Walt Breitinger Times Columnist

Weak job reports, European instability, trade uncertainty and inflation upticks point toward upward movement of precious metals.

Gold moved slightly downward on Thursday, but had risen 41.87% since January and 8.41% this month. Technical set-ups point to a continued gold upside.

Odds of an interest rate cut have risen to 74% from 40% a week ago and the dollar, though up, is threatened by government policies. Goldman Sachs research suggested a gold price of $3,700 by the end of the year while JP Morgan suggested a $3,675 level.

As of Thursday morning, gold was trading at 3,636. Some analysts are suggesting a wait-and-see approach on gold investment with so many variables in play.

Meanwhile, silver prices are on the rise at $42 and upwards as of Friday mo

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