Federal Reserve

America has chosen Donald Trump to be its next President and the world markets, whether metals, gold, bonds, equities or Forex are all highly volatile . . . .

Besides alerting us to how the expansion of fiat money is progressing, an objective of this exercise is to give some guidance on the price relationship with gold . . . . .

Metal remains firm overnight despite Federal Reserve minutes pointing to December increase . . . .

Gold held near a three-month low as investors awaited Friday’s U.S. jobs report for more clues on when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates amid growing expectation for a hike soon . . . .

With U.S. stocks still flirting with their all-time highs and volatility scraping along close to a multi-year low, investors are less inclined to worry about hedging risks and downside protection . . . .

We have recently speculated as to how the gold price might perform now U.S. execs are back at their desks after holidaying in the summer sunshine . . . .

Gold dropped for a seventh day this morning, heading for the longest run of declines since May, trading at $1,319 an ounce . . . .

Ever since the Fed last raised its policy rate in December and has backed off further increases, asset markets (gold, commodities, bonds, stocks) have boomed in possible price bubbles . . . .

Investors should make use of gold’s lack of correlation with other assets, which makes it the best hedge against currency risk . . . .