DGZ News and Press, DB Gold Short ETN due February 15 2038 From 08/09/21

The New Normal looks a lot like the Old Normal in that it is unknown and ever changing. All we can do is observe the present with clear eyes. For now, the economic outlook is still pretty good. It isn’t the boom everyone was expecting a few months ago, and it probably wonȁ...

A lot of volatility today on the jobless news that came out today. Job growth accelerated in July and the unemployment rate fell. The unemployment rate fell to 5.4%. In response, gold had a massive selloff. The economic news has brought the issue of tapering back onto the table. ...

The introduction of the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) as a central feature of Basel 3 regulations will have a major impact on derivative markets. There are two classes of gold derivative commonly dealt with, forwards and futures as well as options in both categories. Statistics ...

Most of the major asset classes continued to rise in July, led by US real estate investment trusts (REITs). US equities continued trending higher. The bull run also persisted for the Global Market Index (GMI) in July. For further details see: Major Asset Classes: July 20...

Stocks are expensive, and people aren’t buying because they want to but rather because they feel like they have to. When people say they are panicking into “the market”, what they really mean is they are panicking out of bank deposits or other safe assets. This pa...

The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COTs) report is released once a week and shows a breakdown of open interest by trader category. Open Interest can be a major factor in the metal price. Unless there is a run on the Comex, the trader positioning will continue to drive prices. It is i...

Gold demand (excluding OTC) for Q2 was virtually in line with Q2 2020 at 955.1t (-1%). Jewellery demand saw a second consecutive quarter of strong y-o-y growth, bolstered by global economic recovery and improving sentiment after the extreme difficulties of 2020. Q2 investment of 2...

Shares of precious metal miners are moving higher in the pre-market after some earnings reports and prices for gold and silver rise alongside a weaker U.S. dollar. August Comex gold (XAUUSD:CUR) +1.3% to $1,823.30/oz.; September silver (XAGUSD:CUR) +2.8% to $25.57/oz. ETFs: GLD, GDX, NUGT, IA...

The dollar has (by far) the greatest quantity, and yet, far from the least purchasing power. It is one of the strongest currencies, despite - or perhaps because of - this fact. Also, the price of silver measured in dollars does not go up as a function of increases in the quantity of dolla...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 1000 points at the low Monday and closed down 725, a loss of a little over 2%. The S&P 500 did a little better but closed down 1.5%. The markets rose through the rest of the week and ended on a high note. So, you got your chance to ...