Some major banks say the longer-term investment case remains intact amid expectations for exceptionally strong demand from investors and central banks.
The tumble in gold that saw the yellow metal drop over $1,000 an ounce in just two days hasn't deterred Wall Street from recommending the metal.
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.
Eldorado Gold agreed to acquire Foran Mining for approximately 3.8 billion Canadian dollars, or US$2.79 billion, including debt.
Deutsche Bank reiterated its bullish stance on gold and maintained a long-term price target of $6,000 per ounce following last week's sharp correction in precious metals. The bank did not assign a formal recommendation but restated its positive outlook and confirmed that neither its target nor its underlying assumptions had changed.
Shares in mining companies led the falls in London on Monday, as gold, silver, copper and other commodities resumed the meltdown that began last week, just a day after the metals had reached record highs. The spot price of gold dropped to $4,649.9 an ounce, another 4.9% drop on the day, and silver slumped 7.6% to $78.18/oz.
A volatile day is setting up for precious and base metals on Monday with silver and China selling in focus.
Gold is lower in the morning Asian session as markets further price in a Fed led by Kevin Warsh.
Silver Trust's price on Friday dropped by the largest percentage decline on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Financial markets are churning on Friday as investors try to figure out what President Donald Trump's new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates. The initial reactions were uneasy because of the uncertainty.
A bearish technical pattern that appeared in a widely traded gold-mining ETF, as well as in Newmont's stock, is warning investors to think twice before buying the dip.