Overview: Investors have been shrugging off the first shutdown of the US Federal Government in seventeen years, with most asset classes and gold seeing relatively limited reaction. The calm is unlikely to last long in our view….
The Federal Reserve’s surprise September no-taper announcement removed some risk of near-term volatility and took some pressure off rate-sensitive assets. As a result, stocks rallied for much of the month and investors moved heavily back into….
Strong net inflows of US$35 billion in September and positive market performance helped to push global ETF and ETP assets to US$2.22 trillion, a new record high, at the end of Q3 2013, according to ETFGI’s Q3 2013 Global ETF…
Overview: The gold price rebounded at the end of last week as the risks of a temporary US government shutdown rose sharply on continued lack of progress in negotiations between Congressional Republicans and…
The gold price rebounded at the end of last week as the risks of a temporary US government shutdown rose sharply on continued lack of progress in negotiations between Congressional Republicans and Democrats. The gold price and…
Overview: Both cyclical and defensive assets rallied after the Federal Reserve surprised the market by failing to taper its massive bond-buying programme last Wednesday. Defensive assets like gold moved up as investors now…
Most commodities rallied after the Federal Reserve surprised the market by failing to taper its massive bond-buying programme last Wednesday. Defensive assets like gold moved up as investors now foresee more…
Investors have remained cautious ahead of the looming FOMC meeting this week, with most commodities trading narrow ranges ahead of the announcement. Gold has been the commodity most under pressure as real interest rates have risen sharply in…