interest rates

Fed outlook sparks biggest two-day gold gain since November . . .

Gold rallied after the Federal Reserve announced an increase to its key short-term interest rate on Wednesday, but the metal’s price reaction isn’t quite the head scratcher that it seems to be . . . .

Brexit could be triggered as soon as tomorrow, while the Dutch go to the polls on Wednesday . . . .

Mining magnate and chairman of Franco-Nevada Pierre Lassonde is confident in the mining sector for 2017, noting that gold prices bottomed over a year ago and should only move higher . . . .

Gold bulls are acting as if they can’t believe a good thing when they see it . . . .

UBS head of commodities Dominic Schnider expects the price for a ounce of gold to rise to $1,300 from a current $1,230 . . . .

Stan Druckenmiller, the billionaire investor with one of the best long-term track records in money management, said he bought gold in late December and January, reversing the sale he made after the U.S. presidential election . . . .

Like the proverbial frog that does not notice the rise in water temperature until it’s too late, investors seem to be experiencing a similarly stealthy rise in inflation . . . .

The price of gold has risen by over 3% in 2017. This already equates to three quarters of its total return from 2016, which shows just how strong its performance has been in the first handful of trading sessions in 2017 . . . .

Swiss bank UBS looks for gold to average $1,350 an ounce in 2017, characterizing the metal as down but not out after significant price declines over the last few weeks . . . .