Miners are not gold, and that is the entire point
The miners traded at 98.48, -0.39% on the session. Owning the equity instead of the metal is a decision about cost discipline, not about gold.
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The miners traded at 98.48, -0.39% on the session. Owning the equity instead of the metal is a decision about cost discipline, not about gold.
Central banks have been steady buyers of gold. That kind of buyer does not chase prices or sell into weakness, and it changes the floor.
The capital allocation signals I watch across the larger producers.
Gold miners amplify the metal's gains when costs behave. When the metal stalls, the same leverage amplifies the disappointment.