commodities

Silver's long-term outlook remains bullish as new investment products offer income opportunities - Amplify ETFs teaser image
Silver

Silver's long-term outlook remains bullish as new investment products offer income opportunities - Amplify ETFs

(Kitco News) - The silver market continues to struggle in the face of persistent inflation pressures and higher bond yields. However, one market strategist says the precious metal remains an important monetary asset and diversification tool.
Gold

China’s central bank buys 21 tonnes of gold in September, largest monthly purchase in 3 years

(Kitco News) – China ramped up its gold purchases in September as bullion prices declined, recording the largest monthly increase in its official reserves in three years, the People’s Bank of China announced on Wednesday.The central bank increased its gold reserves by 21 tonnes last month to 2,196 tonnes as of the end of September, marking the 23rd consecutive month of purchases, according to the PBoC.
Gold

Gold, silver slide as yields rise before Fed minutes, 10-year auction - Kitco AM Report

(Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as a rebound in long-dated Treasury yields, firmer dollar tone and oil back above $100 a barrel offset the Fed-pause relief from last week’s weak employment report.
Gold

Gold to hit $5,000, silver $97 in the next 12 months - LBMA delegate survey

(Kitco News) - The ongoing energy crisis, persistent inflation and surging bond yields continue to create significant near-term headwinds for gold and silver, but those challenges have done little to shake the precious metals industry’s long-term bullish conviction.
Metals rise as oil steadies, yields pull back from 24-year highs - Kitco PM Report teaser image
Gold

Metals rise as oil steadies, yields pull back from 24-year highs - Kitco PM Report

(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and the U.S. dollar pulled back, giving metals room to extend their post-payroll rebound.
Hong Kong becomes Russia’s gold gateway to China as bullion flows shatter records teaser image
Gold

Hong Kong becomes Russia’s gold gateway to China as bullion flows shatter records

(Kitco News) – Western sanctions have upended traditional gold flows, with Russian bullion that would normally go to London now pouring into Hong Kong at a record pace on its way to mainland China and other Asian markets.
LBMA 2026: Central banks find new reasons to increase official gold reserves teaser image
Gold

LBMA 2026: Central banks find new reasons to increase official gold reserves

(Kitco News) - For the last four years, central bank demand has transformed the gold market, providing a critical pillar of support for prices. Even if official demand continues to slow, reserve managers are increasingly viewing the precious metal as a strategic asset that can protect against geopolitical uncertainty, financial market instability and declining confidence in traditional reserve assets.
Gold doesn’t have to be a ‘dead asset’: Tokenization could unlock utility and expand the market – LBMA 2026 teaser image
Gold

Gold doesn’t have to be a ‘dead asset’: Tokenization could unlock utility and expand the market – LBMA 2026

(Kitco News) - Although gold is recognized as an essential monetary asset, it is also a dead asset, just sitting on a ledger; however, the tokenization of the precious metal could increase its utility, attracting more capital to the space, according to experts at the London Bullion Market Association’s annual Global Precious Metals Conference
Central banks add 39 net tonnes of gold in August with China, Uzbekistan and Poland leading purchases – World Gold Council teaser image
Gold

Central banks add 39 net tonnes of gold in August with China, Uzbekistan and Poland leading purchases – World Gold Council

(Kitco News) – Central banks maintained the strong monthly pace of gold allocation to their reserves in August, with the Chinese, Uzbek and Polish central banks leading all sovereign buyers, while other banks repatriated or transferred their sovereign bullion to new vaults, according to Marissa Salim, Senior Research Lead, APAC at the World Gold Council (WGC).
ICE brings futures trading to London’s $190 billion-a-day physical gold market teaser image
Gold

ICE brings futures trading to London’s $190 billion-a-day physical gold market

(Kitco News) – The world’s largest physical gold trading market now has new futures contracts run by the world’s largest precious metals futures exchange.
Gold, silver prices rise as yields ease but December Fed risk remains - Kitco AM Report teaser image
Gold

Gold, silver prices rise as yields ease but December Fed risk remains - Kitco AM Report

(Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as long-dated Treasury yields eased from Monday’s multi-decade highs and oil fell below $100 a barrel, giving metals room to extend their post-payroll rebound.