We didn’t have to wait long for Iran’s response. After the missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq, gold briefly soared above $1,600. What should we expect next? Iran Retaliates, Gold Rallies On Tuesday, I wrote that “given that Soleimani wa...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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January 10, 2020
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So, did U.S. and Iran just become best friends? Gold’s huge reversal and a decline of about $50 in 24 hours might certainly suggest so to those, who choose to follow the news instead of estimating market’s moves using more reliable tools. ...
Przemyslaw Radomski, CFA
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January 9, 2020
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Normally, after tensions between Iran/Iraq and the US flare-up, Oil and Gold rally quite extensively but reversed sharply lower by the end of the session. Yes, Gold is 1% higher today and was up over $35 overnight, but Crude Oil has actually moved lower today which is a f...
Chris Vermeulen
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January 7, 2020
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Gold’s safe haven status was tested this week, as Iran countered the assassination of its top military commander with missile strikes against two Iraqi bases housing US troops. On Tuesday night Tehran fired over a dozen missiles at the Al-Asad airbase and E...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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January 10, 2020
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Technical analyst Clive Maund examines the effects of recent geopolitical events on the precious metals markets. It has been a week of surprises since the last updates were posted. First, I had not expected Iran to retaliate following the murder of its top genera...
Streetwise Reports
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January 14, 2020
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On the weekend, there was a drone attack against the world’s largest oil processing facility and a major oilfield in Saudi Arabia. Oil prices have predictably spiked, but how will this geopolitical shock affect the gold market in the days ahead? What Happene...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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September 17, 2019
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Technical analyst Clive Maund discusses the effects of geopolitics on the price of gold. In this update I am not going to repeat the points made in the last fairly comprehensive update , instead we are going to focus on the importance of the resistance level just ab...
Streetwise Reports
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January 7, 2020
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Saudi Arabia's CEO Amin Nasr's message to the press that oil flows to the market are guaranteed, should be taken with a pinch of salt. Looking at the current volatility in the Persian/Arabian Gulf and the possibility of a temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Ar...
Cyril Widdershoven
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July 2, 2019
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Saudi Arabia's CEO Amin Nasr's message to the press that oil flows to the market are guaranteed, should be taken with a pinch of salt. Looking at the current volatility in the Persian/Arabian Gulf and the possibility of a temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Ar...
Cyril Widdershoven
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July 23, 2019
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The US Stock Market contracted in early morning trading on Friday, January 3, by more than 1% after news of the missile attack in Baghdad targeting a top-level Iranian military General and others. After the attack on the US Embassy in Iraq last week, President Trump issued a s...
Chris Vermeulen
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January 6, 2020
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