Market Updates

As 2013 draws to a close and precious metals look certain to clock their first annual decline in a decade, this report looks at the performance of gold over the past 5 years since the grand Quantitative Easing experiment began, the performance of one of the best international equity managers in Australia, and encourages bullion investors not to panic despite the price slide this year.

In this week's market report, we take a look at the continued choppy trading in precious metals, the latest economic news from around the globe, and include a special section on the very wise move to repatriate Australia's bullion reserves, a petition anyone can support.

In this week's precious metal report, chief economist Jordan Eliseo touches on the negative sentiment towards precious metals, with headlines including 'gold is crumbling' seen in the mainstream. In other news, we take a look at the timeline of dominant international currencies going back across the centuries. Hint: gold features heavily.

In his weekly, Market Update, Chief Economist Jordan Eliseo discusses the implications of comments made by Janet Yellen during her confirmation hearing, the latest supply and demand figures in the physical gold market and the winners and losers of quantitative easing globally.

In this week's Market Update, Jordan Eliseo discusses the surprisingly positive data coming out of the US this week, the impact of physical gold demand on the economy and why he thinks we'll see a lower cash rate next year.

In a special report, ABC Bullion's Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo, assess the level of success of the Federal Reserve's asset buying programmes and what a tapering off of said programmes might mean for bond yields and other markets internationally.

In the Market Report from 31st October 2013, Chief Economist Jordan Eliseo discusses the recent FOMC minutes, RBA Governor Glenn Steven's comments regarding the minutes and the anniversary of Black Tuesday.

This Bullion University article examines the arguments for and against saving in fiat currencies or physical assets such as gold and silver.

In his weekly report, Jordan Eliseo discusses the recent non-farm payrolls data, Aussie investor Matthew Mclennan's views on gold and the Australian inflation figures.

Jordan Eliseo outlines the reasons for scepticism with regard to the Australian housing market, and covers off the ways in which gold could prove a better bet for Aussie investors.

Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo discusses industry sentiment at the recent LBMA conference, Dutch pension funds and whether or not the June 2013 lows mark the bottom of this cyclical correction.

Jordan Eliseo and Ronald Stoeferle close the ABC Bullion September 2013 Seminar by taking questions from the floor.

Guest speaker, Ronald Stoeferle joins us from Europe to take to the stage at the ABC Bullion September 2013 Seminar.

ABC Bullion CEO, Janie Simpson greets the audience and gives an overview of the past 6 months at ABC Bullion.

Market report from the 19th September 2013 covers the recent upsurge in precious metals following the Federal reserve statement that this will not in fact be tapering QE3.

Jordan Eliseo elaborates on the latest jobs data out of the US, a recent non-manufacturing report and why post-election Australia could be a ripe climate to reasses your superannuation fund.

Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo discusses gold's rally, further vagueness from FED spokespeople and the implications of economic data from India, China and Japan on the demand for precious metals.

After spending the last few weeks holding well above USD $1300, gold prices have retreated over the last week, and are currently sitting at USD $1284, down 2.36% in the past week following this week's RBA announcement.

In the first of our Bullion University tutorials, Chief Economist Jordan Eliseo talks through the stock to flow ratio and why it's important for precious metals investors.

ABC Bullion's Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo discusses the reasons why the impending RBA rate cute is unlikely to stimulate the Australian economy. Also published in Australian Resources and Investor Magazine, September 2013.

ABC Bullion's Chief Economist, Jordan Eliseo is featured in the Switzer Super Report on 15th July 2013, on the case for gold being in a bull market.

Years from now, when we survey the precious metal bull market of the early 21st century in its entirety, it’s safe to say that the second quarter of 2013 will not be remembered fondly by precious metal bulls.

"Cut In Australian Interest Rates May Push Aussies Towards Gold" Original article published by Kitco, accessible here.

"Plunging gold sparks sale of mining stocks" Article originally published on The Age, 17th May accessible here.