Tag Archives: silver price

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. A Lawsuit Makes Waves The price action was mixed last week. Those hoping for dollar declines in gold terms were disappointed. However, silver gave them a sop as the price of the buck declined by one one-hundredth of a gram of silver. In Monetarist terms, gold went down $18 and silver up 11 cents. Monetarism, in its...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. A Lawsuit Makes Waves The price action was mixed last week. Those hoping for dollar declines in gold terms were disappointed. However, silver gave them a sop as the price of the buck declined by one one-hundredth of a gram of silver. In Monetarist terms, gold went down $18 and silver up 11 cents. Monetarism, in its...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. How Not to Predict Gold Prices Sometimes, we think that every story in the gold community has the same template: I have inside information to share with you My peeps are telling me that <XYZ> will happen If <XYZ> happens, then the gold price will go ballistic (<XYZ> will happen, I just know it) So buy...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Big News The big news this week is that Donald Trump was elected to be the next president of the United States. Whether due to his comments about restructuring the government debt, tariffs on imported goods, or other economic concerns, many expected news of his election to push up the price of gold. They were wrong....

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Hillary Clinton and FBI chief James Comey. As absurd as this must appear to anyone looking at the situation in a detached manner, anything that might endanger Ms. Clinton’s election victory seems to be seen as negative for market confidence. - Click to enlarge Confidence Speculation Twice last week, the prices of the...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Reassertion of Gravity Another week without much major price action, gold +$16 and silver +$0.12. At least if you look at the closing prices. However on Monday after New York market hours, there was quite a spike in silver. The close was $17.46. The price was up 10 cents by midnight in New York. By the morning before...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Fundamental Developments – Scarcity of Precious Metals Increases Slightly Not much price action at the metals tables in the casino. Gold -$7, and silver -$0.10. Gold to silver ratio unchanged. This will be a brief report, due to the rigors of travel this week. Gold and silver prices Read on for the only true picture...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Interest Rate Convulsions The prices of both metals were down again this week. We would guess that it has something to do with the fact that everyone knows: higher rates are coming to the dollar. The yield on the 10-year Treasury closed the previous week at 1.762% and this week at 1.701%. It may not look like much, but...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. The Cost of Carry The prices of both metals were down this holiday-shortened (Labor Day in the US) week, especially on Friday. The decline corresponded to a spike in interest rates. Of course everyone watched the action of the stock market on Friday. Whatever the proximate cause, the root is credit. When borrowing to...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.