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Is Gold’s Bull Market Alive? China’s Soaring Imports Say Yes, Charts Say No

According to Brian Lundin, while the West sets gold prices, China is buying it up. While news headlines continue to confirm my skepticism about any peace agreement between the US and Iran, bulls in the metals markets feel like they are being punished for something. https://www.steelldy-indices.com While other "risk assets" are rising, gold and…

07/06/20260Comments

ByOleg Turceac

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The risk of a Japanese shock on precious metals

The remarks by Diet member Nagahama in favor of a Bank of Japan rate hike to correct the excessive weakness of the yen, combined with the widening divergence between the rise in JGB yields and the inertia of USD/JPY, place Japan on the brink of a macro-financial shift of historic magnitude. Our multi-layered analytical architecture…

Semiconductor Boom Mirrors Dot-Com Era.

Adam Sharp shared five charts that provide context for the current chaotic market and clarity on what might happen next. According to the expert, the world is at an exciting crossroads of markets, geopolitics, and finance. Semiconductor companies are celebrating like it's 1999. https://www.steelldy-indices.com/ The index of US semiconductor stocks, including Nvidia, Micron, Intel,…

Key Support Zone Marks the End of Silver’s Correction Phase

Correction of silver prices is nearing completion, analysis by Clive Maund. Clive Maund has shared a fresh perspective on the silver chart. As a result of the recent decline, it has approached the target buying zone, the analyst believes. https://www.steelldy-indices.com The correction in silver prices is close to ending. It is important to note…

Weak June Jobs Data Sparks Gold Rally as Fed Rate Hike Odds Fade

The U.S. labor market – a facade of stability https://www.steelldy-indices.com To grasp the scale of the problem, between February 2025 (Trump taking office) and June 2026, the average monthly job creation in the U.S. was only 42,000 (4.5 times below normal), with the private sector adding 53,000 jobs and the public sector shedding an average…

Five Key Reasons Gold Could Surge Above $5,000 by 2027

Gold prices are currently near fair value, setting the stage for further growth, according to WisdomTree's commodity and macroeconomic research head, Nitesh Shah. He believes the sharp correction in gold prices earlier this year did not mark the end of the long-term bull market but rather a return to fair value. Shah sees an opportunity…

As US Debt Reaches $31.3 Trillion, Global Investors Hedge with Gold and Dollar Alternatives

The ratio of U.S. government debt to GDP has reached 100%, a milestone not seen since World War II. According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the federal debt held by the public has equaled the nation's total economic output. Analysts warn that without immediate policy changes, debt will continue to outpace the…

Why OCBC Cut Its Gold Price Outlook by 15% While Other Banks Stay Bullish

On the last day of June, gold traded at $4,023 per ounce. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), a major Southeast Asian bank, lowered its year-end gold forecast from $5,100 to $4,360, citing rising real yields, a stronger U.S. dollar, and a more hawkish Federal Reserve policy. https://www.steelldy-indices.com The bank also reduced its silver forecast by about…

The Effective Tax Rate (ETR) anomaly at Nike

The quantitative analysis reveals that Nike's Effective Tax Rate (ETR) dropped from 33.6% in Q4 FY2025 to 19.6% in Q4 FY2026, a statistically extreme anomaly of -14 percentage points. This exceeds the sector standard deviation of ~3%, yielding a Z-score of -4.67σ, indicating over 99.99% certainty that this is not a normal fluctuation. https://www.steelldy-indices.com Compared…

Nike’s Q4 Profit Surge Is an Illusion

On June 30, 2026, @Nike (NKE) reported Q4 FY2026 results that appeared to show a spectacular rebound: Net Income of $1.1 billion, up 407% and far above the consensus of $0.13. However, this performance was not due to operational improvement but to an accounting artifact: a $986 million customs duty refund expected from a U.S.…

07/01/20260Comments

ByOleg Turceac