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• Important Economic News Calendar: November 4 - November 8, 2019

  November 4, 2019, 7:27 AM

  

  The markets will likely take some breather in the coming week following last week's huge economic data announcements. But that does not mean there won't be trading opportunities coming from the data releases. Last week we asked if quarterly corporate earnings would push stock prices to new record highs, and they did! But will optimism in stocks, gold, oil and the Euro remain after the next set of economic news releases? Let's take a look at this week's schedule.

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• Fed Cuts Rates, Causing Gold to See-Saw

  October 31, 2019, 8:37 AM

  

  Yesterday, that was already the third time this year when the Fed cut interest rates. In response, the price of gold erased earlier losses. That sounds a bit fishy. What is going on?

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• Global Industrial Slump and Brexit Dance Go On. Will Gold Bop?

  October 29, 2019, 8:05 AM

  

  The Brexit saga continues. Both the U.S. and China's industrial sectors suffer from the trade war. How will the Fed react to these downside risks tomorrow? The expectation is that it'll cut rates, but will that really happen? And how will gold take to that?

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• Important Economic News Calendar: October 28 - November 1, 2019

  October 28, 2019, 8:31 AM

  

  Brace for a very busy week on the financial markets! The Fed will decide about the U.S. monetary policy and the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its usually important monthly figures. Will quarterly corporate earnings push stock prices to new record highs? Let's take a look at this week's schedule.

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• Will Central Banks Prevent Recession and Push Gold Down?

  October 25, 2019, 4:16 AM

  

  Trade wars, geopolitical tensions and slowing economic indicators. Both the ECB and the Fed have recently cut interest rates to stimulate slowing growth, hoping to escape possible recession. Will they succeed? After all, they don't have the most reliable record when it comes to preventing busts. Let's get into the central flaw of central banking and what it implies for gold.

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• Gold, the Shining Star Among Commodities

  October 24, 2019, 6:59 AM

  

  Gold is the most effective commodity investment, yet it is under-invested, the WGC reports. What makes it special and deserving of our focus? And how to translate that focus into an appropriate allocation within one's portfolio?

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• Gold’s Seasonal Outlook for Q4

  October 22, 2019, 9:57 AM

  

  “What is the best predictor of future behavior? Past behavior.” And while this certainly does not always hold, there is a lesson to be learned from this adage for gold investors. Yup, a saying about behavior might be important for the precious metals market. The basic idea is that behavior can be understood as history here. And so, the best predictor of future developments could be past developments. In other words, past developments might hold some indications as to the fluctuations in the market.

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• The Duel Between Johnson and Parliament. Will Gold Win?

  October 22, 2019, 7:29 AM

  

  Boris Johnson struggles to push the Brexit agreement through the British Parliament. For it can bite back! Who wins this battle? One could hope that gold, but this is not so certain...

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• Important Economic News Calendar: October 21 - October 25, 2019

  October 21, 2019, 7:20 AM

  

  The markets remained surprisingly calm last week, despite worse than expected U.S. economic data releases. The third-quarter earnings season along with Brexit play may have overweighed the data pessimism. This week, we will have some potentially moving news releases along with more big names corporate earnings. So let's take a look at those events.

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• Gold Performance during Global Monetary Easing

  October 18, 2019, 4:40 AM

  

  Another round of global monetary easing has just begun! More than 30 central banks around the world have cut interest rates this year so far. The Fed and the ECB are certainly among them. Should gold investors look forward to these policies playing out? Let's find out how gold tends to behave during such an extraordinary period!

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• Making Sense of the Dilly-Dallying Days in Crude Oil

  October 17, 2019, 8:26 AM

  

  Crude oil seesaw trading goes on, as yesterday's upswing gave way to a lower open earlier today. Given the declining USD, couldn't black gold have acted just a little bit stronger? Let's take a look what it means for our open position - time to head for the exits, or brace ourselves for a more opportune exit point being hit?

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• Will Sputtering Global Growth and the Just-Announced Brexit Deal Support Gold?

  October 17, 2019, 7:37 AM

  

  3 percent - that's the new IMF global growth forecast for 2019. It's the lowest one since the Great Financial Crisis. Is the much talked about recession coming? And what about the just reached Brexit deal? Can they both make gold rally?

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• Selecting Silver Miners for October 2019

  October 16, 2019, 9:59 AM

  

  Gold and silver are our main focus, no doubt about it. But they are only a part of the precious metals market. Actually, there is another side of the market which could be overlooked by investors starting to look into the precious metals market. So, we would like to take some time to explain how this part is important and why you may be interested in it at all.

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• Where Next for Oil After Its Double Reversal?

  October 15, 2019, 9:51 AM

  

  Crude oil bounced from its yesterday's lows, and the oil bulls rebuffed another attempt to move lower earlier today. Does that mean that the upswing can continue now, or a cautious approach would win the day?

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• Gold, the Ultimate Safe Haven Asset. A Looming Nobel Prize?

  October 15, 2019, 7:01 AM

  

  Yesterday, the Nobel prizes in economics were awarded. Unfortunately, gold has been omitted and got nothing. How unfair! But looking at the Dutch central bank press release, gold would have much higher chances if they were the ones granting the prizes and not the Swedish central bank!

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