Zaner Metals

06/03/2026

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retreats on Middle East escalation as and rise in reaction.

05/29/2026

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firms on revived de-escalation optimism, while lags.

05/29/2026

Good morning. The are mostly higher in early U.S. trading as investors digest the latest Middle East peace prospects.

is near unchanged on the week after recovering from Thursday's 9-week lows.

Lots of on tap today.

05/27/2026

Gold prices fell to a two-month low on Wednesday, ‌pressured by expectations of tighter monetary policy to fend off rising inflation, with no clear end in sight to the U.S.-backed war with Iran.

"The biggest influence continues to be the Middle East. There was some lingering ⁠optimism, but as this continues to drag out, that optimism wanes," said Peter Grant, vice ​president and senior metals strategist at Zaner Metals, adding that the ongoing conflict was heightening inflation ​concerns.

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Gold prices fell to a two-month low on Wednesday, ‌pressured by expectations of tighter monetary policy to fend off rising inflation, with no clear end in sight to the U.S.-backed war with Iran.

05/27/2026

Zaner Commentary https://www.zanermetals.com/blog.php and slide on lingering peace deal skepticism, firmer yields, and .

05/21/2026

Gold prices steadied on Thursday ‌after hitting a 1% low earlier, as oil prices fell on uncertainty over a resolution to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, with a softer dollar and lower yields supporting bullion.

"So oil (is) down and ​the dollar retreating from a six-week high should bode well for gold in the short term here and it has firmed. I expect the trade's probably going to be a bit cautious here ​initially. We've seen agreements sort of fall apart," said Peter Grant, vice president and ​senior metals strategist at Zaner Metals.

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Gold prices steadied on Thursday ‌after hitting a 1% low earlier, as oil prices fell on uncertainty over a resolution to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, with a softer dollar and lower yields supporting bullion.

05/18/2026

Peter Grant, senior metals strategist at Zaner Metals, is quoted in this MarketWatch article from Friday, 15-May.

Silver was sliding Friday, with a drop of 10% in early afternoon trading. That steep drop had the metal heading for its largest one-day decline since Jan. 30, when it plunged 31%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Silver is under pressure amid "dimmed" expectations for an interest-rate cut from t

05/18/2026

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and extended losses overseas before recovering somewhat amid uncertainty on several fronts.

05/14/2026

Gold ​edged lower on Thursday, pressured by rising oil prices and a firmer dollar ‌after news of a vessel seizure and another sinking broke, even as investors look to U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

"What's transpired in the strait today is underpinning oil and continuing to stoke the ​higher-for-longer Fed rate expectations. Combine that with this week's hot inflation data and it's not ​surprising to see a firmer dollar, which is putting gold under some pressure today," said Peter Grant, ‌vice president ⁠and senior metals strategist at Zaner Metals.

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Gold ​edged lower on Thursday, pressured by rising oil prices and a firmer dollar ‌after news of a vessel seizure and another sinking broke, even as investors look to U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

05/14/2026

Good morning. The are mostly lower in early U.S. trading.

Hot US (CPI/PPI) killing rate-cut hopes → higher real yields & stronger weigh.

Markets cueing off of Trump-Xi summit and ongoing peace talks.