Asset Strategies International: Why Central Banks Bought Gold in Record Numbers
Since 2010, gold prices have trended first lower, then higher. The net result has been a sideways move, with the metal around $2,000 per ounce.
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Since 2010, gold prices have trended first lower, then higher. The net result has been a sideways move, with the metal around $2,000 per ounce.
After months of sideways trading, gold prices have been pushing higher. The metal has now moved past $2,000 per ounce in recent sessions. And that
When an asset class gets heavily oversold, it can become susceptible to a short squeeze. That’s when those who sold the asset short start to
Over the past few years, investors have looked for places to hedge against the impact of inflation. Historically, that’s come from gold. However, more recently,
The energy market has started to shift back into favor after lagging in the first half of 2023. Crucially, events such as OPEC production cuts and
The energy market is starting to show signs of strength again. That’s thanks in part to a move higher in oil to $90 per barrel.
Several asset classes have been volatile over the past two years, but have largely gone nowhere. That includes the stock market, which peaked in late 2021,
Worried about the markets? One measure of market fear says you shouldn’t be. That measure is the volatility index, or VIX. It’s recently slid
Investors typically use earnings to gauge a company’s performance across industries. But some earnings are better than others. For a tech company, earnings may not
For the past three years, precious metals prices have trended sideways. Gold has flirted with $2,000 per ounce, near the highs set in the summer
The past year has seen rising political tensions. The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has included the company’s expulsion from the global payments
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