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13 Years of Waiting. One Week to Decide.

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13 Years of Waiting. One Week to Decide.   Dear investor.   Gold at $ 4,181 today. Silver at $ 61.72 . This week a central bank that had not purchased gold in 13 years decided the moment had arrived.   The Bank of Korea announced Monday that it is resuming gold acquisitions, establishing a long-term domestic buying framework and citing geopolitical risk as a structural, permanent feature of the global landscape. The timing is not coincidental. It follows the Bank of Korea's own Reserve Management Group concluding that the world has changed enough to warrant a fundamental repositioning of South Korea's national reserves.   That conclusion is now being reached simultaneously by institutions across four continents. Standard Chartered confirmed this week that central bank demand rebounded sharply in Q 2 and that the structural floor at $ 4,000 is holding. Abrdn sees compelling long-term value at current levels. Jefferies sees recovery ahead even with elevated yields...

13 Años de Espera. Una Semana para Decidir.

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13 Años de Espera. Una Semana para Decidir.   Estimado Inversionista.   El oro en $ 4,181 dolares hoy. La plata en $ 61.72 dólares. Esta semana un banco central que no había comprado oro en 13 años decidió que el momento había llegado.   El Banco de Corea anunció el lunes que reanuda las adquisiciones de oro, estableciendo un marco de compra doméstica de largo plazo y citando el riesgo geopolítico como una característica estructural y permanente del panorama global. El momento no es coincidental. Sigue la propia conclusión del Grupo de Gestión de Reservas del Banco de Corea de que el mundo ha cambiado lo suficiente como para justificar un reposicionamiento fundamental de las reservas nacionales de Corea del Sur.   Esa conclusión está siendo alcanzada simultáneamente por instituciones en cuatro continentes. Standard Chartered confirmó esta semana que la demanda de los bancos centrales repuntó con fuerza en el Q 2 y que el piso estructural en $ 4,000 se mantiene. ...

Tres Votos para Subir. Una Razón para Tener Metales Preciosos.

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Tres Votos para Subir. Una Razón para Tener Metales Preciosos.   Estimado Inversionista.   El oro en $ 4,025 dólares. La plata en $ 56.86 dólares. La Reserva Federal votó mantener las tasas hoy. Tres funcionarios votaron a favor de subirlas. Esa división es el dato más revelador de toda la reunión.   Tres disidentes a favor de un alza es el número más alto desde Septiembre de 2016 . Le dice exactamente hacia dónde apunta la presión interna dentro de la Fed. Septiembre ya no es una posibilidad lejana. Es un escenario vivo. Y sin embargo el oro, que pasó el día absorbiendo un dólar más fuerte y rendimientos elevados, se mantiene por encima de $ 4,000 . Ese nivel de soporte ha sido probado múltiples veces en las últimas tres semanas y ha resistido cada vez. El mercado está diciéndole algo.   El jefe de estrategia de oro de State Street dijo esta semana que el próximo movimiento de $ 1,000 del oro es probablemente al alza, y que el hawkishness de la Fed se está acercand...

Three Votes to Hike. One Reason to Hold Precious Metals.

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Three Votes to Hike. One Reason to Hold Precious Metals.   Dear investor.   Gold at $ 4,025 . Silver at $ 56.86 . The Federal Reserve voted to hold rates today. Three officials voted to raise them. That split is the most revealing data point of the entire meeting.   Three dissenters in favor of a hike is the highest number since September 2016 . It tells you exactly where the internal pressure inside the Fed is pointing. September is no longer a distant possibility. It is a live scenario. And yet gold, which spent the day absorbing a stronger dollar and elevated yields, is holding above $ 4,000 . That support level has now been tested multiple times in the last three weeks and has held each time. The market is telling you something.   State Street's head of gold strategy said this week that gold's next $ 1,000 move is likely higher, and that Fed hawkishness is approaching its peak. The logic is straightforward: a Fed that tightens into a weakening economy does not p...

The East Knows Something the West Is Still Learning.

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The East Knows Something the West Is Still Learning.   Dear investor.   Gold at $ 4,117 today. Silver at $ 59.19. This week gold did something that caught the market's attention: it rallied despite rising Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and elevated oil prices. Assets that would normally pressure gold. The metal ignored all of them and moved higher.   Wells Fargo's head of global equities and real assets strategy said it plainly this week: the risk/reward in gold has flipped decisively in the investor's favor. After a correction of more than 20 % from January's all-time high, he sees roughly $ 500 of downside and $ 1,500 of upside from current levels. Their year-end target: $ 5,300 to $ 5,500 . Their 2027 target: $ 5,800 to $ 6,000 . "As an investor building portfolio exposure," he said, "that is a very attractive risk-reward proposition."   Schroders confirmed this week what the data has been showing for months. The East/West dynamic has re...

El Este Sabe Algo que el Oeste Todavía Está Aprendiendo.

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El Este Sabe Algo que el Oeste Todavía Está Aprendiendo.   Estimado Inversionista.   El oro en $ 4,117 dólares hoy. La plata en $ 59.19 dólares . Esta semana el oro hizo algo que captó la atención del mercado: subió a pesar de rendimientos del Tesoro más altos, un dólar más fuerte y precios del petróleo elevados. Activos que normalmente presionarían al oro. El metal los ignoró todos y subió.   El jefe de estrategia global de renta variable y activos reales de Wells Fargo lo dijo claramente esta semana: el risk/reward del oro se ha invertido de manera decisiva a favor del inversionista. Tras una corrección de más del 20 % desde el máximo histórico de enero, ve aproximadamente $ 500 de riesgo a la baja y $ 1,500 de potencial al alza desde los niveles actuales. Su objetivo de fin de año: $ 5,300 a $ 5,500 . Su objetivo para 2027 : $ 5,800 a $ 6,000 . "Como inversionista construyendo exposición en cartera," dijo, "esa es una propuesta de risk/reward muy atractiva."   ...

One Number. Two Stories. One Winner.

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One Number. Two Stories. One Winner!   Dear investor.   Gold at $4,072 today. Silver at $58.88. This morning the U.S. released its June CPI: 3.5 % annualized, down sharply from 4.2% in May. The market celebrated. Gold moved higher. But Warsh, testifying before Congress just hours later, told lawmakers something they needed to hear: this is not mission accomplished.   He was right. And that tension between one favorable data point and an inflation problem that is far from resolved is precisely the environment that has defined the entire precious metals thesis for the past year.   Here is what happened: energy prices fell in June because Middle East tensions briefly eased. But those same tensions reignited last week. U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged new strikes. Oil is trading above $84 again. The underlying inflation trend, the one that runs through tariffs, fiscal deficits and a structurally weaker dollar, has not changed. One month of cheaper gas is not a moneta...