Barry Stuppler

A stronger U.S. Dollar and U.S. interest rates moving higher are keeping Gold at current levels . . . .

Russian Central Bank Gold Reserves Rise to 1,857 Tons in January . . . .

Rarer than gold, platinum and palladium are racing each other for price dominance . . . .

I attribute much of this week’s decline in the Gold price to the Chinese New Year celebration as most Chinese businesses are closed the entire week . . . .

Gold has been fairly quiet this morning in part from the anticipation of the latest Fed news . . . .

If you’ve been waiting for the U.S. unemployment-inflation relationship to reassert itself, 2018 may be the year for you . . . .

Arguably Chinese gold demand, which remains high according to almost all accounts, tends to be a stabilising influence on the gold price with the twice-daily Shanghai fixes having their own impact is steadying price rises and falls . . . .

Gold ended its short-term bearish decline last week, rallying $40 per ounce for the week. Gold closed last Friday at $1,353.20 per ounce, above the key $1,350 support level . . . .

A strong U.S. Dollar caused Gold to decline in Asian and European markets this morning

Long after the Americans finish celebrating New Years and begin to renege on resolutions, the Chinese are just getting started. While the Chinese “Spring Festival” has not caught on with the rest of the world, the impact of this Chinese tradition offers average Americans a unique opportunity to benefit here in the USA . . . .