Tag: gold
How The CFTC’s New ‘Speed Bump’ Rule Could Effect Gold & Silver
Yesterday, the CFTC approved the first “trading speed bump” for US silver and gold futures markets. Normally this might only get a mention as a feature article by your friendly Gold Enthusiast, but as you will see there are some points that bear attention, and possibly even – perish the thought – deeper thinking. You see, there’s a big difference between doing […]
Through Its Purchase Of Gold, China Is Sending The U.S. A Major Warning
China announced yesterday that they increased their central gold reserves by 480,000 oz (approx 14.9 tonnes) in April, noting that this is the fifth straight month of increases. The announcement also noted this brings Chinese reserves to 61.1 million ounces with a value of $78.35 billion USD, as of the end of April. This is an old story to regular readers […]
4 Reasons Why Silver Has Been Dropping
Silver bulls have been confounded lately by the metal’s inability to get up off the floor and run. There are lots of reasons why silver should go higher. After all, we are at prices only slightly higher than they were after fallback from the Hunt brothers trying to corner the silver market back in 1980. You’d think […]
3 Gold Stocks That Should Glitter With Rising Gold Prices
Rising gold prices could take these gold stocks to multi-year highs Since hitting a low of about $1,175 per oz. on Aug. 14, gold prices have steadily risen. Gold took off as stocks dropped dramatically last fall. However, as shares began to recover from a December 24th low, gold and gold stocks continued to rise. Gold […]
Palladium – More Precious Than Gold!
In 1803, a bright and ambitious chemist disrupted the world by discovering a rare and lustrous silvery white metal. This man was W.H Wollaston, and he named this metal Palladium, after the asteroid of Pallas that was discovered two months prior to his discovery. Palladium has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since […]
The Reason Why Silver Is In ‘No Mans Land’
Today marks a moment in history for your friendly Gold Enthusiast. Due to increasing requests, we’re starting coverage of the world of silver as well as gold. Because we want to make this as easy for you as possible we’ll be covering gold Monday – Wednesday – Friday, and silver Tuesday – Thursday. So if you’re only […]
3 Gold Stocks Percolating Right Now
Time to buy gold stocks as the metal hits multi-month highs? The yellow metal has been on fire, with gold hitting multi-month highs and threatening to run to new 52-week highs should its recent momentum continue. As such, gold stocks have been on the move as well, pushing higher as its underlying product gains in […]
Gold Miners Could Be Ready To Run
One of the unsung stories of the last few months is the resurgence in gold prices. An ounce of gold has climbed from a low of about $1,200 in mid-November to over $1,300 as of this writing. That’s a pretty sizable jump in a relatively short amount of time. There are a few reasons why […]
5 Gold Stocks That Should Glitter In 2019
Don’t look now, but gold stocks are shining bright As concerns about the health of the global economy are starting to make themselves known, one asset class has started to shine in a big way. We’re talking about precious metals and gold stocks. The price of gold has steadily climbed and is now around $1313 per […]
Osisko Gold Royalties: Set To Prosper From Gold Appreciation
Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE: OR) is one of the smaller gold royalty and streaming companies, and it is quite well-positioned for a bull price appreciation in gold. Importantly, it’s also reasonably well-protected from a potential bear market in gold compared to many gold miners. Gold royalty and streaming companies don’t operate mines themselves, and instead they […]
