore. Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images This could be a banner year for silver, with prices potentially hitting a decade-high. Global silver demand is forecast to reach 1.2 billion ounces in 2024, which would mark … Read more

Gold prices to hit $2,200 and outperformance awaits silver, says UBS

Gold prices to hit ,200 and outperformance awaits silver, says UBS

Gold and silver bars of various sizes lie in a safe on a table at the precious metals dealer Pro Aurum in Munich. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Gold and silver are expected to climb further in 2024 on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates, UBS forecasts. … Read more

UBS sees a 10% spike for gold this year as rate cut speculation swirls

UBS sees a 10% spike for gold this year as rate cut speculation swirls

Three 1kg gold bullion bars worth over 155,00 GBP lay on the counter in a gold dealers in Birmingham’s jewelry quarter on December 13, 2023 in Birmingham, England. Gold prices have increased since the Ukraine War but have soared to record highs since the start of the Hamas-Israel war. Other factors are the weakening US … Read more

Markets will see a ‘year for non-consensus’ in 2024, strategist says

Markets will see a ‘year for non-consensus’ in 2024, strategist says

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks could be in for a rough year while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is set to jump back above 5% in what may become a “year for non-consensus,” according to one technical strategist. The S&P 500 finished 2023 up 24.23% after a … Read more