When Donald Trump took office in January 2017, few could predict the meteoric rise in gold prices that would follow. By the time he left office in January 2021, gold had surged by over 53%, reaching a price of $1,841 per troy ounce—up from $1,208 at the start of his term, according to data from the World Gold Council.
Source – CNBC TV18
“Gold fell sharply post-Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as the Fed’s indication of a slower pace of interest rate cuts than previously estimated for the next year,” Saumil Gandhi, Senior Analyst of Commodities at HDFC Securities, said.
Silver quoted 2.47 per cent lower at USD 29.98 per ounce in the international markets.
“Investors are anticipating US weekly unemployment claims data to be released later on Thursday to assess the strength of the labour market, while focusing on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index data on Friday,” Abans Holdings’ Chief Executive Officer Chintan Mehta said.”
“We expect gold prices to rise further, but any delay in additional interest rate cuts could lead to short-term declines, creating opportunities for accumulation, Mehta said.”
Source – Press Trust of India
This year has been an up and down ride for silver after 2023 but seems to have taken a turn in the last quarter of the year.
“Silver fell to a quarterly low of US$30.11 on November 27, but since then the precious metal has regained some ground. As of December 11, it was trading at US$31.88.
The next Fed meeting is set to run from December 17 to 18. Most analysts expect the central bank to make one last 25 basis point cut before pausing in 2025.”
Source – Investing News Network
Markets initially dropped after Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted at fewer rate cuts next year, but quickly recovered as investors recognized this aligned with recent expectations, said StoneX analyst Rhona O’Connell.
“Gold sold off, showcasing once more that it is not an inflation hedge per se, but regained some lost ground on a threatened U.S. government shutdown,” said Carsten Menke, analyst at Julius Baer.
Source – Reuters https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/gold-recovers-one-month-low-short-covering-2024-12-19/
“Gold is reacting to a sharp rise in the U.S. dollar after a hawkish Fed cut,” said Michael Armbruster, co-founder and managing partner at Altavest. Source – Market Watch https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-futures-rise-ahead-of-final-rate-decision-and-economic-forecast-of-the-year/card/gold-futures-decline-after-fed-announcement-WFThfHDv2mQxezfnO3an
“Despite the pullback we’ve seen in gold prices following yesterday’s Fed statement, we believe gold’s positive momentum will continue in the short to medium term,” Manthey said by email. Source – CNBC https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/the-fed-s-hawkish-signal-sparked-gold-jitters-but-analysts-see-support-for-the-precious-metal-in-2025/ar-AA1wajju?ocid=socialshare
Barrick is a sector leading gold and copper production. One of the biggest in the world and comes in at 2nd in gold mining.
“The miner this week threatened to suspend operations in Mali over deteriorating mine conditions. Jefferies analysts wrote in a note this week that closure of the mine would reduce Barrick’s earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization by 11% next year.”
“Mali, under interim President Assimi Goita, has increased pressure on western miners in a bid to raise its revenue share from gold mines. In the last two months, the junta has detained senior executives of western miners, including employees of these companies for alleged non-payment of mining taxes.” Source – https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/economy/barrick-gold-seeks-arbitration-over-mali-gold-mine-dispute/ar-AA1w6s2W?ocid=socialshare
As many countries mine for their gold and help their economies in the process, the United States is not the number country in gold.
According to Luciano Duque, chief investment officer of C3 Bullion, China leads global gold output — followed by Australia, Russia and Canada before the U.S. rounds out the top five. -Source https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/where-does-the-us-rank-among-the-worlds-gold-producers/ar-AA1w1PiK?ocid=socialshare
There are many benefits to gold and as every day passes it’s growing in price and demand. Many investors will be looking out at the production and where it’s expanding.
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This is revolving a bit around politics but hey we need to stay with the times when we look at our investments and retirement interests. Our investments DO revolve around what the world is going through and we need to base our decisions on real life real world problems. This is an important part of investing and paying attention to trends if you are so inclined to invest or use or investments in the direction you feel it needs to go.
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Well, this news happened a couple days ago but it’s still relevant today as things change before we know it!
Currently in Florida, there is an open House seat in District 1. Trump backed candidate Jimmy Patronis wants the Sunshine State to adopt gold and silver as legal tender and has called for a study on the issue.
“Gold and silver have been trusted assets for thousands of years, and it makes perfect sense to use them as legal tender. I’m launching this study to determine the best way to get it done,” Patronis said in a statement included in a press release earlier this week.
For the full article and source https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-backed-candidate-aiming-to-replace-matt-gaetz-wants-florida-to-adopt-gold-and-silver-as-legal-tender/ar-AA1vR6dn?ocid=socialshare
Currently there are 11 states that use gold and silver coins as legal tender Utah being the first state to do so in 2011. This is a great shift we may see as states are either moving towards it or in talks of doing this. The positive for those who live in these states is the capital gains taxes would be eliminated on sales of gold and silver.
For more info and map see source https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gold-and-silver-legal-tender-states