In recent times, silver has attracted a lot of attention from investors, and it is even performing better than gold. Historically, silver has remained under gold’s shadow. But if we look at the returns delivered by both precious metals in 1 year, silver has outperformed gold. In the last 1 year, silver prices have jumped
Gold rose to a record high above $3,028 an ounce as an escalation in Middle East tensions underscored its haven appeal, and investors weighed data that fueled concern the US economy is slowing down. Bullion climbed as much as 0.9 per cent as Israel launched military strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza, a move that
Wayne Lam, analyst director of mining research at TD Securities, shares his hot picks on gold miners. Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Macquarie Group Ltd. have been vocal cheerleaders for gold during a breakneck rally that has taken prices to record highs above US$3,000 an ounce. With anxiety about the global economy growing,
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(Bloomberg) — A diversified investment strategy that seeks to juice returns through leverage is finding new love among big money managers — more than a decade after it blew up during the 2008 financial crisis. The approach, widely known as “portable alpha,” uses derivatives to track returns of long-only indexes and then invests the
(Bloomberg) — Gold touched a fresh record, as exchange-traded funds backed by the precious metal draw renewed interest from investors. Bullion hit a new all-time high of $2,956.19 an ounce on Monday, topping the previous peak reached on Thursday, before paring gains. Prices have risen for the past eight weeks, the longest streak since 2020.
Gold prices are trading around ₹88,800 per 10 grams in India. In the previous session, gold prices closed at ₹86,010 per 10 grams and hovered around ₹85,998 on the MCX. Meanwhile, in the U.S., gold prices hovered around $2,941 per ounce. Manav Modi, Analyst, Commodity Research at MOFSL, said, “Gold prices eased on Friday as investors
Central banks stormed into the gold market in the final three months of last year, playing a key role in the metal (which doubles as a currency) hitting an all-time high today of $2865 an ounce, up 3.7% in a week and 41% over the past 12-months. The World Gold Council (WGC), an industry lobby
Four months after the State Council, China’s cabinet, unveiled a nine-point document aimed at restoring investors’ confidence and attracting long-term funds, the market is back in a downward spiral after a relief rally. There are telltale signs of investors shunning stocks: turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges has plunged to a four-year low, the
Commodity price hits new high Lower rates a major driver Central banks have been buying For the first time in history a gold bar now costs $1 million after the London spot price for the precious metal exceeded $2,500 per ounce (a gold bar typically weighs 400 ounces). With interest rates set to fall globally,