How Gold Compares with Silver, Platinum and Palladium as an Asset
Gold, silver, platinum and palladium each have distinct supply, demand and market characteristics that affect their behaviour as assets.
Gold Market
Analysis
Deeper looks at the forces setting the gold price.
How to Read Gold Futures Positioning Data
A guide to reading CFTC positioning data for gold futures, explaining the three trader categories and how changes in their net positions can signal shifts in market sentiment.
Gold net longs jump as CFTC data shows broad positioning shift
Speculative gold positioning saw its largest weekly increase since early June in the week to August 25. CAD short covering led broader shifts across currencies and commodities.
Gold royalty and streaming companies explained
Gold royalty and streaming companies provide capital to miners in exchange for future gold revenue, offering a lower-risk way to gain gold exposure.
All-In Sustaining Cost Explained for Gold Miners
All-in sustaining cost (AISC) is a metric that captures the total cost of producing an ounce of gold, including mining, processing, and sustaining capital.
Gold bounces back above $4,600 after touching weekly low
Spot gold turned higher on Thursday, trading near $4,610 after touching a weekly low of $4,566. The dollar softened and Wall Street rallied on strong Nvidia earnings, while Fed officials sounded hawkish at Jackson Hole.
Gold price outlook: resistance at $4800-$5000 and potential pullback
An analyst suggests gold could reach the $4800-$5000 resistance zone, but a short-term pullback of 5-7% is possible. Silver and the GDX ETF may fall 10-20%.
Why central banks buy gold decades after the gold standard ended
The US ended dollar-gold convertibility in 1971. Decades later, central banks buy gold at the fastest pace since Bretton Woods. We examine the paradox.
Why Gold Mining Supply Responds Slowly to Higher Prices
Gold mining supply is highly inelastic in the short term. Higher prices trigger new projects, but exploration, permitting, and construction take years, while existing mines face ore-grade declines.