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Gold breaks $2900 per ounce

Gold has surged to a new all-time high, breaking through $2,911.72 per ounce on a thick mix of domestic and foreign uncertainty, inflation concerns, and a shifting macroeconomic landscape. While bullion has historically served as a safe-haven asset, the latest rally is not merely a reaction to market turbulence, but instead to a confluence of economic and financial factors that reinforce its role in global portfolios.

Source – Seeking Alpha / American Institute for Economic Research / Written by Peter C. Earle

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    Gold drops after inflation data, trade concerns loom

    Spot gold eased 0.2% to $2,893.87 per ounce as of 09:58 a.m. ET (1458 GMT). U.S. gold futures fell 0.4% to $2,920.60.

    Prices dropped over 1% after data showed the U.S. consumer price index jumped 0.5% last month, more than expected, reinforcing the Fed message that it was in no rush to resume cutting interest rates amid growing uncertainty over the economy.

    “With today’s CPI data coming in hotter-than-expected, that has put weight on the gold market. Obviously at this point, any expectation that the market would have had of any type of rate cut later this year has now been put down,” said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures.

    Spot silver shed 0.7% to $32.05 per ounce and palladium fell 0.3% to $973.11, while platinum added 0.7% to $990.10.

    Source – Reuters

    More info!

    CPI – Consumer Price Index

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    Silver Tiger Metals to Present at Virtual Investor Conference

    Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (TSXV:SLVR)(OTCQX:SLVTF) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, focused on Developing Production at the El Tigre Silver Mining District in Sonora Mexico, today announced that Glenn Jessome President & CEO, will present live at the Metals and Mining Virtual Investor Conference hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on February 13th, 2025

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  • Footage of Gold toilet burglary

    The footage played at their trial at Oxford Crown Court showed two vehicles driving across the Great Courtyard, before hooded individuals armed with sledgehammers and a large crowbar broke into the palace. One could be seen leaving carrying a golden toilet seat.

    The fully functioning lavatory was insured for the sum of $6m (£4.8m), the court heard previously.

    “They knew precisely where to go, broke down the wooden door to the cubicle where the toilet was fully plumbed in, removed it, leaving water pouring out of the pipes, and drove away,” prosecutor Julian Christopher KC said previously.

    “Clearly such an audacious raid would not have been possible without lots of preparation”, he added,

    Source – BBC

    I will follow this till the end of the trial. I want to know what happened to the toilet! Maybe you do too. Clearly had to have been planned and to have done it so quickly, from the video evidence anyway. Let’s see what happens. -V.

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    Gold Climbs as Bullion-Backed ETFs Add to Holdings This Year

    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

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    Gold prices higher, Silver prices lagging

    Asian and European shares were mixed to weaker in trading overnight. U.S. stock indexes are set to open higher on corrective bounces following Friday’s big sell offs.

    German stocks rose as investors cheered a win by German conservative leader Friedrich Merz in Sunday’s elections.

    The Euro zone January consumer price index came in at up 2.5%, year-on-year, which was right in line with market expectations.

    Source – KITCO News

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    Gold prices extend gains

    Spot gold was up 1.3% at $3,122.02 an ounce at 1129 GMT, after its biggest daily gain since October 2023 on Wednesday. U.S. gold futures were up 1.9% at $3,137.80.

    “We’re just living in a world of extreme uncertainty. We just don’t really know which way this trade war is going to go … I think for the course of this year, gold will march higher,” said Nitesh Shah, commodities strategist at WisdomTree.

    Spot silver fell 0.6% to $30.85 an ounce, platinum lost 0.4% to $933.55, and palladium was down 1.7% at $915.68.

    Source – Reuters