precious metals

Learn with ETMarkets: How to decode movement in gold, silver through technical, fundamental analysis

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Learn with ETMarkets: How to decode movement in gold, silver through technical, fundamental analysis

Navigating the ever-fluctuating world of precious metals like gold and silver requires a keen eye and a multi-pronged approach. While some traders swear by technical analysis, focusing solely on price charts and market sentiment, others prioritise fundamental analysis, delving into the underlying economic factors influencing prices. However, the most successful traders often adopt a holistic … Read more

Gold Vs Silver: What to buy as Israel-Hamas conflict triggers bullion’s appeal?

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Gold Vs Silver: What to buy as Israel-Hamas conflict triggers bullion’s appeal?

After weeks of underperformance, shine in bullion returned as the first shot hit Israel and since then the price trajectory has largely been northwards with the crisis only deepening by each passing day. Experts remain bullish on the prospects of precious metals even as they pick their preference between gold and silver with a view … Read more

India restricts imports of waste, scrap with precious metals

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India restricts imports of waste, scrap with precious metals

The government has restricted the imports of certain waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal. Their imports were free earlier. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade amended the import policy for ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds including gold, platinum and silver to “restricted” from “free” which … Read more

Has investor money started reverting to physical assets?

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Ritesh Jain Global Macro Investor & One of Top 3 Global LinkedIn Influencers on Economy and Finance, Mumbai He is a trend watcher, Global Macro investor and Blogger at worldoutofwhack.com. He has over 20 years of experience in financial markets, bonds, equities, gold, and derivatives. He muses about global macro investment opportunities, economics, business, and … Read more

Gold at Rs 65,000 by Diwali? Key ratio signals a slowdown in silver

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NEW DELHI: Gold and silver prices witnessed dramatic swings this week, thanks to huge demand followed by a bout of profit booking, and this has kept bullion traders on their toes. Analysts are at a loss trying to predict where these precious metals are headed. Gold futures hit a record high at the start of … Read more

Gold heads for biggest monthly gain since Jan 2012 on rush to safety

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Gold rose on Friday and headed for its biggest monthly gain in 8-1/2 years as the impact of the worsening coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy hammered the dollar, prompting investors to seek refuge in bullion. Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,975.30 an ounce by 0927 GMT, while U.S. gold futures rose 1.5% to … Read more

Gold prices surrender gains after record run as dollar slide pauses

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Gold gave up gains on Tuesday after scaling record highs as the dollar regained some ground, although simmering U.S.-China tensions and bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve would maintain its dovish policy stance kept demand solid for the metal. Spot gold was steady at $1,941.23 per ounce by 0707 GMT, but off its peak of … Read more

Gold prices steady near $1,800 on virus fears, US-China spat – The Economic Times

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Gold steadied near the psychological level of $1,800 on Friday after a sharp fall in the previous session, as worries over surging coronavirus cases and US-China tensions underpinned its safe-haven appeal, although a stronger dollar capped gains. Spot gold was up 0.1 per cent at $1,799.18 per ounce by 0710 GMT. US gold futures were … Read more

Gold could rally 10% from Wednesday record high of Rs 50,000 plus: Kotak Bank official

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Gold of 995 purity (24 carat), which hit a record high of Rs 50,392.75 per 10 gm on Wednesday including taxes, could rally another 10% in the next six-nine months, said Shekhar Bhandari, global transaction banking head, Kotak Mahindra Bank. “Rising US-China trade tensions, negative real rates by central bankers and fallout from Covid would … Read more