The price of silver rose yesterday by 0.3% to settle at 75472, as the demand for silver climbed by 18% last year to a record high of 1.24 billion ounces, creating a huge supply gap and raising concerns about more shortages in the years to come. The institute’s most recent World Silver Survey indicates that…
Silver reached $25 per ounce and gold was on track to reach a new high as the dollar index hit a 2-month low and US data sparked demand for safe-haven assets like precious metals. Silver futures for delivery in May ruled at $25.02 per ounce in early Wednesday trade, while gold futures for delivery in…
On Wednesday, gold prices fell as investors gradually retreated into riskier investments, hoping that the risk of the global banking crisis spreading had been temporarily contained. At $1,965.89 per ounce, spot gold was trading 0.4 percent lower. U.S. gold futures decreased 0.3 percent to $1,967.50. According to independent analyst Ross Norman, gold has dropped as…
After the U.S. Federal Reserve tempered its aggressive approach to controlling inflation in a highly anticipated policy statement and signaled that interest rate hikes will soon come to a halt, silver yesterday closed up 1.3% at 70212. However, once U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen denied that the government had considered protecting all accounts in the U.S….
The dollar weakened on Friday as data revealed that weekly U.S. unemployment claims increased more than anticipated, raising hopes that a deteriorating labour market could lead to less-aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Following a session-high increase of more than 1%, spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,832.59 per ounce. US gold futures…
The appeal of bullion as a hedge against price increases waned as gold prices edged down on Monday in the worldwide markets as central banks signalled additional interest rate increases to control the stubbornly high inflation. Spot gold was down 0.1 percent at $1,853.99 per ounce after reaching its highest level since February 15 on…
While the dollar weakened from a six-week high on Tuesday as traders awaited additional economic data to assess the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate-hike policy, gold prices edged up on the global markets. At $1,843.23, spot gold was up 0.1 percent. At $1,851.80, U.S. gold futures rose 0.1 percent. On global markets, gold and silver came…
While investors anticipated this week’s U.S. inflation statistics for clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike path, gold prices inched lower on Monday in the international markets as the dollar strengthened. At $1,861.76 per ounce, spot gold was down 0.2 percent. The price of U.S. gold futures fell by 0.1 percent to $1,872.40. On…
The government increased the import tax on silver bars, dore (the unprocessed form of silver), and other items to match and platinum from 9.21 percent to 14.35 percent. The government raised the import tax on gold bars and gold dore around the end of last year. In order to close the duty gap, it was…
As the dollar dropped on Tuesday and investors awaited US economic data in the expectation that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates more gradually, gold prices moved up on the world markets. The yellow metal continued to experience an upsurge in the session after the previous week’s close, finishing with 0.25 percent gains. Investors…
