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Why China Is The World’s Largest Gold Consumer
Gold has long enjoyed deep cultural significance in China, which holds the title for being both the world’s largest gold consumer and its largest producer. Demand for the yellow metal in China looks...
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Yes, Gold Is Still A Flight to Quality
Gold can play an important role in anyone’s portfolio from the individual investor to the largest financial institutions. It can provide multiple functions, but here are three key ones: Source of...
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Gold’s Relationship to the Dollar, Chinese Renminbi Is Changing
Gold prices have been on a wild ride. Between 2000 and 2011, they rose from $280 to around $1,900 per ounce before falling back to $1,050 in 2015. Currently, they are trading close to $1,300 an ounce....
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What Higher Volatility Could Mean for Futures Traders in Q3
Regardless of the chosen trading strategy or even the instruments traded; results generally cycle from feast to famine. A friend of mine, Linda Raschke, once said: “The minute you think you have found...
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Exchange-Listed Precious Metals Are Absorbing Market Share
The full range of institutional investors have moved increasingly toward exchange-listed futures and options in precious metals, away from over the counter forwards and options. This trend began...
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The Gold-Oil Relationship Has Changed, For Now
The traditionally tight relationship between gold and oil prices is disconnecting once more as the gold price soars, while crude oil remains under pressure. The nearby COMEX gold futures price broke...
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Bitcoin Is Not A Safe Haven Yet
In early July I wrote an article discussing bitcoin’s progression into a viable fiat currency proxy in a world of overzealous central banks. A couple things have changed since then that have added...
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What Gold’s Rise Means for Rates, Equities
It has been several years since we have seen volatility in gold. An increase in gold volatility can typically be associated with a change in sentiment and investor behavior. The precious metal has...
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Why Global Investors Want Access to China’s Gold Market
China has grown to become one of the biggest gold-trading markets, just behind New York and London, and more international investors want access. Much of the rise of China’s gold market comes from the...
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Why Gold is More Than A Safe Haven Asset
Gold, known as the safe haven asset, historically becomes more valuable during times of geopolitical turmoil. Approximately 20% of the above ground stock of gold reserves is held by central banks and...
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Gold: Dollar Hedge or Expensive Door Stop?
Depending on who you talk to, gold is either an inflation hedge, a currency proxy, a safe-haven asset or a zero-yielding waste of time and money. Regardless of an individual’s opinion on gold, two...
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Are Safe Havens Always Safe?
During periods of panic and volatility, traders and investors look for lower risk “safe haven” trades. Traditional safe haven assets are intended to offer protection from losses when equities fall and...
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