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Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The overnight action is a good example of how the gold and silver trade is tracking its own course, as interest rates, currency, bitcoin, and energy prices are not giving off notable influences and yet gold and silver prices have surged again with gold posting another new all-time high.

Therefore, it is unlikely gold is tracking a classic safe harbor issue with a broad global origin.

In a slightly negative signal, both gold and silver ETF holdings declined yesterday, with the gold extraction of 299,047 ounces the largest single-day exodus in three months...[MORE]

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Morning Metals Call
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Good morning. The precious metals are higher in early U.S. trading.
 
Gold Chart
 
U.S. calendar features NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index.
Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Monday, April 8, 2024

While the gold and silver markets exhibited significant two-sided volatility at the end of last week, the bull trend has clearly prevailed and is managing that action despite adversity from the dollar and interest rates.

However, a small portion of the upside impetus is likely the failed Middle East peace talks undertaken by Egypt.

It appears that gold and silver ETF holdings have started to climb with the flat price of gold in a potential beginning of the end of the rally...[MORE]

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Morning Metals Call
Monday, April 8, 2024
Good morning. Gold is modestly lower in early U.S. trading, while the other precious metals are higher.
 
Gold Chart
 
U.S. calendar features FedSpeak from Goolsbee and Kashkari.
Gold surges to new record highs, despite today's payrolls beat
Friday, April 5, 2024
Gold charges higher to another round of new all-time highs.
 
Gold Chart
 
This morning's payrolls beat and dimmed rate cut expectations have not tempered the bullish tone.
 
The next Fibonacci objective on my chart is $2359.78.
Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Friday, April 5, 2024

Clearly, gold and silver prices lost upside momentum in the wake of a very active US economic report slate this week that has presented a mixed outlook for the US economy and surprisingly failed to markedly increase expectations for a US June rate cut.

Certainly, the markets have been disappointed by Fed dialogue seemingly playing down and or pushing back the prospect of rate cuts!

However, the gold and silver trade will likely remain sensitive and perhaps poised to rally if today's key nonfarm payroll reading is softer and the takeaway from US data shifts sentiment toward economic risk...[MORE]

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Morning Metals Call
Friday, April 5, 2024
Good morning. The precious metals are lower in early U.S. trading.
 
Gold Chart
 
U.S. calendar features Nonfarm Payrolls (+203k expected), Consumer Credit.
 
FedSpeak due from Barkin, Logan, & Bowman.
Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Thursday, April 4, 2024

With a downside extension in the dollar, another new all-time high in June gold was to be expected this morning.

Apparently, the latest surge was ignited by a bullish interpretation of Fed commentary yesterday reiterating the likely prospects of rate cuts "this year". Surprisingly, the Fed's vagueness on timing for a cut and even less guidance on the number of potential cuts has not deterred gold buyers or dollar sellers.

Seeing gold ETF holdings rise by 78,610 ounces yesterday and silver ETF holdings jumping by 2.8 million ounces, the record run in gold appears to have finally gotten the attention of small investors...[MORE]

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Morning Metals Call
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Good morning. The precious metals are lower in early U.S. trading.
 
Gold Chart
 
U.S. calendar features Challenger Layoffs, Trade: Goods & Services, Initial Jobless Claims.
 
FedSpeak due from Harker, Barkin, Goolsbee, Mester, and more.
Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Another day and another new all-time high in gold prices with the market managing the rally in the face of adversity from the dollar and US treasury yields.

According to overnight press coverage from Asia, gold prices are being lifted by inflationary pressures resulting in the purchasing of gold as a hedge.

However, we are suspicious of that argument as inflation data has softened and delays in cutting interest rates should reduce inflationary expectations...[MORE]

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