Gold trends
3 Reasons why traditional investors don’t like gold.
Gold buyers and gold owners love gold. But traditional investors? Not so much. Here are three reasons why not. 1. Gold doesn’t pay a dividend. Many stock investments, in addition to offering capital growth, also often annual dividends. In fact, many investors seek out those companies which consistently pay dividends to their investors. Even when …
Does this week’s fall in gold prices make it worth less to you?
As you may have noticed, the price of gold has been falling this week. It hasn’t fallen enough to significantly diminish this year’s gains, but any kind of fall in price can make people nervous. The fall came about as a result of the strengthening of the dollar. When that happens, big gold investors cash …
Now you can use Twitter to predict gold prices.
I know, it sounds unlikely. How can one possibly use Twitter to provide an accurate forecast of gold prices over the days ahead? It may sound crazy, but researchers at Indiana University have demonstrated how they can use Twitter to predict stock prices. They haven’t tried it specifically on gold, but they have tried it …
When the Fed wants more inflation, it’s a good time to buy more gold.
The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee recently released a statement saying, in part, “policymakers signaled that they’re worried that inflation has fallen too low, with the ‘core’ consumer price index rising year-over-year at a rate of less than 1.0% in recent months, a 44-year low.” Inflation is too low? That’s a novel idea. Those of …
The demand for storage space in bullion vaults is rising.
You and I may not have to worry about finding vault space for hundreds of 400 ounce gold bars, but the growth in demand for secure storage for gold bullion is telling. As gold prices rise, high-wealth individuals and fund management companies with funds backed by physical gold, are having a tough time finding space …
Private gold investors now own more gold than central banks.
It used to be that central banks were the big buyers and owners of gold bullion. Think Bank of England. Think US gold reserves in Fort Knox. Well, it seems the tables have turned. Central banks are buying less and selling more, with one or two exceptions, like India and China. (Funny how Western countries …