Gold edged higher on signs of de-escalating Middle East tensions that could lead to lower oil prices and alleviate concerns over central banks' rate increases.
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.
Gold's recent decline during geopolitical turmoil is a function of liquidity-driven selling, not a failure of its safe-haven status. Gold underperforms during supply-shock inflation and high real yields, as opportunity costs rise and forced liquidations occur. The current selloff is Phase 2 of a historical pattern; explosive gold recovery (Phase 3) typically follows once liquidity stress abates.
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Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.
Gold edged higher on Tuesday morning, but the metal remained on course to notch its biggest monthly decline in almost 17 years. Spot prices are now on track for a monthly decline of 14.6%, which would mark the metal's biggest monthly drop since 2008.
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Gold edged lower amid divergent signals on U.S.-Iran talks.
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.