The lagging gold shares
We have the gold price at levels not seen since December 1996 (and platinum at 20 –year highs) yet the shares are not performing. One […]
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The gold bulls
It seems likely that a majority of the readers of this essay are of that species of person known as a gold bull. A quite […]
How far can the gold price go?
The theme of the past two essays was that it would appear from the behaviour of the gold price that the vaults from where the […]
A look at platinum
The gold bull market started on the 3rd April last year, after gold was fixed at $256 on the day before to make a double […]
The shackles on gold might be rusting through II
Bill Murphy, Chairman of GATA (Gold Anti-Trust Action), wrote on Thursday that in his 27 years in the futures markets he had seldom seen as […]
Gold showing some life – briefly?
Gold showing some life – briefly? This is the week of the US election and if market trends are going to change – or perhaps […]
The economy and gold
It has long been clear to interested observers that the gold price has displayed some very anomalous behaviour since the mid 1990’s. Evidence eventually surfaced […]
Getting closer to a time for gold
The previous essay ended with the statement that October might become a good month for gold. So far it does not look as if this […]
Switzerland and gold
From May 1997 through to October 1997 financial turbulence in South East Asia brought a great deal of nervousness to global markets and – as […]
Volatility – a sign of increasing stress?
There was a time not so long ago when the gold price showed relatively little variation from day to day and even week to week. […]