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Mark Yaxley: gold price all over the world manipulation is part of the banks’ job

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Stansberry Research recently spoke with Mark Yaxley about the decline in precious metal prices and gold prices around the world. Why does the value of gold go down when the dollar appreciates?

The managing director of the precious metals company Strategic Wealth Preservation believes that the Fed’s aggressive policy of raising interest rates is causing the value of the dollar to rise. 

Is gold the same price around the world?

Because prices in the precious metals market are denominated in dollars, the price of gold falls while the dollar rises in value, the expert said: 

“The stronger the U.S. dollar, the fewer U.S. dollars it takes to buy one ounce of gold[…] That’s really the main factor, and that’s what investors should be paying attention to.”

Yaxley doesn’t think investors should panic over falling all world gold price lists and assures that the precious metal will eventually recover. He went on to say the following:

“It’s not the end of the world. The gold situation is not like a bitcoin crash. We haven’t lost half of our investment. It’s a healthy correction, and these things happen sometimes.”

He urges investors to buy gold now, while it’s still cheap, to profit when the trend reverses up, “Gold and silver always serve their purpose in the end, but you have to give it time. That’s why patience is required.”

As for gold prices all over the world manipulation in the precious metals market, he said that manipulating “paper” gold is “unfortunately part of the banking culture.” He said it will be difficult to replace banking titans like JPMorgan, which has recently been accused of manipulating gold and silver prices.

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Kitco News interviewed Frank Holmes, during which they discussed the climate agenda and the Fed’s monetary policy after President Joe Biden announced last Wednesday new programs to combat climate change, including $2.3 billion to help people upgrade buildings and expand flood protection. 

But the “emotional” response to climate change has weakened economic growth and caused inflation, U.S. Global Investors CEO and executive coordinator of HIVE Blockchain explained in an interview. “Climate change is essentially perpetuating inflation,” Holmes said. 

“Much of it has to do with energy inflation in Europe, the panic closures of nuclear power in Spain and Germany, and taxing cars and trucks.”

Holmes expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to reverse course on tightening monetary policy and cut interest rates by the end of November this year. There have already been protests around the world over rising prices and concerns about the cost of living. According to the expert, the civil unrest could prompt the Fed to cut rates: 

“All that’s going to happen is a big protest, and not just in Europe. […] It’s a trend that’s happening in countries all over the world.”

He said he expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to hit the “panic button” and ease monetary policy “by Thanksgiving.” Holmes tracks the Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Index (PMI), which he said is a leading indicator of the overall health of the economy. “The PMI is declining all over the world,” he explained. “If the world economy suddenly starts contracting, the ‘panic buttons’ will go off and more money will be printed.”



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Oil prices wrap up Q1 with strong gains as Russia cuts ease oversupply worries

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Investing.com– Oil prices settled higher Thursday to wrap the first quarter with strong gains as bets on lower Russia output eased worries about a global supply surplus.    

At 14:30 ET (18:30 GMT), rose 1.6% to settle at $87.48 a barrel, while rose 2.2% to $83.17 a barrel taking its gains for Q1 to about 16%.

Tight supply see oil prices notch strong Q1 gains 

Prices were boosted chiefly by a tighter outlook for markets, as Russia, Saudi Arabia and other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries kept ongoing production curbs in place. Russia had earlier in March said it will deepen its ongoing production cuts, while fuel supplies in the country also shrank following a series of debilitating attacks by Ukraine on Russian fuel refineries.

Few signs of a deescalation in the Israel-Hamas war, which has raised geopolitical tensions in the oil-rich Middle East region, also underpinned oil prices, as did persistent supply disruptions stemming from Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. 

OPEC meets next week

Investors will watch for cues from a meeting next week of the Joint Monitoring Ministerial Committee of producer group the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries amid supply concerns over ongoing geopolitical risks.

That said, the group  is unlikely to make any oil output policy changes until a full ministerial gathering in June.

Russia and Saudi Arabia, who lead the group known as OPEC+, extended their output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day until the end of June. 

“While expectations of the group recommending any change to its supply policy are not high, any signs of members not adhering to current production quotas will be seen as a bearish sign,” ANZ Research said in a note.

(Peter Nurse, Ambar Warrick contributed to the article.)

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Oil prices advance on tighter supply outlook

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LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices firmed on Thursday, following two consecutive sessions of decline, as investors saw a tighter supply outlook ahead, while the OPEC+ producer alliance was widely expected to stay the course on its current production cuts.

Brent crude futures for May were up 91 cents, or 1.1%, at $87 a barrel while the more actively traded June contract rose 75 cents, or 0.9%, to $86.16 at 1101 GMT. The May contract expires on Thursday.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for May delivery were up 89 cents, or 1.1%, to $82.24 a barrel.

Both benchmarks were on track to finish higher for a third consecutive month.

In the prior session, oil prices were pressured following last week’s unexpected rise in oil and gasoline inventories, driven by a rise in crude imports and sluggish gasoline demand, according to Energy Information Administration data.

However, the crude stock increase was smaller than the build projected by the American Petroleum Institute, and analysts pointed out that the increase was lower than what would be expected for this time of year.

“We … expect U.S. inventories to rise less than normal in reflection of a global oil market in a slight deficit,” SEB analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said. “This will likely hand support to the price going forward.”

Also providing support to prices were U.S. refinery utilisation rates, which rose 0.9 percentage points last week.

Recent disappointing inflation data affirms the case for the U.S. Federal Reserve to hold off on cutting its short-term interest rate target, a Fed governor said on Wednesday, but he did not rule out trimming rates later in the year.

“The market is converging on a June start to cuts for both the Fed and the European Central Bank,” JPMorgan analysts said in a note. Lower interest rates support oil demand.

Investors will watch for cues from a meeting next week of the Joint Monitoring Ministerial Committee of producer group the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) amid supply concerns over geopolitical risks.

OPEC+ is unlikely to make any oil output policy changes until a full ministerial gathering in June.

© Reuters. An aerial view shows oil tanks of Transneft oil pipeline operator at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia June 13, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel

“[We] do not see any indications that the recent run-up in prices due to the heightened Russian infrastructure risk will prompt any policy reversal at next week’s JMMC meeting.” RBC analyst Helima Croft said.

“Any serious shift will likely have to wait until the June 1 ministerial meeting, and even then, we believe the group will be very judicious when it comes to unwinding any cuts.”

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Firmer oil prices expected as demand builds and supply curbs persist: Reuters poll

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(Reuters) – Oil prices will gain some momentum this year as demand picks up and output curbs by the OPEC+ producer group continue to squeeze supply that is already being pressured by military conflicts, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.

A survey of 46 economists and analysts forecast that would average $82.33 a barrel in 2024, up from the $81.13 consensus projection in February. expectations were raised to $78.09, up from the $76.54 forecast last month.

This was the first upward revision in 2024 consensus forecasts since the October poll.

“We see the oil price rally going further until the summer months,” said Florian Grunberger, senior analyst at data and analytics firm Kpler. “This is due to the geopolitical risk premium and the interests of OPEC+ members, coupled with increasing demand in China.”

Oil prices have added more than 12% in the quarter so far, fuelled by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries. [O/R]

On the demand side, the overall consensus was roughly in line with the 1.3 million barrel per day (bpd) rise for 2024 projected by the International Energy Agency.

The IEA’s forecast was far less bullish than that of OPEC, which expects demand growth at 2.25 million bpd this year and said the 2024 and 2025 growth trajectories of India, China and the United States could exceed current expectations.

“Traders have now fully absorbed the implications of the OPEC+ supply cut extensions at a time when demand is proving more robust than expected,” said Matthew Sherwood, lead commodities analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A person uses a fuel nozzle to fuel up a car at a petrol station in Vienna, Austria March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

OPEC+ members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are unlikely to make any oil output policy changes until a full ministerial gathering in June, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters.

“Convincing OPEC+ members to under-produce as a group to maintain oil prices above a certain level is not going to be easy,” said Suvro Sarkar, energy sector team lead at DBS Bank, pointing to rising surplus capacity and the loss of OPEC+ market share to non-OPEC+ producers such as the United States.

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