economy
En solo 72 horas: Desplome del oro y la plata desvanece fortuna de $10 billones
Los precios del oro y la plata continuaron en bajada este lunes luego de que sufrieran un desplome histórico el pasado viernes. Según recoge CNBC, el metal amarillo experimentó una reducción adicional del 5 %, mientras que la plata cayó más del 12 %. Este cambio situó el precio de la onza de oro en 4.616,79 dólares y de la plata en 78,30 dólares.
TL;DR
- Gold and silver prices experienced a significant drop on Monday after a historic decline on Friday.
- The yellow metal reduced by 5%, and silver fell over 12%, placing the price of an ounce of gold at $4,616.79 and silver at $78.30.
- The Kobeissi Letter reported that gold and silver have lost over $10 trillion in market capitalization in three days.
- The decrease in precious metals prices is linked to US President Donald Trump's announcement of Kevin Warsh as a candidate for the Federal Reserve leadership.
- Warsh is perceived as a tough inflation fighter, raising expectations of a monetary policy favoring the dollar and weakening gold.
- Christopher Forbes described the price drop as a normal correction after an unusual rally, citing profit-taking, dollar strength, and geopolitical news.
- The dollar has strengthened by 0.8% since Thursday, making gold less attractive and shifting investor focus to US Treasury bonds as a safe haven.