Silver Continues to Threaten a Move Higher
While silver does look extraordinarily resilient at the moment, the reality is that it may not be that easy to get to the $32.35 level.
Source – FXEMPIRE
Spot gold gained 1% to $4,532.72 per ounce. Prices hit their lowest in more than seven weeks earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures for June delivery rose 0.5% higher to $4,535.30.
“Any type of resolution to the war or opening of the Strait of Hormuz would be a positive for the gold market in so much as the expectation would be that interest rates would decline, and hence that would be opportunistic or helpful to the gold market,” said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures.
Citi said it was staying cautious near-term on gold with a zero to three-month point-price target of $4,300/oz.
Source – CNBC
Copper, yet to be included in Donald Trump’s widening list of tariff-hit products, continues to rally on the assumption that it is just a matter of time, Saxo Bank said in a note, as it sees a sooner-than-expected tightening of the global market.
Copper futures (HG1:COM) are up 2.8% so far this week, and 6.3% for the month.
The copper market is still awaiting the result of an investigation carried out under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.
“As such an investigation normally takes months to be completed, it has left the door wide open for a massive profitable arbitrage between international prices and those in the U.S. being reflected through the High Grade futures contract in New York.”
Source – Seeking Alpha
Gold prices rallied above $3,100 per ounce for the first time on Monday, on course for its biggest quarterly gain in over 38 years, as global tariffs and geopolitical tensions push investors toward safe-haven bets.
“Trump’s unpredictable trade policy has been the key driver for gold so far in 2025, with prices up by more than 16% year-to-date, extending its momentum from 2024,” ING analysts said.
“We see uncertainty over trade and tariffs, along with central bank buying and inflows into ETF holdings continuing to buoy gold prices.”
Source – Seeking Alpha
This year’s returns on silver, at 26.8%, have inched slightly above gold, according to the prices of two popular exchange-traded funds, the iShares Silver Trust and SPDR Gold Shares as of Monday’s trading.
It is the first time the iShares silver ETF has outperformed gold’s year-to-date gains in 48 trading days. As recently as May, the gold fund’s 2025 returns were nearly double that of silver. Much of the catch-up has taken place in June as the silver ETF gained 11% while the gold fund gained 1%.
Source – Barron’s
Silver has initially fallen significantly in the early hours of Tuesday, as the market reacted to the ceasefire, taking out some of the “risk trade.” However, we are holding the range again. Ultimately, there are a lot of “moving pieces” to pay attention to.
Source – FX EMPIRE
Gold lost its shine after upbeat US jobs data. It hits an intraday low of $3311 and is currently trading around $3323.
The June 2025 U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report demonstrated notable strength in the labor market, with 147,000 jobs added, substantially surpassing the consensus estimate of 110,000.
According to the CME Fed Watch tool, the chances of a rate pause in the Jul 30th 2025, meeting have increased to 93.30% from 79.30% a week ago.
Source – Econo Times