Month: May 2022

Wisdom Tree/April 2022

“For most of the past year, gold has been ignoring the red-hot inflation that we have been living in. Our internal forecasts model indicates that gold, when factoring in a US inflation rate of 7.9% in February 2022, should be trading at closer to US$2150/oz rather than US$1920/ oz where it is currently trading (7 April 2022). It’s as if gold has been living in an alternate universe. However, gold has been picking up recently, catalysed by safe-haven demand driven by the war in Ukraine. We have periodically observed such instances of geopolitical shocks bringing gold back to life. If sustained, gold could be on an upward trajectory, despite bond yields rising and the US Dollar remaining quite firm.”

USAGOLD note: Wisdom Tree consensus forecast has gold at $2315 by the first quarter of 2023. Its bullish scenario, based on sticky near double-digit inflation and a sharp correction in the dollar index, puts it at $2680. Its bearish forecast, which would result from the Fed successfully taming inflation, puts it at $1790 by the first quarter of 2023. “We believe that gold has reached a turning point,” concludes the Ireland-based investment firm, “after being relatively subdued in the second half of 2021. The metal has been catalysed by rising geopolitical risks and it will become increasingly difficult for the metal to keep ignoring the elevated inflation environment we live in.” For the full report, please go to the link at the top of this post.

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Bloomberg/Enda Curran and Yuko Takeo/5-19-2022

“The world economy is increasingly succumbing to the threat of stagflation reminiscent of its 1970s ordeal, a mounting headache for global finance chiefs already navigating the fallout from the war in Ukraine. “

USAGOLD note: We remember distinctly when Alan Greenspan warned of stagflation’s return about two and half years ago to a gigantic yawn on Wall Street. He revisited those concerns October last year writing presciently, “If growth expectations continue to decline and price expectations continue to rise, we may be heading into a stagflationary environment as increased supply-side costs erode consumer purchasing power and, ultimately, final demand.” That’s about as succinct a portrayal of where we now stand as you are going to find. The real question is “how bad is it going to get?” Hopefully, we’ll hear more from Mr. Greenspan on the subject now that the rest of the financial world is catching up with him.

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