A trader works on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 10, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Investors flocked to safe-haven assets such a...
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The Shiney “Inflation Hedge” Loses Its Short-Term Shine
Gold, inflation getty Gold has long been considered a hedge against inflation but the recent price action is calling that into question given last week’s government reports. The Friday release of the ...
Gold Prices Are Gaining Ground. Here’s How to Invest.
Oil and other commodities were the stars of 2022. Gold, already off to a strong start, could take that mantle in 2023. Last year was a disappointment for those who expected gold to perform well amid a...
These Gold Stocks Rally To New 6-Month Highs
Gold. getty Many gold mining stocks are trading higher lately as the underlying commodity itself continues upward and onward. Wide disagreement exists as to what the exact reasons may be — inflation? ...
Bitcoin’s Crash Could Bring New Life to Gold
For the past few years, the gold industry has been on the defensive against a new threat: cryptocurrencies. No longer. Advocates of crypto argued that Bitcoin was a better version of gold because its ...
This Should Have Been a Great Year for Gold. Here’s Why It Isn’t.
Investors expected sticky inflation to lift gold prices this year. Instead, the opposite happened. The most actively traded gold contract is on pace to decline for six consecutive months, with a loss ...
Recession is spreading, warns Peter Boockvar
There may be no escape from recession. The latest reports on housing and manufacturing, according to investor Peter Boockvar, suggest it’s rapidly spreading to other parts of the economy. “...
Dow tumbles as inflation reading triggers market shock waves: What investors need to know
From Wall Street to Main Street, fears that the U.S. economy could be sliding into 1970s-style “stagflation” have been percolating. References to the sticky situation appeared in news headlines all we...
The Gold Rush Is On. It’s Not Too Late to Get In.
Text size Investors can buy a gold exchange-traded fund like SPDR Gold Shares or iShares Gold Trust, which own the precious metal. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg The chase is on. The chase for gold, that i...
What ETFs are retail investors loading up amid stock market volatility? Here’s what some are doing (and aren’t).
Hello there! Got volatility? We bet you do as the Federal Reserve signaled on Wednesday that interest rate increases in 2022 are its main priority. There is nothing new there, as investors had expecte...