01.04.2015 - Metals Focus: 2015 could be end of gold bear cycle
Look for continued weakness in the short term, with the price maybe bottoming out $100 per ounce below where it is today, says Metals Focus in its inaugural Gold Focus report.The seers naturally trot out Asian demand as helping to save they day, but more interestingly suggest 2015 as the year the tremendous growth in supply over the past two decades comes to an end. Further, producer hedging - selling future supply today - is expected to remain flat at levels far lower than seen a few years back.As for rate the start of U.S. rate hikes - widely anticipated and hurting gold's price at least in dollar terms - it could be a sell the rumor, buy the news moment for the yellow metal as punters realized the pace of hikes will be slow, with real rates remaining negative for years to come...............................................Full Article: Source
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