The gold market continues to struggle to find consistent bullish momentum, but one fund manager noted that the precious metal remains one of the best-performing assets over the past 12 months, with mining equities taking the top spot. Gold prices continue to consolidate above $4,000 an ounce, but in her latest precious metals note, Imaru Casanova, Precious Metals Portfolio Manager at VanEck, noted that gold prices are still up roughly 22% from a year ago, when the precious metal was trading around $3,300 an ounce in July 2025. At the same time, mining equities are up nearly 46%, compared with the S&P 500, which has ... (full story)