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Market Briefing:Gold
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January 24, 2018
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Table Of Contents Table Of ContentsTable Of Contents
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Gold Price 1Gold Price: Nominal & Real 2Gold vs. Dollar 3Gold & Commodity Prices 4-5Gold & PPI Inflation 6Gold & CPI Inflation 7Gold, Dollar, & Political Cycle 8Gold Price and US Federal Deficit & Debt 9Gold Price & Central Banks 10Relative Gold Price 11-13Gold Price vs TIPS Yields 14Gold Price 15
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GOLD PRICE* IN DOLLARS(daily, ratio scale)
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GOLD PRICE* IN EUROS(daily, ratio scale)
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200-day moving average* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.Source: Haver Analytics.
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Gold Price
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GOLD PRICE*(dollars per ounce, ratio scale)
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200-day moving average* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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GOLD PRICE*: NOMINAL vs. REAL
Gold Price/CPI
Gold Price
Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Haver Analytics.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
CPI = 100 on 1982-84.
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Gold Price: Nominal & Real
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* Gold spot price times JP Morgan trade-weighted dollar.Source: Haver Analytics and JP Morgan.
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GOLD PRICE & THE DOLLAR(weekly)
JP Morgan NominalBroad EffectiveExchange Rate**(2010=100)
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
Source: Haver Analytics and JP Morgan.
* Cash price London gold bullion, PM Fix.** Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Hungary, Japan, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru,Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom,Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and United States.
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Gold vs. Dollar
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GOLD PRICE & INDUSTRIALS COMMODITY PRICE INDEX
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
CRB Raw IndustrialsSpot Price Index**(1967=100)
Source: Haver Analytics and Commodity Research Bureau.
* Cash price London gold bullion, PM Fix.** Includes copper scrap, lead scrap, steel scrap, tin, zinc, burlap, cotton, print cloth, wool tops, hides, rosin, rubber, and tallow.
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GOLD & INDUSTRIAL METALS PRICES(weekly)
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
CRB Industrial MetalsSpot Price Index**(1967=100)
* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.** Includes copper scrap, lead scrap, steel scrap, tin, and zinc.
Source: Haver Analytics and Commodity Research Bureau.
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Gold & Commodity Prices
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GOLD PRICE & LIGHT CRUDE OIL PRICES(weekly)
CRB Futures: Light Crude Oil(dollars per barrel)
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
Source: Haver Analytics and Commodity Research Bureau.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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GOLD & CRB FUTURES PRICES(weekly)
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
CRB Futures Price Index(1967=100)
Source: Haver Analytics and Commodity Research Bureau.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Gold & Commodity Prices
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GOLD PRICE & PPI
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
Producer Price Index(yearly percent change)
Source: Haver Analytics and US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
Producer Price IndexEx Food & Energy(yearly percent change)
Source: Haver Analytics and US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Gold & PPI Inflation
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GOLD PRICE & CPI INFLATION
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce) (NA)
Consumer Price Index(yearly percent change) (2.12)
Source: Haver Analytics and US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Gold & CPI Inflation
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Source: Haver Analytics.* Cash price, London gold bullion, PM Fix. Monthly from 1968 through 1974, then daily.
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Gold, Dollar, & Political Cycle
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GOLD PRICE vs. US FEDERAL DEFICIT
Federal Deficit(12-month sum, billion dollars)
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Federal Borrowing(as a percent of nominal GDP)
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Federal Public Debt Outstanding(as a percent of nominal GDP)
Gold Price*
* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.Source: US Treasury Department, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Flow of Funds.
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Gold Price and US Federal Deficit & Debt
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GOLD PRICE vs. US TREASURIES & AGENCIES HELD BY CENTRAL BANKS
US Treasuries & Agencies Held ByFed + Foreign Central Banks(trillion dollars, nsa)
Gold Price*(US dollars per ounce)
Source: Federal Reserve Board and Haver Analytics.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Source: Federal Reserve Board and Haver Analytics.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Gold Price & Central Banks
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GOLD PRICE* RELATIVE TO S&P 500
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Relative Gold Price
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GOLD PRICE* RELATIVE TO EXISTING HOME PRICES
Gold Price/Average Existing Home Prices
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GOLD PRICE* RELATIVE TO CRB PRICE INDEXES
Relative to CRB Raw IndustrialsSpot Price Index
Source: Commodity Research Bureau and Wall Street Journal.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Relative Gold Price
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GOLD CASH PRICES* RELATIVE TO PLATINUM CASH PRICES
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GOLD PRICE* RELATIVE TO SILVER CASH PRICES
Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Wall Street Journal.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Relative Gold Price
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GOLD PRICE & 10-YEAR TIPS YIELD(daily)
10-Year TIPS Yield(percent, inverted scale) (0.57)
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce) (1353.70)
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Wall Street Journal, and Haver Analytics.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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GOLD PRICE & 5-YEAR TIPS YIELD
5-year TIPS Yield(inverted scale)
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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.* Cash price. London gold bullion, PM Fix.
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Gold Price vs TIPS Yields
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GOLD PRICE & FED’S MAJOR TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX
Fed’s Major Trade-WeightedDollar Index**(March 1973=100)
Gold Price*(dollars per ounce)
* Cash price, London gold bullion, PM Fix.** Index is the weighted average of the foreign exchange rates of the US dollar against the Euro Area, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland,
Australia, and Sweden. The Euro Area includes Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium/Luxembourg, Ireland, Spain, Austria, Finland, Portugal, & Greece.Source: Federal Reserve Board, Wall Street Journal, and Haver Analytics.
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Gold Price
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