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Japanese Yen Seems Unemotional after Fed’s Hints at Monetary Policy Turnaround, as BoJ Keeps Slightly Negative Interest Rate in Place
Jan 24, 2024
The Japanese yen consolidated as the Bank of Japan issued a restrictive statement that it is expected to withdraw i...
After a Profound Rally Gold Looks Poised to Stabilize Around $2080–2100/oz Levels
Dec 28, 2023
Gold prices crossed the critical $2,000 per ounce mark back in November, and ever since keep outperforming many oth...
Why Silver Outshined Broad Market Indices and Gold in November 2023
Dec 19, 2023
In November, the price of silver in the international market rose by more than 9%, while the price of spot gold ros...
Transitory Dollar Weakness Temporarily Pushed Yen and Other Asian/Pacific Currencies Higher
Dec 07, 2023
The USD/JPY pair experienced a significant correction of around 1.5% lately.
Spectacular Sight of the Falling Yen May Be Interrupted by BoJ’s Interventions – First since October
Sep 27, 2023
The widening interest rate differential between the U.S. and Japan has pushed the yen lower since the Federal Reser...
Estimated World Official Gold Holdings Reach Record High
Sep 25, 2023
Gold (XAUUSD) has been showing essentially neutral-to-lightly-negative trend since end of global Covid lockdowns, l...
A Bullish Signal: MicroStrategy Announced Selling Some Own Stock to Buy More Bitcoins
Aug 02, 2023
Although Bitcoin (BTCUSD) is still trading near its yearly low at $29,620, there are more signs the situation may b...
Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar Diverge on Respective Central Bank Policies and Outlooks
May 02, 2023
The Japanese yen continued its sharp downward slide on Tuesday, May 2, hitting its 15-year low against the euro, as...
U.S. Dollar vs Japanese Yen: If “Ifs” and “Buts” Were Candies and Nuts, We’d All Have Merry Christmas
Apr 10, 2023
Selling the dollar for the yen was the main trade idea at Morgan Stanley as of end-March as investors await confirm...
Gold-Backed Stablecoins Now Lead the Game
Apr 06, 2023
The market capitalization of tokenized gold assets has surpassed the $1 billion milestone, coinciding with near-rec...
ProShares Ultra Gold ETF: Leveraged Exposure to Gold at the Time of Rising Odds of Banking Crisis
Mar 17, 2023
There are growing signs of an approaching banking crisis in the United States, which means economic uncertainty cou...
WGC: Gold Demand Being Bolstered by “Colossal Central Bank Purchases”
Feb 02, 2023
According to the World Gold Council, gold demand rose to an 11-year peak in 2022 due to “colossal central banks pur...
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