GOEX News and Press, Global X Gold Explorers From 03/25/22

The Fed has decided it will hike rates into a slowing economy in order to curtail soaring inflation. Gold dumped following the end of fiscal and monetary policy stimulus in August 2020. The bond market is pricing in rate “cuts” later this year, possibly early next. ...

Gold has gone almost straight up from 1780 on January 28, when Ukraine tensions began in earnest, to just shy of a new record high at 2079 on Tuesday. The Fed is about to embark on a tightening cycle along with other global central banks while economic growth is sliding into recession...

Historically, geopolitical turmoil has been a short-term driver of gold prices. If the Fed is compelled to end its rate-hiking program prematurely to save the economy, inflation could remain elevated. With the coming rate hiking cycle, the odds of an economic downturn increase, an...

As ESG has taken on greater relevance in recent years, the gold mining industry has become more transparent. More and more companies are providing standalone sustainability reports which are increasingly more comprehensive and detailed. We expect companies to link compensation to ...

Global markets are in turmoil as the Russian invasion of Ukraine triggers nuclear fears. Inflation fears are also being triggered. Oil futures are now trading at over $110 per barrel, but that’s not the only thing surging. Grains and other agricultural commodities skyrocketed b...

Oil, natural gas, wheat, corn, palladium, aluminum and nickel are all trading higher, including gold. Geopolitical risk is an inherently difficult thing to quantify. Gold price behavior in 2021 was disappointing, with the backdrop of an elevated level of inflation. For furth...

The most recent sanctions are wreaking havoc on global financial markets. The Russian ruble is also plunging, and the Russian economy is being squeezed. Most global equities are also down since the start of the war, and with investors on edge, volatility is spiking. The effects of thi...

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine is building a "war premium" into the price of COMEX gold, and this premium will persist for as long as the conflict continues. In our 2022 annual forecast, we discussed the trends that would prevail later this year and how these trends would drive preciou...

The three key factors that may drive gold miners’ performance in 2022 are leverage to the price of gold, rising dividend yields and attractive valuations within equity markets. Over the course of 2021, total cash costs were impacted by rising inflation across several inputs. ...

Gold fell like a lead balloon from its peak of 1980 all the way down below 1920 (178.85 GLD) and closed at 1904 (177 GLD). On a more optimistic note, Gold has been setting higher and higher lows and now has hit higher highs above 1880. Just like Gold peaked at 1980, Silver topped ...