Salient to Investors: Hedge funds et al are making the biggest bet on a gold rally since January 22 amid mounting signs that the U.S. will lead a military strike against Syria drove prices to a three-month high. Net-bullish holdings across 18 US-traded commodities climbed to the highest since February.
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: The World Gold Council data show that consumer buying of gold rose 53 percent in Q2 from a year earlier, almost making up for the record sales of gold ETPs. The Council sees a dampening of demand in the next few months in India due to restrictions on imports, but
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Mark O’Byrne at GoldCore said there is a dawning realization that the crisis is far from over in Europe, while ultra-loose monetary policies will continue for the foreseeable future pushing up gold prices. Adrian Day at Adrian Day Asset Mgmt said gold will continue its slow but
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Hedge funds et al reduced net-long positions in gold futures and options by 40 percent last week, the biggest drop since July 31, 2007. Commodity bets across 18 US raw materials tumbled to the lowest since December 2011. Global holdings of gold ETPs fell by the most since August 2011. James Dailey at
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: 20 analysts expect gold prices to fall next week, 11 to rise, 3 neutral – the highest proportion of bears since Dec. 30, 2011. Gold is below its 200-day moving average, indicating more declines may follow. Gold fell in March in 6 of the last 9 years. Hedge
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: George Soros and Louis Moore Bacon cut their stakes in gold ETPs in Q4 2012. Lone Pine Capital and Scout Capital Mgmt sold their entire stakes in the SPDR Gold Trust, but John Paulson maintained his holding. UBS reduced its one-month price target by 6.8 percent, saying economic optimism takes the shine
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Commodity speculators increased net-long positions last week by the most since Nov. 27. Barclays says investors increased commodity holdings by $20.4 billion in 2012 versus $14.6 billion in 2011. Suki Cooper et al at Barclays said palladium will be the best performing precious metal in 2013 as supplies tighten and demand
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Hedge funds cut bullish commodity bets to the lowest since July 24 on speculation China and Europe aren’t doing enough to boost growth. Gold bets fell 7 percent, silver fell 5.8 percent. Bill Greiner at Mariner Wealth Advisors said global growth weakening, China growth is pretty weak. Barclays
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