Gold Ticks Up as Dollar Loses Steam
The start of this week saw prices for gold futures increase as safe haven demand by investors, particularly from China, grows. The price of silver also increased, with a weaker dollar index favoring the precious metals markets. May silver prices rose to $32.37 while June gold prices hit $3324.60. An analyst from Saxo Bank argues that gold’s strong retail demand from consumers in China is keeping the precious metal afloat, despite Western speculators’ increased selling. This, the analyst notes, suggests that concern among Chinese citizens about the health of the country’s economy seems to be increasing. This comes as investors…