It appears that the Federal Reserve is on hold when it comes to moving interest rates until midyear, said Peter Grant, vice president and senior metals strategist at Zaner Metals. But “most of the other major central banks remain in easing mode, providing an additional tailwind for gold.” Ongoing trade and geopolitical uncertainty suggest upside potential to the psychologically important $3,000 level, he said.
Source – Market Watch
Gold tests historic highs as the strong rally continues.
A move above the $2850 level will open the way to the test of the $2900 level.
In case silver stays above the $32.00 level, it will head towards the next resistance at $32.75 – $33.00.
In case platinum settles back above the $1000 level, it will move towards the resistance level at $1025 – $1030.
Source – FXEMPIRE
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
Putting tariffs on the world’s largest silver producer, Mexico, and a bullish seasonal window has woken the silver bulls.
Silver is showing strong signs of bullish momentum, supported by seasonal demand, a favorable technical picture, and a fundamental catalyst in the form of tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
Source – Barchart / Written by Don Dawson
Spot gold fell 0.9% to $2,776.05 per ounce by 0303 GMT after prices hit a record peak at $2,817.23 on Friday. US gold futures were 0.9% lower at $2,810.80.
“Gold has support at $2774-2760 while resistance is at $2817-2832. Silver has support at $31.15-30.95 and resistance is at $31.65-31.80. In rupee terms, gold has support at Rs 81,980-81,710, while resistance is at Rs 82,070-82,350. Silver has support at Rs 92,710-92,050 while resistance is at Rs 93,980-94,570,” said Rahul Kalantri, VP Commodities, Mehta Equities.
Source – The Economic Times
Kiyosaki said, “Trump tariffs begin: gold, silver, Bitcoin may crash.” He indicated his plan to purchase more Bitcoin if prices plummet, seeing it as an opportunity to grow his wealth. However, he also pointed out the U.S. national debt as a major problem that Bitcoin might not be able to address.
Source – Benzinga
Fluor president of mining & metals Harish Jammula said: “We are excited to support BHP on their growth plans to increase production of refined copper cathode in south Australia.
“Accelerated expansion of the downstream processing sector is increasingly important to secure local supply of mined materials, become independent of overseas supply and drive sustainable production technologies.”
Source – Global Data
Over the last two months, 12.9 million troy ounces (401 metric tons) of gold were delivered to COMEX-approved warehouses, raising stocks there by 73.5% to 30.4 million ounces, the highest since July 2022.
According to the Swiss data, gold deliveries from the country to the U.S. rose to 64.2 tons in December from 3.3 tons in the last month of 2023. In March 2022, when global markets were grappling with immediate consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland exported 81.5 tons of gold to the U.S.
Source – US News / Reuters
The company recorded its highest-ever nine months mined and refined metal production at 784 kt and 783 kt respectively. The company clocked best-ever third quarter revenue of US$ 1,020 million, up 18% year-on-year.
Hindustan Zinc also registered historic best third quarter EBITDA of US$ 537 million, up 28% with an industry leading EBITDA margin of c. 53%, up c. 400 bps year-on-year. The company also recorded its highest profit after tax (PAT) in the past nine quarters* of USD 317 million, up 32% year on year.
Source – ANTARA News
If we can break above the $31 level on a daily close, then I believe that opens up the opportunity for the market to go looking at the $32.50 level.
Source – FXEMPIRE / Written by Christopher Lewis
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Silver prices on Wednesday marginally rose Rs 6 to Rs 91,057 per kilogram as participants increased their bets.
Globally, silver was trading 0.14 per cent lower at USD 30.37 per ounce in New York.
Source – Press Trust of India