Philip Wilkinson
Co-Founder & Senior Analyst
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Articles by Philip (107)
Gold Surges Past £3,700 as Silver Outpaces With Double-Digit Weekly Gain
Gold closed at £3,737/oz (+4.7%) while silver soared 10.7% to £63.88/oz, compressing the gold/silver ratio to 58.5.
Gold Drifts to £3,669 as Silver Quietly Outperforms
Gold eased 0.66% to £3,669/oz ($4,645) while silver gained 1.9% to £60.38, compressing the gold/silver ratio to 60.8.
Gold's Central Bank Bid Intensifies - Three Nations, Three Strategies
France is booking $15 billion in revaluation profits, China is still accumulating, and Turkey is monetising its reserves - the official sector's gold playbook is diverging in ways that reinforce the.
Gold: France's $15 Billion Profit Reveals a Deeper Shift
The Bank of France has crystallised an estimated $15 billion profit from gold transactions, underscoring just how dramatically central bank reserve strategies have evolved in the current bull market.
Gold's Quiet Bid - India's Central Bank Keeps Stacking
The Reserve Bank of India has lifted gold's share of its foreign exchange reserves to a new high, reinforcing a structural demand trend that underpins prices even as spot gold pulls back from April's.
Gold Explorers Cash In as Guiana Shield Heats Up
With gold near $4,900, La Mancha's fresh investment in Greenheart Gold signals that serious capital is now chasing early-stage exploration in Suriname's underexplored Guiana Shield.
Gold Gains Nearly 3% on the Week Despite Iran Calm
Gold closed the week at $4,879.60 - up almost 3% - even as easing geopolitical tensions around Iran should, in theory, have taken the wind out of the safe-haven trade.
Gold Nears $4,900 as Iran Talks and Fed Hopes Collide
Gold is trading just below $4,900 with two powerful tailwinds converging - diplomatic uncertainty over US-Iran negotiations and growing expectations of a Federal Reserve policy pivot - creating a.
Silver Surges 8% as Dollar Wilts on Iran Deal Hopes
Silver has posted its strongest weekly gain in months, driven by a sinking dollar and renewed optimism around an Iran nuclear deal - and the move is pulling mining stocks higher with it.
Silver Nears $80 as Dollar Weakness Fuels Rally
Silver has surged more than 5% in a week to trade just below $80/oz, driven by soft US inflation data and a weakening dollar that together make the metal's strongest bull case in over a decade.
Gold Holds Near $4,800 Even as Iran Talk Hopes Cool Demand
A renewed diplomatic push between Washington and Tehran has trimmed gold's geopolitical risk premium, yet the metal is quietly consolidating above $4,800 - suggesting buyers see deeper reasons to.
Gold Steadies as Iran Diplomacy Reshapes Risk
A diplomatic opening between Washington and Tehran is quietly recalibrating inflation expectations and energy risk premiums, leaving gold in a tug-of-war between easing geopolitical fear and.
Gold Supply Risk Rises as Newmont Halts Cadia
Newmont's decision to suspend operations at its flagship Cadia gold mine in Australia following an earthquake introduces a fresh supply uncertainty into a gold market already trading near $4,800 and.
Gold Catches a Bid as Hot PPI Reignites Inflation Fears
A hotter-than-expected 0.5% jump in US producer prices has handed gold bulls fresh ammunition, pushing the metal toward the top of its daily range near $4,868 as markets reassess the Federal.
Gold Dips on Iran Talk Collapse - But Bears Face a Problem
Gold pulled back from session highs after US-Iran diplomacy fell apart, yet the metal's 2% weekly gain and persistent inflation fears suggest the dip may be short-lived.
Gold Holds Near $4,700 Despite Sharp Monthly Pullback
Gold is consolidating after a volatile month that saw prices swing between $4,100 and $5,117, with dollar weakness and rising Fed rate cut expectations providing a floor beneath the market.
Gold Miners Face Peru Election Risk as Policy Shift Looms
Peru's presidential frontrunner is campaigning on concession revocations and crackdowns that could reshape the investment landscape for gold and copper mining in the world's second-largest copper.
Week in Metals: Gold Surges Toward $5,000 Amid Split
Gold climbed 2.8% to $4,787 on soft inflation data and supply concerns, while silver outpaced with a 5.3% gain, even as Wall Street forecasters diverge by $1,000 on where prices go next.
Gold Holds Near $4,800 as Central Banks Hit 23 Months of Buying
Central banks have now bought gold for 23 consecutive months - a streak that underpins the metal's resilience even after a sharp pullback from its recent highs above $5,200.
Gold's Central Bank Bid Keeps Building - Even at $4,800
Sovereign buyers and institutional allocators continue to accumulate gold at levels that would have seemed absurd five years ago, fundamentally reshaping the demand floor beneath precious metals.
Gold's Structural Bid - BRICS+ Now Hold 17% of Reserves
Central banks across the BRICS+ bloc have quietly amassed more than 17% of global gold reserves, embedding a structural floor under prices that private investors cannot afford to ignore.
Gold Repatriation Returns as France Pulls Reserves From New York
The Banque de France has sold gold held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and replaced it with domestically stored bullion - a move that revives the repatriation trend and raises fresh.
Gold Holds $4,680 as Iran Fears Meet Central Bank Bid
Gold is consolidating near $4,680 after a brutal 9% monthly drawdown, but persistent geopolitical risk and relentless central bank accumulation are building a floor that bears may struggle to break.
Gold Miners Face BC Policy Whiplash on Indigenous Law
British Columbia's move to suspend parts of its Indigenous rights framework threatens to upend mineral claims processing in one of the world's most important gold and silver exploration jurisdictions.
Week in Metals: Gold Claws Back to $4,700 Amid Chaos
Gold surged 3.9% to reclaim $4,700 as central bank buying, geopolitical shifts, and Wall Street upgrades collided in a volatile week.
Gold Whipsaws as Iran Signals Shift From War to Diplomacy
Gold's $1,100 monthly range tells the real story - geopolitical hedging is being built and unwound at a pace that makes traditional safe-haven logic almost irrelevant.
Gold's Central Bank Bid Deepens - Even as Prices Pull Back
Central banks are accelerating gold accumulation into 2026's inflation resurgence, cementing a structural demand floor that is reshaping how the metal trades through corrections.
Gold Rallies 10% in a Week - But Peace Talk Could Change Everything
Gold is surging nearly 10% on the week even as Trump signals a potential end to conflict, creating an unusual tension between safe-haven momentum and a shifting geopolitical backdrop.
Gold's Structural Bid - Dollar Reserves Hit 30-Year Low
The US dollar's share of global reserves has fallen to its lowest level since the mid-1990s, and central banks are funnelling the difference into gold - a structural shift that underpins prices even.
Gold Holds Above $4,500 Despite 14% Monthly Slump
Wells Fargo is doubling down on its bullish gold outlook even as the metal trades nearly $850 below its recent highs - and the structural case for that conviction is hard to dismiss.
Gold Whipsaws in $166 Range as Iran Fears Collide With Profit-Taking
Gold swung violently between $4,444 and $4,611 on Monday as escalating Iran tensions pulled against a brutal monthly drawdown, leaving the metal caught between safe-haven demand and a market still.
Gold Rebounds but March's 14% Drop Looms Large
Gold clawed back nearly 3% this week after touching a four-month low, but the metal remains deep in the red for March as Fed policy uncertainty keeps buyers cautious.
Silver Claws Back to $70 - But the Monthly Chart Tells Another Story
Silver's modest weekly recovery masks a brutal 21% monthly decline that has reshaped the technical landscape and left traders caught between macro crosscurrents.
Week in Metals: Gold Bounces From Historic Drop
Gold clawed back above $4,500 on Iran tensions and bargain hunting, but March's 14% decline still defines the landscape.
Gold Rebounds but Iran Risk Masks a Deeper Problem
Gold and silver are posting solid weekly gains on central bank demand and Iran tensions, but both metals are still nursing sharp monthly losses that suggest the rally has more to prove.
Gold's 15% Plunge Looks Like a Squeeze - Not a Shift
Gold's sharp monthly decline from above $5,400 to $4,449 has all the hallmarks of a liquidity-driven flush rather than a fundamental repricing - and the distinction matters enormously for what comes.
Gold Dip Draws Central Bank Buyers - Again
With gold trading near $4,440 per ounce, the familiar pattern of central banks stepping in on pullbacks is reinforcing a structural floor that makes every dip look increasingly temporary.
Gold Eyes $4,550 as Crashing Oil Revives Safe-Haven Bid
A sharp slide in crude oil prices is channelling fresh capital into gold, with the metal rebounding toward $4,550 as investors rotate out of risk assets and into traditional stores of value.
Silver's Real Asset Tailwind Builds - Even at $69
Silver near $69 an ounce is drawing fresh institutional conviction as the macro case for real assets strengthens on multiple fronts simultaneously.
Gold's Safe-Haven Myth Exposed by Iran Crisis
Despite escalating tensions with Iran, gold at $4,574 has flatlined when it should be surging - forcing a rethink of what actually drives the metal in 2026.
Gold Faces Rare Threat - A Central Bank Seller
Turkey's central bank is weighing the liquidation of gold reserves to defend the lira, a move that would flip one of gold's biggest buyers into a seller and test the metal's resilience near $4,400.
Gold Holds Above $4,300 as Central Banks Widen Buying Circle
The World Gold Council expects more central banks to join the gold-buying trend in 2026, reinforcing a structural demand shift that has helped push prices to levels unthinkable just two years ago.
Gold Drops Despite Iran War - Why Safe Havens Fail
Gold's failure to rally during a major geopolitical conflict challenges the metal's safe-haven reputation, but the explanation lies in how modern wars interact with dollar strength and liquidity.
Gold Miners Face a Margin Squeeze Despite $4,400 Prices
Gold sitting above $4,400 an ounce should be a dream scenario for miners, but surging energy costs and operational inflation are eroding the very margins that elevated prices were supposed to protect.
Gold Suffers Worst Weekly Drop in 40 Years
Gold has plunged to a four-month low near $4,239 as surging oil prices and escalating Middle East tensions trigger the most brutal weekly selloff since the mid-1980s, upending the metal's traditional.
Gold's Worst Week Since 1983 - Despite a World on Edge
Gold has shed hundreds of dollars in its sharpest weekly decline in over four decades, breaking the metal's long-standing role as the go-to hedge when geopolitical risk flares.
Gold Drops 8% Despite Iran Escalation - Why?
A week that should have sent gold soaring instead saw the metal shed over $400 as oil captured the geopolitical bid and precious metals buckled under broader liquidation pressure.
Gold Supply Squeeze Gets a Policy Lifeline in Idaho
Liberty Gold's Black Pine project has secured FAST-41 permitting alignment - a federal fast-track mechanism that could shave years off the development timeline for one of the largest undeveloped gold.
Week in Metals: Gold and Silver Suffer Brutal Rout
Gold plunged 8.4% and silver cratered 13.2% in the worst week for precious metals since 2011, driven by hawkish Fed signals and massive ETF outflows.
Gold Faces Steep Weekly Loss as Iran War Reshapes Rate Bets
Gold is tracking its sharpest weekly decline in months as the Iran conflict forces markets to reprice rate cut expectations - punishing the metal that was supposed to thrive on geopolitical chaos.
Gold's Path to $6,000 - And the Case for Five Digits
With gold trading above $4,660, the $6,000 target that once sounded extreme now sits barely 29% away - and the real question is what happens if institutional faith in the global financial.
Gold Faces Rate Headwinds as BoE Holds Steady
A cluster of central bank decisions this week - with the Bank of England holding rates unchanged - is reinforcing a higher-for-longer interest rate environment that poses a near-term challenge for.
Gold Nears $4,712 While Europe Braces for Rate Decisions
Gold is holding near all-time highs above $4,700 as a cluster of central bank rate decisions this week forces European investors to recalibrate their positioning across precious metals.
Silver Drops 14% While Gold Holds - A Ratio Reset
Silver's sharp sell-off has outpaced gold's decline by a factor of two, compressing the gold-silver ratio to 65.7 and exposing just how fragile speculative positioning in the white metal had become.
The Money Flow Map: where capital is actually moving
Everything is selling off - but money doesn't disappear. It moves. Here's the interactive map of where capital is flowing in March 2026.
Gold Holds Near $5,000 as Fed and Iran Collide
Gold is consolidating just below the $5,000 barrier with traders caught between escalating Middle East tensions and a Federal Reserve decision that could reshape rate expectations within hours.
Gold at $5,000 - Finally Acting Like a Haven Again
After years of defying traditional correlations, gold's rally back above $5,000 is being driven by exactly the force it was always supposed to respond to - inflation fear.
Gold Nears $5,000 as Iran Fears Meet Central Bank Buying
Gold is trading just shy of the $5,000 psychological barrier, with escalating Iran tensions and persistent central bank accumulation creating a dual-engine bid that shows no sign of stalling.
Gold Slides Below $5,000 Despite Iran War Escalation
Gold's failure to rally amid a major Middle Eastern conflict signals that macro forces - particularly rate expectations and dollar strength - are overpowering traditional safe-haven reflexes.
Week in Metals: Gold Slips as Dollar Trumps War Fears
Gold and silver posted weekly losses as a surging dollar and fading rate-cut expectations outweighed safe-haven demand from the Iran crisis.
Gold Miners Face a Jurisdiction Reckoning
With gold above $5,000 and resource nationalism surging across Africa, investors are paying steep premiums for North American mining assets - and the gap is only widening.
Gold Holds Above $5,100 as Private Credit Fears Build
The $1.7 trillion private credit market is emerging as a macro fault line - and gold's steady climb above $5,100 suggests investors are already pricing in the tail risk.
Gold Miners Bet Big on West Africa Even as Prices Wobble
Resolute Mining's final investment decision on the Doropo gold project in Côte d'Ivoire signals that producers are locking in expansion capital now, banking on gold staying well above $5,000 for.
Gold Retreats From $5,400 Peak as Iran Crisis Lifts the Dollar
Gold's pullback from record highs looks counterintuitive during a geopolitical crisis - until you follow the dollar and oil complex driving the retreat.
Gold Stalls Near $5,100 as Iran Fears Clash With CPI Uncertainty
Gold is caught between two powerful forces - escalating geopolitical risk from Iran and the looming question of whether US inflation data will give the Fed room to ease - and the resulting tug-of-war.
Gold's "Base Load" Buyer Is Here - And It Changes Everything
Central bank gold accumulation has shifted from cyclical to structural, creating a persistent demand floor that is fundamentally re-rating the metal's fair value range.
Gold Gets a Massive New Buyer - India Opens Equity Funds
India's decision to let equity mutual funds allocate up to 35% to gold and silver could unlock billions in new institutional demand for precious metals at a time when prices are already near record.
Gold Holds Above $5,100 as Iran Conflict Fuels Safe-Haven Bid
Escalating tensions around Iran are reinforcing gold and silver's role as geopolitical hedges, but today's US CPI print could determine whether the rally extends or stalls.
Gold Surges Past $5,200 as Iran Tensions Grip Markets
Gold's $100-plus weekly jump and silver's outperformance of crude oil signal that safe-haven demand is accelerating into a geopolitical risk premium not seen since the 2024 Middle East escalation.
Gold Drops as Iran War Sparks an Unusual Rush Away
A major geopolitical escalation involving Iran has sent oil surging 25% but - counterintuitively - pushed gold lower, as margin calls and a liquidity scramble override the metal's traditional.
Gold Whipsaws on Iran Escalation - Dollar Wins
A nearly $190 intraday range in gold reveals a market caught between geopolitical fear and a surging dollar, with the greenback ultimately dictating direction.
Gold's Central Bank Bid Deepens as PBOC Streak Hits 16 Months
China's relentless gold accumulation - now running for 16 consecutive months - is quietly reshaping the structural demand picture even as spot prices consolidate below $5,200.
Gold Trims Weekly Loss as Jobs Data Revives Rate Cut Hopes
A softer-than-expected US jobs print has gold clawing back losses after its sharpest weekly pullback in months, with Fed rate cut expectations now firmly back in play.
Gold's Central Bank Bid Builds Even as Prices Dip
Central banks are accelerating their shift away from dollar reserves and into gold - a structural trend that's quietly underpinning prices even during short-term pullbacks.
Gold Gets a New Buyer - South Korea's Central Bank Eyes ETFs
The Bank of Korea's plan to invest in gold ETFs marks a significant shift in how central banks are accessing bullion - and it adds another sovereign buyer to an already crowded trade.
Gold Miners Eye Canada's $1.5B Infrastructure Bet
Ottawa's new critical minerals infrastructure fund could reshape the economics of remote Canadian mining projects - and the timing, with gold above $5,000, couldn't be better for precious metals.
Gold Supply Politics Heat Up as US, China Squeeze Ghana
In a rare display of alignment, the world's two largest economies are jointly pressuring Africa's top gold producer to abandon a planned royalty increase - a move that exposes just how strategic.
Gold Shrugs Off Iran Tensions - Macro Forces Win
Gold's muted response to escalating Iran tensions reveals a market increasingly driven by rate expectations and dollar strength rather than geopolitical fear.
Gold Eyes $5,400 as US-Iran Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Bid
Gold has surged more than 5% in a single month as escalating US-Iran hostilities push the metal within striking distance of a fresh all-time high - and the geopolitical premium shows no sign of.
Gold Surges Past $5,100 as US-Iran Tensions Escalate
A 2% single-session spike in gold prices driven by widening US-Israel conflict with Iran underscores just how quickly geopolitical risk can reprice the entire precious metals complex - and the move.
Silver Drops 10% in a Week Despite Rising Tensions
Silver's near-double-digit weekly plunge to $82 is defying the geopolitical playbook - and the disconnect with gold tells a bigger story about what's really driving precious metals right now.
Gold Hits $5,405 as Iran Strikes Spark 17% Monthly Surge
The US-Israel military strikes on Iran have triggered the sharpest safe-haven rally in years, pushing gold above $5,400 and silver past $95 as investors price in a widening West Asian conflict.
Gold Hits $5,434 as Iran Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Rush
Gold surged to an intraday high of $5,434 per ounce as escalating geopolitical tensions involving Iran triggered a wave of safe-haven buying, lifting precious metals miners alongside the metal itself.
Gold Nears $5,300 as US–Israel Strikes Reshape Risk
Military escalation against Iran has turbocharged gold's already historic rally, pushing the metal within striking distance of $5,300 as safe-haven demand meets a market already priced for.
Gold Surges Past $5,200 as US-Israel Strikes on Iran Ignite Safe-Haven Bid
Gold has gained over 13% in a single month as coordinated military strikes against Iran trigger one of the most aggressive safe-haven rallies in recent memory, pushing prices within striking distance.
Gold Holds Above $5,200 as Iran Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Bid
Gold's geopolitically-driven rally has pushed prices back above $5,200, with silver surging nearly 8% on the week as US-Iran brinkmanship reignites safe-haven demand across the precious metals.
Gold Eyes $6,000 as Middle East Risks Reignite
With gold already up 3% this month to $5,234, a potential 15% geopolitical risk premium could push the metal toward $6,000 - a level that seemed unthinkable just months ago.
Silver Surges 4.5% in a Week - But the Monthly Picture Tells a Different Story
Silver's sharp weekly rally to $90.40/oz is masking a brutal 14% monthly drawdown, creating a tug-of-war between safe-haven momentum and underlying technical weakness.
Silver's Mexico Problem - Cartel Violence Threatens 25% of Supply
Escalating security risks across Mexico's key mining states are putting a quarter of global silver production in jeopardy, just as the metal trades 14% off its monthly highs.
Gold Holds $5,200 as Tariff Risks Reshape the Macro Playbook
U.S. tariff policy is emerging as the next major catalyst for gold, and at $5,201 per ounce, the market is already pricing in significant uncertainty.
Gold Eyes $6,300 - But It Must Clear $5,200 First
JP Morgan's year-end target of $6,300 per ounce implies a 21% rally from current levels, and the macro backdrop suggests it's not as outlandish as it sounds.
Gold Nears $5,210 as Tariffs and Iran Talks Fuel Haven Bid
Gold is pressing toward the top of its daily range at $5,230 as a potent combination of trade-war anxiety and Middle East diplomacy uncertainty drives fresh safe-haven inflows across the precious.
Gold Eyes $5,400 - But It's Already Up 4% This Week
Goldman Sachs has raised its gold target to $5,400, yet with spot already trading above $5,100 and central bank buying showing no signs of slowing, the real question is whether even that forecast is.
Gold Miners Eye Brazil as Prices Top $5,100
With gold holding above $5,100 per ounce, junior producers like Serabi Gold are finding that previously marginal Brazilian operations now look like some of the most compelling expansion stories in.
Gold Hits $5,170 as Tariff Fears Fuel a 6% Weekly Surge
Gold's relentless climb past $5,100 is being turbocharged by escalating trade war rhetoric, with the metal posting its strongest weekly gain in months as investors scramble for protection against.
Gold Nears $5,225 as Trade Fears Fuel 7% Weekly Surge
Gold's relentless climb toward record territory is being turbocharged by escalating trade tensions, with the metal posting its strongest weekly gain in months as investors pile into safe-haven assets.
Gold Eyes New Buyers as East Africa Plans Reserve Push
The East African Community's directive to coordinate gold reserve accumulation across its member central banks signals a broadening of the emerging-market gold buying trend that has helped push.
Silver Surges 12% in a Week - Tariffs and GDP Do the Heavy Lifting
Silver's explosive move above $82 is being driven by a rare double catalyst - new U.S. tariff action and a GDP miss - and the rally has room to run if macro headwinds persist.
Gold Eyes $6,300 - But JPMorgan's $8,000 Case Steals the Show
JPMorgan has lifted its gold forecast to $6,300 with a bull-case scenario of $8,000, validating a rally that has already pushed the metal past $5,000 and up over 5% in the past month alone.
Gold Tops $5,000 as Tariff Chaos Fuels 5% Monthly Rally
Gold is consolidating above the $5,000 mark after a blistering weekly gain of over 4%, as traders position for escalating trade policy uncertainty under the latest round of Trump tariff maneuvers.
Gold Miners Eye $5,000 - Underground Economics Look Compelling
Orla Mining's underground expansion at Camino Rojo delivers robust project economics that underscore why gold miners are racing to unlock new ounces with the metal trading above $5,000.
Gold Tops $5,000 - Why This Rally Isn't Done
Gold's surge past $5,000 per ounce is being fuelled by a rare convergence of central bank buying, revived ETF inflows, and deepening fiscal concerns that suggest this bull run has further to go.
Gold Hits $5,000 - But the Rally May Not Be Done
Gold has breached the psychologically massive $5,000 level after a 5% monthly surge, and the macro backdrop suggests this milestone could be a waypoint rather than a ceiling.
Platinum Surges Past $2,000 - But $2,100 Is the Real Test
Platinum's sharp rebound from a volatility flush has reclaimed the $2,000 level convincingly, but the metal now faces a critical resistance zone that will determine whether this is a genuine breakout.
Silver Bounces Off $74 but Faces a 13% Monthly Drop
Silver's intraday recovery from session lows near $74.57 masks a brutal month of underperformance against gold, with the gold/silver ratio compressing to 65.3 and raising questions about whether the w
Gold ETFs Bleed Despite $5,000 Price - Physical Diverges
Paper gold is selling off while physical bullion holds firm at elevated levels, exposing a widening rift in how investors access precious metals during volatility.
Gold steadies after Warsh Fed nomination triggers sharp selloff
Gold steadies after Kevin Warsh's Fed nomination triggered a sharp sell-off, revealing how quickly hawkish policy expectations can rattle precious metals.