GLTR News and Press, Aberdeen Standard Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares From 12/09/22

Summary Going forward, this interplay between inflation and central bank intervention will be key in determining the outlook for 2023 and gold’s performance. In the US, markets expect the Fed to start cutting rates in the second half of 2023. If 2023 is to bring us a mild rec...

Summary Most people do not know how to properly invest in metals. The market has been in a two-year consolidation. We're seeing signs that the consolidation is almost done, and a major rally is about to begin. When I was younger, I was taught that if you cannot say somethi...

Summary Gold is commonly considered to be a safe-haven asset and a hedge against risky assets like stocks. Year-to-date, gold has not behaved like the risk-off asset some expected. That could be due to interest rates or the U.S. dollar, but the bigger question is if gold is a low-ri...

Summary Abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF (GLTR) follows a basket of the spot prices of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. YTD, the fund is down 5.58%, but has seen a nice rebound in the past month, +5.89%. GLTR holds physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium...

Summary Expectations surrounding central bank policy, China’s gradual reopening and a lower US dollar are key to investor sentiment in the final stretch of 2022. Central banks have increased interest rates at the fastest rate on record, and there are signs that higher yields are ...

Summary Many times over the years, we’ve argued that gold and the world’s most important equity index (SPX) are at opposite ends of a virtual investment seesaw. During long periods when trust/confidence is high or trending upward, increases in the money supply will t...

Summary This market action has led to the fourth Spec short squeeze in as many months in COMEX gold and silver. The near-the-money calls have far more open interest than puts. COMEX gold has successfully reversed the breakdown out of its 2-year range between $1,700 and $2,000....

Summary In the short-term gold still has downside risk due to rising interest rates and the possibility of collapsing asset markets triggering a liquidation event. Some investors are disappointed by gold’s performance this year because the price in dollars is down while con...

Summary The average spread between the 10-year Treasury and the 30-year mortgage rate has averaged 1.7% since 1990 and now stands at 2.9%. Small and mid-cap stocks continue to look better technically than US large cap. The Russell 2000, S&P 600 and S&P 400 (midcap) index E...

Summary Central banks around the world just made a monumental statement, purchasing a record amount of gold this past quarter. One of my sector health gauges for precious metals is looking at cash as a percentage of market capitalization. Share prices for gold miners have decl...