ASA News and Press, ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited From 07/14/21

Gold succumbed to dollar strength, falling 5.1% over the same three-day period, and trading below multiple technical support levels. Sector fundamentals could also be an important driving factor. More persistent and higher inflation would offset the effect of any rise in rates, ca...

Research Highlights: When compared to individuals of European ancestry, South Asians had a more than two-fold risk of developing heart disease. Risk calculators used by clinicians to guide decisions about preventing or treating heart disease do not always reflect the increased cardiac ...

The global commodities complex continued to receive strong investor support over the past month as the world economy entered unfamiliar territory. All forms of transportation are experiencing delays (some intermittently), including ocean freight, air freight, trucking and rail. Ri...

There has been ample talk and plenty of anecdotal evidence of inflation this year, none of which has seemed to elicit much of a response from gold…until this month, that is. Market measures of five-year inflation expectations are currently in the 2.5% to 3.0% range, which is in...

Gold formed a double bottom low at the end of March and has advanced in a very persistent narrow volatility range without pausing at any resistance levels. Gold mining equities have recovered similarly to gold bullion from the March lows. Comparing historical inflation expectation...

For the seventh month in a row, equity closed-end funds (CEFs) on average posted positive returns, rising 1.90% on a NAV basis for May. While for the third month running fixed income CEFs posted plus-side returns (+0.86%). Thirty percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NA...

If the labor market recovery stalls, interest rates and the dollar will fall. Inflation will stay elevated even if the labor recovery stalls. Gold will perform well against this backdrop. The odds of a slowdown in the labor market are increasing. For further details see:...

Gold’s response to changes in U.S. Treasury yields persisted through April, as prices trended to a monthly high of $1,798 per ounce on the 22nd while, at the same time, 10-Year yields fell to a monthly low of 1.53%. To end the month, yields reversed course from their lows and g...

ASA is a smart, diversified gold/silver miner choice to own as Federal Reserve monetary policy continues in the experimental territory. A sizable discount to NAV is available for purchase. Increasingly negative "real" interest rates are spiking inflation in America, with no guaran...

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. ...