10-Year Treasury yields are retracing to test the recent support level at 1.60 percent but the trend remains upward.
The Chinese Yuan is easing against the US Dollar, with USDCNY in a gradual up-trend as the PBOC manages the decline in order to conserve foreign reserves. This is likely to alleviate immediate selling pressure on the Yuan, both from capital flight and borrowers covering on Dollar-denominated loans.
Spot gold respected support at $1300/ounce. Breakout above the falling wedge (and resistance at $1350) would signal another advance.
* Target calculation: 1375 + ( 1375 – 1300 ) = 1450
Rising interest rates and low inflation are bearish for gold but uncertainty over US elections, Europe/Brexit, and the path of the Chinese economy contribute to bullish sentiment.
Gold stocks serve as a useful counter-balance to growth stocks in a portfolio. If there are positive outcomes and a return to economic stability, growth stocks will do well and gold is likely to underperform. If there is instability and growth stocks do poorly, gold stocks are likely to outperform.
Is it possible to have a growth gold stock – increasing gold production – hence a stock that can go up under either scenario – a bet both ways
It sure is. But I would expect any such stock to be highly priced relative to earnings.