Gold and silver market update — May 14, 2026 In today’s update: Why is gold near all-time highs while a politically embattled Fed chair takes over, mortgage rates hit a six-month high, India’s gold market fractures overnight, and the World Bank forecasts a 42% precious metals surge? These five stories are connected — they’re different … Read more
With alternative assets expected to grow to around $30 trillion by 2029, institutional investors must balance attractive returns against trade-offs such as limited liquidity and delayed valuation. Gold can serve as a practical complement to alternative holdings by blending characteristics of public and private markets: it is highly liquid, typically shows low correlation with many … Read more
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with eight other government departments, has unveiled a targeted action plan to modernize the nation’s gold industry from 2025 to 2027. The plan is built around four strategic pillars: advancing high-end development, adopting intelligent operations, strengthening environmental sustainability, and improving safety standards across the sector. Key objectives … Read more
Gold prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, climbing to $3,349.32 per ounce as investors sought safe-haven assets amid mounting uncertainties. A softer U.S. dollar made bullion more attractive for international buyers, while concerns about potential tariffs and questions over the U.S. fiscal outlook supported demand for the metal. Market participants cited the combination of … Read more
Multiple market strategists — including Bloomberg’s Mick McGlone, Yardeni Research, and Jeffrey Gundlach — say gold could climb to $4,000 as investors move away from riskier assets amid ongoing market uncertainty. That rotation is already visible in recent market action: the S&P 500 has fallen 8.1% and Bitcoin has slid nearly 13% since February, while … Read more
Gold extended its longest winning streak since February, rising more than 3% over four sessions as concerns about the U.S. economy grew. A string of weak data from the services sector, the labor market, and consumer spending has heightened recession fears, with many analysts pointing to ongoing tariffs as a contributing factor to the slowdown. … Read more
Daily News Nuggets | Today’s top stories for gold and silver investors October 17th, 2025 Gold Quietly Outruns the Nasdaq Since 2020 Most investors still think of gold as a conservative, sleepy asset compared with buzzy technology stocks. The reality over the past five years tells a different story: gold has risen roughly 129% … Read more
Poland’s central bank (NBP) now holds 509.3 tonnes of gold, surpassing the European Central Bank’s 506.5 tonnes, according to NBP governor Adam Glapiński. This marks a substantial increase from the 14 tonnes held in 1996 and 102 tonnes in 2016, with acquisitions accelerating notably after 2022. Gold currently represents 22% of Poland’s total foreign reserves, … Read more
Morgan Stanley highlights four key differences between gold and silver as investment assets. Economic Sensitivity: Silver is more closely tied to the global economy. About half of mined silver is consumed by industry and technology—components in smartphones, automobiles, solar panels and other electronics rely on silver’s conductive and antimicrobial properties. Because of these industrial uses, … Read more
From 2022 through 2024, gold and Bitcoin largely tracked each other as alternative assets: gold rose about 67% while Bitcoin surged nearly 400%. That parallel has broken down in 2025. So far in 2025, gold is up roughly 16%, while Bitcoin has retreated more than 6% from its January peak near $109,000. Analysts point to … Read more