Precious Metals
Precious metals have spent most of the last decade dancing to the Federal Reserve's tune. That correlation is now breaking down. Central-bank gold buying — led by China, India, and Turkey — has put a structural bid under the market that is largely indifferent to US real rates.
Markets we cover
- Gold
- Silver
- Platinum
- Palladium
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