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Gold and Silver “Technical Scoop”

Another day, another record for gold. Gold is a go-to safe haven in times of economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and loss of faith in governments. The result was a 3.0% gain for gold this past week and a close at the magical $3,000.

Other precious metals rose this past week. Silver was up 4.9%, while platinum gained 4.8% and is back over $1,000. Near precious metals saw palladium up 1.9% and copper gaining 4.0% as it marches towards $5.00.

Source – Silver Seek

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    Investors fear, copper down

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    Canadian investors add gold, uranium a substitute

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    The precious metal has gained nearly 12% in the year-to-date and is set to benefit from continued macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside potential U.S. interest rate cuts, according to the industry body’s World Silver Survey 2025.

    “While ongoing uncertainties elsewhere, along with silver’s healthy supply-demand conditions, will offer support, we do see prices easing back in late 2025.”

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    Spot gold was at $3,026.85 an ounce at 1131 GMT. U.S. gold futures edged 0.4% higher to $3,032.40.

    “A modestly weaker dollar is probably giving gold a little bit of a tailwind at present,” said Ross Norman, an independent analyst.

    “A worse-than-feared tariff announcement on April 2 could give bullion bulls a shot in the arm towards striving for the $3,100 mark,” said Han Tan, Exinity Group’s chief market analyst.

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    Bullion traded around $3,020 an ounce, less than $40 shy of the record high reached last week. Gold-backed ETFs have added about 154 tons so far this year, according to data.

    Spot gold rose 0.3% to $3,021.31 an ounce as of 11:18 a.m. in New York, snapping three days of losses. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.2%. Silver, platinum and palladium all advanced. 

    Source – Bloomberg