The USA and China will buy every available surplus of every non-ferrous metal, precious metal, and rare earth. The bearish trend will be short-lived, followed by a bigger bullish trend.
Lower oil prices, which in turn sparks lower bond yields, are music to gold’s ears. With oil plunging this past week, gold rose, continuing its ongoing whipsaws of the past few months.
As for the year-to-date BEGOS Markets Standings, this end of May marks the first month of 2026 wherein both Gold and Silver are not amongst the top three podium positions. “Big Oil!” continues to overwhelm the pack; but now Copper and..
The longer the globally-critical Strait of Hormuz stays closed, the more bullish gold’s outlook becomes. So recent months’ anomaly of gold falling when the war intensifies won’t last.
Ira Epstein provides insights into specific metals, noting that gold is holding near its 200-day average, while silver remains oversold and copper shows strength...
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Ira Epstein discusses the recent developments in the metal markets, highlighting that the June gold contract reached his target at the 200-day average level of 4435.
