The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial

Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.

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The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial

Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.

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Diamond Circle Launches First Bitcoin ATM

Brisbane: Bitcoin ATM maker Diamond Circle has installed its first kiosk at a cafe in Queensland, Australia. The new unit is located at the Bluff Cafe at Burleigh Heights, by the Gold Coast’s Surfers Paradise. The company describes its machine, unveiled earlier this year, as the first “cashless bitcoin ATM” kiosk to hit the market. The Diamond Circle ATM works

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Gold Smuggling into India Hits New Record Highs

Mumbai: Customs officials at India’s main airports are failing to curb the increasing number of gold smuggling cases, as about 50 tonnes of the precious metal reportedly made it into the country only in the past 10 days. According to a report in the Hindustan Times earlier this week, the peak is tied to the seasonal increased demand related to

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India’s Two Biggest Diamonds to Be Auctioned

Bhopal: National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) of India may take two of its biggest ever diamonds, produced from Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh, for auction in Belgium after having failed to get potential buyers despite repeated attempts, reports The Times of India. Last auction was held in Panna district, which concluded on Wednesday. Panna diamonds – a 37.68 carat and

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'Ship of Gold' Recovered

New York: Some 15,500 gold and silver gold coins, 45 gold bars, and 61 pieces of gold jewelry have been recovered from the SS Central America, the famed Ship of Gold that sank in 1857. Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa, Fla.–based company that earlier this year won the right to excavate the doomed vessel and keep 45 percent of the

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Diamond Circle Launches First Bitcoin ATM

Brisbane: Bitcoin ATM maker Diamond Circle has installed its first kiosk at a cafe in Queensland, Australia. The new unit is located at the Bluff Cafe at Burleigh Heights, by the Gold Coast’s Surfers Paradise. The company describes its machine, unveiled earlier this year, as the first “cashless bitcoin ATM” kiosk to hit the market. The Diamond Circle ATM works

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Gold Smuggling into India Hits New Record Highs

Mumbai: Customs officials at India’s main airports are failing to curb the increasing number of gold smuggling cases, as about 50 tonnes of the precious metal reportedly made it into the country only in the past 10 days. According to a report in the Hindustan Times earlier this week, the peak is tied to the seasonal increased demand related to

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India’s Two Biggest Diamonds to Be Auctioned

Bhopal: National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) of India may take two of its biggest ever diamonds, produced from Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh, for auction in Belgium after having failed to get potential buyers despite repeated attempts, reports The Times of India. Last auction was held in Panna district, which concluded on Wednesday. Panna diamonds – a 37.68 carat and

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'Ship of Gold' Recovered

New York: Some 15,500 gold and silver gold coins, 45 gold bars, and 61 pieces of gold jewelry have been recovered from the SS Central America, the famed Ship of Gold that sank in 1857. Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa, Fla.–based company that earlier this year won the right to excavate the doomed vessel and keep 45 percent of the

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