ASA News and Press, ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited From 05/10/21

Many people are thinking that last Friday's employment report points to a more accommodative Fed. Perhaps, but only if you think very short term. Many people are thinking that a more accommodative Fed is good news for growth stocks. Sure, but only if you think very short term. ...

Higher lows since March - A breakout in May. Gold is an inflation barometer. The consolidation was healthy. Buying gold on dips has been a winning strategy for over two decades. Gold mining stocks tend to outperform on the upside. Time to get back in GDXJ. For furthe...

For the sixth month in a row, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 3.55% on an NAV basis for April. While for the second month running, fixed income CEFs posted plus-side returns (+1.42%). Twenty-seven percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 27...

Strengthening consumer demand mitigated the impact of ETF outflows as global economies continued to recover. Following the shock of 2020, jewellery demand recovered in Q1 but remained subdued compared with previous historical levels. Healthy growth in retail investor buying met wi...

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 20 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Commodities lead while senior loans lag. A small distribution boost from NMZ, a Taxable Income portfolio holding. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: April...

With greater clarity on the sustainability of the economic recovery, we also saw the opportunity set across markets broaden to include sectors beyond those seen as the primary beneficiaries of an economic reopening. As expected, the recovery hasn't been smooth sailing for all, with su...

This young gold-stock upleg is accelerating. Speculators and investors are increasingly realizing that this sector’s powerful surge since early March is the real deal. So they are rushing to chase this momentum by redeploying in gold stocks. The more they buy, the faster the mi...

At long last, the precious metal appears to be breaking out of its near nine-month consolidation period following a strong run in 2019 and the first half of 2020. From a sentiment perspective, gold is still being viewed relatively negatively on the whole. Seasonality also looks to...

Since U.S. Treasury bonds have fallen more than -20% in value, it looks like we might've seen a short-term bottom and an opportunity to profit in the bond market. Which sectors are performing well in the intermediate term, as well as those that are taking a breather in the short term....

Gold spent March consolidating around the $1,700 per ounce level, falling to $1,676 on March 8 before recovering to $1,707 by March 31 and ending the month down $26.33 per ounce (-1.5%) from its February close. Gold stocks' performance was mixed on the month, as the NYSE Arca Gold Min...