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Atsuko Whitehouse

Atsuko Whitehousebullion.directory author Atsuko Whitehouse

Atsuko Whitehouse is the Head of the Japanese Market at BullionVault, the physical gold and silver market with bullion owned by the citizens of over 175 countries and worth more than $2 billion.

She is also the Editor of Japanese GoldNews and head of the Japanese market at Whisky Invest Direct – and has worked extensively in on-line FinTech industries, being skilled in Anglo-Japanese Business negotiation, Market Research, Management, and Sales & Business Development.

Gold and Silver Rebound From ‘Flash Crash’

Gold and Silver Rebound From 'Flash Crash'

GOLD AND SILVER PRICES stabilised from a flash crash to hit 4 and 8-month lows respectively at the start of Asian trading today due to low liquidity and Fed tapering fears, while oil slid further on concerns over new coronavirus related restrictions in Asia.

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Gold Slips on US Vaccination Start

Gold Slips on US Vaccination Start

GOLD PRICES fell even against a weak US Dollar on Monday as Asian and European stock markets rose amid widening hopes for a vaccine-led economic recovery while the UK and EU agreed to a last-gasp extension to Brexit trade talks.

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Gold Up in GBP as Brexit Crisis Scares Markets

Gold Up in GBP as Brexit Crisis Scares Markets

GOLD PRICES slipped against a rising US Dollar Monday in London as the British Pound fell amid a new crisis in the UK’s Brexit negotiations, and traders looked ahead to this week’s monetary policy decision from the 19-nation European Central Bank.

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Gold Rises as Dollar Falls

Gold Rises as Dollar Falls

GOLD PRICES gained this Monday lunch time as the dollar declined while global stocks rallied as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a therapeutic treatment for Covid-19 patients and central bank speculation rose ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium.

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Gold Hits New ATH Four Days in a Row

Gold Hits New ATH Four Days in a Row

GOLD PRICES have now hit fresh highs four days in a row while Thursday saw European stocks fall as traders focus on US stimulus talks and US job data.

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Gold Hits New High as US-China Tensions Grow

Gold Hits New High as US-China Tensions Grow

GOLD surged to fresh all-time high early Monday morning, as rising Covid-19 cases and simmering US-China tensions dented hopes for swift economic recovery. Price dislocation between London and New York “diminished” gold futures market impacting movement of physical gold.

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Gold is a BUY as Second Covid19 Wave Hits Stocks

Gold is a BUY as Second Covid19 Wave Hits Stocks

GOLD PRICES dropped Monday in London as European stock markets and crude oil tumbled amid widening reports that a second wave of the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic is taking hold.

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Bleak Outlook Sees Gold Hit New Records

Bleak Outlook Sees Gold Hit New Records

GOLD PRICES climbed to the highest US Dollar value in nearly 8 years and set fresh all-time highs against most other major currencies on Monday as central banks warned of a protracted economic slump from the Virus Crisis, with more ‘extraordinary’ monetary policy needed to offset it.

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Gold Up as 3 Million More Americans Unemployed

Gold Up as 3 Million More Americans Unemployed

GOLD PRICES rose Thursday lunchtime while initial jobless claims showed another 3 million American filing for unemployment benefits and Donald Trump threatens to terminate phase one trade deal with China.

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Gold Steady as Crude Sinks to 21-Year Low

Gold Steady as Crude Sinks to 21-Year Low

GOLD steadied Monday as stock markets retreated from last week’s gains and US crude oil prices fell to new 21-year lows despite the Trump White House pushing some states to relax Covid Crisis lockdown

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GLD Sees Heaviest Investor Inflow Since 08 Financial Crisis

GLD Sees Heaviest Investor Inflow Since 08 Financial Crisis

Global stock markets slipped, while the US Dollar returned to rising – suggesting a new dash for cash after a 4-session break – after President Donald Trump abruptly abandoned his ambition to return American life to normal by Easter

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Gold Jumps on Fed’s Third Easing

Gold Jumps on Fed's Third Easing

GOLD PRICES jumped Monday, reaching 3-session highs above $1525 per ounce as government bond prices rose but world stock markets and commodities fell yet again after the US Federal Reserve made its 3rd unscheduled emergency policy change of March 2020 so far, aimed at “supporting the economy” amid the Covid-19 shutdown.

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Gold Down and Safe Havens Fall Despite China Virus

Gold Down and Safe Havens Fall Despite China Virus

GOLD fell from 3-week highs, as risk sentiment recovered – and Western stock markets rallied despite plunge in Chinese equities as Beijing vowed to ensure financial stability amid coronavirus emergency.

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Gold Jumps to 3-Week Highs on China’s New Year Crisis

Gold Jumps to 3-Week Highs on China's New Year Crisis

GOLD PRICES jumped 1% at the start of Asian trading before easing back on Monday as the Chinese coronavirus death-toll rose 81 with almost 3,000 confirmed sick.

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Gold Jumps to 7-Year High as War Threatens

Gold Jumps to 7-Year High as War Threatens

GOLD PRICES jumped to near 7-year highs against the US Dollar plus a raft of new record highs in other major currencies at the start of Asian trade Monday as the bullion market opened following this weekend’s serious escalation of US-Iran tensions.

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Gold Rally Fails Ahead of UK Election

Gold Rally Fails Ahead of UK Election

GOLD PRICES rallied weakly from Friday’s slump on Monday in London, regaining just 0.2% ahead of a busy week with US and Eurozone central bank meetings, continued US impeachment hearings over President Trump, the UK general election, and the looming US-China tariff deadline.

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Gold Up on Labor Day as Bullish Bets Set Record

Gold Up on Labor Day as Bullish Bets Set Record

GOLD PRICES rose Monday morning as Washington and Beijing put additional tariffs on each other’s exports and new data said hedge funds increased their bullish betting on bullion to a new all-time high last week.

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Gold Climbs Higher as Germany Edges Towards Recession

Gold Climbs Higher as Germany Edges Towards Recession

GOLD PRICES rose on Wednesday as shrinking German economy outweighed the Trump tariff relief while yield curves inverted in the US & UK to spread recession fear. Spot gold increased by 1% to $1515 per ounce while European shares fell as Germany’s GDP shrank by 0.1% between April and June, fuelling fears of a recession for Europe’s largest economy.

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Gold Hits All Time High in GBP, Yuan and Rupee

Gold Hits All Time High in GBP, Yuan and Rupee

GOLD PRICES soared this Monday morning to multi-year highs in major currencies as China weakens the Yuan which breached the crucial 7-per-dollar as the US-China trade war escalates.

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Gold Steady ahead of Key Risks Events

Gold Steady ahead of Key Risks Events

GOLD PRICES firmed on Monday at the start of an event-filled week that features the resumption of US-China trade talks, an expected Federal Reserve interest-rate cut and the release of US Nonfarm payroll numbers.

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Gold Steady on Chinese Data

Gold Steady on Chinese Data

Gold Prices Steady after Reassuring Chinese Data, Comex Cuts Bullish Bet Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 16 July, 2019 By Atsuko Whitehouse Head of Japanese Market at Bullion Vault GOLD PRICES […]

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Gold Rallies, Fed Set For Cuts as Poland Buys 100 Tonnes

Gold Rallies, Fed Set For Cuts as Poland Buys 100 Tonnes

Gold Prices Rally as Fed Still Set to Cut Rates, Poland Adds 100 Tonnes, China Buys 7th Month Running Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 08 July, 2019 By Atsuko Whitehouse Head […]

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Speculative Surge Sees Gold Hit Fresh 6-Year Highs

Speculative Surge Sees Gold Hit Fresh 6-Year Highs

Gold Hits Fresh 6-Year Highs on Speculative Surge as GLD Expands, Iran Calls Trump ‘Idiotic’ Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 25 June, 2019 By Atsuko Whitehouse Head of Japanese Market at […]

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Gold at Six Year High, Comex Goes Bullish

Gold at Six Year High, Comex Goes Bullish

New 6-Year High in Gold Price as GLD Expands Fastest Since 2008 AIG Bail-Out, Comex Bulls Surge Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 24 June, 2019 By Atsuko Whitehouse Head of Japanese […]

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Gold Falls After Comex Betting Hits 14-Month High

Gold Falls After Comex Betting Hits 14-Month High

Gold Price Falls After Comex Betting Also Hits 14-Month High, ‘Safe Haven Appeal Lost’ on Trump-Mexico Deal Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 10 June, 2019 By Atsuko Whitehouse Head of Japanese […]

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Gold Down After Last Week’s S&P High

Gold Down After Last Week's S&P High

Gold Prices Down After Last Week’s S&P 500 Got to Within 1% of a New High, Despite US Ongoing Trade and Subsidy Disputes Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 15 April, 2019 […]

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Demand to Buy Gold ‘Will Rebound in 2019’

Demand to Buy Gold 'Will Rebound in 2019'

Demand to Buy Gold ‘Will Rebound in 2019’, Prices Slip as China Data Beat Forecast Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 01 April, 2019 By Atsuko Whitehouse Head of Japanese Market at […]

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Gold Gains as Fed’s No Rate Rise Week Starts

Gold Gains as Fed's No Rate Rise Week Starts

Gold Prices Gain as ‘No Rate Rise’ Fed Week Begins Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 18 March, 2019 By Atsuko Whitehouse Head of Japanese Market at Bullion Vault GOLD PRICES rose […]

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Atsuko Whitehousebullion.directory author Atsuko Whitehouse

Atsuko Whitehouse is the Head of the Japanese Market at BullionVault, the physical gold and silver market with bullion owned by the citizens of over 175 countries and worth more than $2 billion.

She is also the Editor of Japanese GoldNews and head of the Japanese market at Whisky Invest Direct – and has worked extensively in on-line FinTech industries, being skilled in Anglo-Japanese Business negotiation, Market Research, Management, and Sales & Business Development.