Heading into today's trading session the market was clearly worried about a hawkish statement from the Fed with the potential for a faster series of... Continued
Why The Rising Interest Rate Meme May Have A New Year’s Hangover
A couple of weeks ago I made a blog post on Treasury yields which was published on 321gold. The main premise of this post was... Continued
U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit New Lows
U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates have just hit a new multi-year low, the lowest levels since November 2012 when the 30-year fixed made its all-time... Continued
Gundlach Speaks, Gold Breaks Out
Less than 24 hours after Jeff Gundlach uttered the following words "they have got to dial this [hawkish] rhetoric back or the markets are going to... Continued
Fed Opens The Door To Negative Rates
With markets in turmoil and the scent of deflation growing stronger by the day the Fed cried uncle this morning with the following comment by... Continued
Stocks Rally On Fed Rate Hike; Gold Miners Poised For Year End Rally
A sea of green across U.S. equity markets today: S&P 500 Heat Map Perhaps most interesting was that gold miners (GDX) rallied nearly 4%... Continued
Gold Jumps Ahead of Fed’s Big Decision
Gold spiked $10 this morning ahead of the Fed's big announcement which comes at 2pm EST: Gold (5-minute) $1075 is a minor resistance level... Continued
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
The Federal Reserve finds itself in a tricky situation heading into Wednesday's FOMC announcement. There has been a considerable build-up over the past several weeks... Continued
The Only Gold Chart You Need
Aside from drawing arrows in Christmas colors the following chart serves to highlight an unmistakable relationship that has existed between Treasury yields and gold during... Continued
The Consensus View On Gold Is Resting On Shaky Ground
Here's the quick take on gold via Morgan Stanley: Clearly a bearish view on gold from MS, also not a very deep view... Continued