⛏ 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2004

The AI boom and gold
The growth of AI in recent years has had a considerable and widely reported impact on the electronics sector as a whole, and we regularly receive queries from analysts and institutional investors about how this might affect gold. This blog addresses some of the most frequently asked questions. Read on »

30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2004
The 30-year Treasury bond yield was up 6 basis points at 5.462% and reached a 2004 peak. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield, which is tied to rates on mortgages, rose more than 5 basis points to 5.166% and hit its highest level since July 2007. The yield on the 2-year note rose slightly to 4.897% and remained close to a 2023 high. Read on »

$18 Billion in 30 Days. Gold’s Biggest Buyers Just Got Company.
In August, investors poured $18 billion into gold-backed exchange-traded funds. That was the second-largest monthly inflow in the history of gold ETFs. Total holdings reached an all-time high of 4,189 tonnes, while assets under management jumped 16% in a single month to $615 billion. And this signified much more than a few retail investors buying the dip. Read on »