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Gold continues to shine on rising inflationary pressures

Precious metals prices rallied over the past month, bolstered by a weaker US dollar and a lessening of fears over a slowdown in China. While gold benefited from the Fed’s dovishness in its latest meeting and rising inflationary pressures in the US, weak electronics demand saw silver underperform. Meanwhile, the prices of PGMs appear to have finally found a bottom and have started to rise on improved demand prospects.


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