New (higher) forecasts for gold and silver

We are revising up our end-2018 forecasts for gold and silver prices to reflect the fact that we no longer expect the US dollar to strengthen this year. Nonetheless, we are not inclined to do a U-turn and suddenly become bullish on prices. Indeed, we still think that the balance of risks lies to the downside.

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