Gold is down 3.6% this week
Silver, platinum and palladium all fell on Friday, adding to their weekly losses. Silver ended the day at more than a six-week low. Gold, meanwhile, rose for the second straight year but still posted a sizeable weekly loss.
gold for December, delivery rose $ 1.20, or 0.07%, to level off at $ 1,785.50 per ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Gold futures traded 3.6% lower this week after falling 0.9% last week. On Tuesday they marked their lowest level since November 3rd. The yellow metal is 5.8% below the previous year.
Looking ahead to next week, Kitco News offers the following predictions about their Wall Street and Main Street polls:
“This week, 15 Wall Street analysts took part in Kitco News’ gold poll. For only the second time on record, the poll showed a three-way tie. Each scenario received five votes.
A total of 1,527 votes were cast in an online poll on Main Street. Of these, 1,024, or 67%, of those surveyed expected gold to go up next week. Another 304, or 20%, said lower, while 199 voters, or 13%, were neutral. “
Elsewhere, Silver- for December, delivery declined 38.9 cents, or nearly 1.7%, and closed at $ 23,107 an ounce. The comparison was the lowest since October 12, when silver ended at $ 22.514 an ounce.
Silver futures traded 6.8% lower this week after falling 2.2% last week. They are down 12.5% year-on-year.
In PGM futures on Friday and for the week:
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January platinum Lost $ 21 or 2.2% to end at $ 954.30 an ounce, for a 7.9% weekly decrease.
- palladium for December, delivery decreased $ 58.80, or 3.2%, and ended at $ 1,789.10 per ounce, for a weekly loss of 13.7%.
With losses of 11.6% for platinum and 27.1% for palladium, both metals are well below the previous year’s level.
US Mint Bullion on sale in 2021
Sales of US mint bars slowed or stagnated from a week earlier. In a weekly comparison:
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American Gold Eagles sales rose 24,500 ounces after rising 31,500 ounces last week.
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American Buffalo gold coin sales rose 8,500 ounces after rising 11,000 ounces last week.
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American Silver Eagles sales were flat after adding 524,500 ounces last week.
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American Palladium Eagles sales were flat for the second straight week.
The following is a breakdown of US Mint Bar Product sales, with columns listing the number of coins sold in different time periods.
| US Mint Bullion Sales (number of coins) | ||||||
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| Friday / This week | Last week | September | October | November | 2021 sale | |
| $ 50 American Eagle 1 ounce gold coin | 24,000 | 29,500 | 67,500 | 135,500 | 97,000 | 1,046,000 |
| $ 25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 94,000 |
| $ 10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 2,000 | 0 | 8,000 | 22,000 | 8,000 | 158,000 |
| $ 5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 10,000 | 35,000 | 85,000 | 35,000 | 485,000 |
| $ 50 American Buffalo 1 oz gold coin | 8,500 | 11,000 | 24,000 | 41,000 | 35,000 | 335,500 |
| $ 1 American Eagle 1 ounce silver coin | 0 | 524,500 | 2,735,000 | 1,076,000 | 999,000 | 27,750,500 |
| $ 100 American Eagle 1 ounce platinum coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75,000 |
| $ 25 American Eagle 1 ounce palladium coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,700 | 8,700 |
| Tuskegee Airmen 5 oz silver coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52,900 |
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