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In this episode of The Pod of Gold, Nick Frappell & Shae Russell discuss what fast money and slow money suggest about sentiment in gold, how 'when the Fed is in a tightening cycle, we all are' and the dollar positive environment which could pro…

In this episode of The Pod of Gold, Nick Frappell & Shae Russell discuss the gold’s price moves, managed money’s short covering in silver, how the yield curve is signalling slower growth and just how aggressive the…

Good afternoon, In this episode of The Pod of Gold, Nick Frappell & Shae Russell discuss gold’s lively start to 2022 and how a strong tightening cycle may drive people away from risk assets to risk-off assets. We assess the recent co…

The pivot to a faster pace of taper allows the Fed to raise rates sooner and expectations have moved relatively quickly with the Fed no longer lagging market expectations as sharply as before. This year has been dominated by a largely ‘risk-on’ app…

In this episode of The Pod of Gold, Nick Frappell & Shae Russell discuss the short position building behind gold and silver, however the longs are holding their nerve. We look at the Fed’s hawkish tapering then tightening promise to the m…

In this episode of The Pod of Gold, Nick Frappell & Shae Russell discuss how gold’s plunge has settled with spot gold’s consolidation looking supportive. Plus, as the Fed drops ‘transitory’ from its language, the hawkish tone from the central b…

This month, Nick Frappell discuses inflation has been the theme that has energised gold – particularly in the sense of really testing the ‘transitory’ beliefs deployed by the Federal Reserve. The key risk is that inflation expectations are derailed…

23rd November 2021 ABC Refinery is proud to announce our silver bars have received accreditation from the United States based CME Group and will be accepted for settlement of COMEX ‘SI’ silver futures contract, effective 10 November 2021.  This …

New export opportunities for Australian silver opened up by prestigious accreditation   Independent, Australian gold refinery, ABC Refinery has achieved a rare global feat – attaining London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accreditation as a Goo…

Nick Frappell Global General Manager, ABC Bullion  14 October 2021 Dear reader, Subscribe to the ABC Refinery Monthly Technical reports - Click here. The US debt ceiling problem has been delayed by around seven weeks and Republicans joined the…

The 2021 Pallion Sustainability Report ABC Refinery and its parent Pallion is pleased to share its most recent annual sustainability report, Considerate® Precious Metals, which you can access here.  This report showcases Pallion’s ESG initiati…

Nick Frappell Global General Manager, ABC Bullion  10 August 2021 Dear reader, The dominant (market) news for August was the Jackson Hole symposium, where Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a dovish speech, followed by some weak ADP and NFP data. Giv…

Fed leans on historical outcomes for future guidance Nick Frappell Global General Manager Key points: Reasons not to tighten, Part I Reasons not to tighten Part II…with context What if inflation really did take off? The global dis-inflatio…

The world in July continued to be defined by ‘Delta’, as the Coronavirus ‘third wave’ grew rapidly.  This has impacted Australia of course, and the other 131 countries that it has spread to bringing with it the appearance or possibility that it…

Nick Frappell Global General Manager, ABC Bullion  16 July 2021 Summary: UK’s Prudential Regulator allows for unallocated deposits to be offset by unencumbered physical stocks, easing concerns over clearing. Gold still not considered a High-…

The Impact of Basel III on the Gold Markets Nick FrappellGlobal General Manager Key points: Basel III aims to reduce systemic risk via better controls on liquidity exposure. NSFR and HQLA (explanations below) are the two mechanisms that …

Refining the gold standard   In spite of a disruptive 2020, the Australian mining sector overcame adversity and continued to operate. Very few international mining economies could replicate our success. No doubt this achievement will be a hot top…

ABC Refinery operates the largest silver refinery in the southern hemisphere, refining over 70% of Australia’s annual silver production in the heart of Sydney.   ABC Refinery Chief Commercial Officer, David Woodford, said that demand for ABC Refin…

ABC Refinery and its parent Pallion are focused on exceeding the highest international environmental, community, health, and industry standards. It is this approach that informs our position as a global leader in the vertically integrated and transp…

ABC Refinery proudly reached 24.6 per cent market share in the Australian Gold Refining Industry and is gaining momentum. Since its accreditation from the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) in 2015, ABC Refinery has gone from strength to stren…

  ABC Refinery is proud to announce it has received accreditation from the CME Group for its premier gold product, the COMEX “GC” gold futures contract, effective 05 June 2020.  The accreditation sees ABC Refinery bars added to the COMEX good deliv…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 1st May 2020) JP Morgan says US money printing may ignite an inflation bomb. This week we also look at the: China calls for new super-sovereign currency to counter the US Why Scotiabank closed its bullio…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 24th April 2020) Gold edged higher this week to $1,726 and silver is tracking sideways around the USD $15 per ounce level, yet to make up its mind on whether to join gold or remain uncoupled as the AUD/USD tr…