Gold
Gold fell by $25 yesterday but has found reasonable support at $930/oz.
In the short term, the daily momentum would appear to be bearish for
gold and although it may experience a temporary bounce in the next day
or two, a move to the downside should be expected, possibly falling as
low as $905/oz. These short term factors should not detract from the
longer term bullish run that gold will likely see in the seasonally
bullish autumnal period as investors continue to hedge against deeply
unpredictable currency and equity markets. A new high of $1,033/oz
should be reached due to continuing risk aversion. The very poor US
bond and treasury auctions, with demand for the unprecedented large
issuance this week waning, does not bode well for the dollar in the
coming weeks.
Silver
Silver is also continuing its move to the downside and has lost 62c
since yesterday. In the short term there may be some more follow
through and further falls but silver should make a bullish return in
tandem with gold’s longer term, upward trajectory.
Platinum group metals
Platinum fell yesterday but has found a good measure of support at
$1169/oz. Further support could come from the surprising news that both
Honda and Nissan eked out small profits last quarter. Palladium also
fell but rhodium is up to $1,600/$1,700/oz as refiners increase their
demand from mines on the penultimate day of this month.
