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Gold has posted modest gains on Monday, as the spot price is $1243.36 per ounce in the European session. Gold has recovered nicely in the past two weeks, when it was trading below $1190. In economic news, it’s a quiet start to the week, with no US data releases on Monday...
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TipMyPip, 20 October 2014, 16:55 #gold
With demand for copper set to swell, producers are turning to 21st century ideas to boost output of the metal that’s becoming a more crucial component of the expanding global economy...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 20 October 2014, 09:43
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Gold prices held steady on Monday, starting off the week just slightly in the red as a lineup of notable quarterly reports, including more than a third of the Dow companies, will likely shape equities trading in the coming days...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 20 October 2014, 09:15
A bellwether Federal Reserve policymaker on Tuesday downplayed concerns about weakness in the global economy, saying the U.S. central bank should only delay an interest rate hike next year if inflation or wages fail to perk up...
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Osiris, 15 October 2014, 02:16 #QE
Gold prices capped the longest rally since June amid easing concern that the Federal Reserve is close to raising interest rates, reviving demand for the metal as an inflation hedge. More than $1...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 9 October 2014, 23:44
Gold is a prized possession. Compared to gold, there are only very few things that can be compared and treasured as much is gold. Universally, gold has a recognition of being a valuable commodity that often being used as a gift or token of affection...
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Sergey Golubev, 8 October 2014, 21:11 #gold
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — It’s ugly out there for the stock market, which means that gold bugs are finally catching some relief as prices on Wednesday were poised to make it three positive sessions in a row for the struggling metal. At last check, gold for December delivery GCZ4, +0...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 8 October 2014, 09:20
Gold climbed from this year’s low in London as the dollar descended from a four-year high, platinum rose from a five-year low. Investors await Asian buyers to return from a holiday...
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News, 7 October 2014, 12:11 #Platinum, Fed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Gold’s $20 plunge on Friday was accompanied by a big increase in bullishness among gold timers. That’s just the opposite of what you would expect, since the normal pattern is for gold timers’ bullishness to rise and fall in lockstep with the market...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 7 October 2014, 11:56
On Wednesday gold futures traded near the lowest level in ten months, as market players looked ahead to the release of key U.S. data later in the session for further indications on the strength of the economy and the future path of monetary policy...
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News, 1 October 2014, 11:32 #comex, Fed
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Gold on Wednesday started the fourth quarter where it ended to the third, and that’s in the dumps. The selling was even more pronounced in platinum, which pushed down to levels sot seen in five years. At last check, gold for December GCZ4, -0.31% was down $4.80, or 0...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 1 October 2014, 10:05
Investing in gold can be accomplished in 3 popular ways: Buy physical gold coins or bullion. Buy gold ETFs. Buy gold futures...
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Sergey Golubev, 29 September 2014, 21:11 #investing, gold
Gold prices pared gains on Friday as the dollar climbed after upbeat U.S. economic data, and as U.S. stocks opened slightly higher after a sharp fall. Gold was headed for its first weekly gain in four, but barely, as the December futures contract GCZ4, -0...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 26 September 2014, 16:18
Gold headed for the first weekly increase this month as a retreat in global equities and tensions in the Middle East boosted demand for a protection of wealth, countering expectations for higher U.S. borrowing costs...
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News, 26 September 2014, 08:47 #Palladium, comex, metals
Gold fell to an eight-month low in London as the greenback was strengthened by the signs of an improving U.S. economy thus curbing demand for a protection of wealth. Platinum sank to an almost 15-month low and palladium declined...
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News, 25 September 2014, 12:41 #Palladium, Platinum
Chinese demand for iron ore weakened squeezing the price for Australia's largest mineral export. It's a similar story for most of the nation's other top mineral exports, says UBS analyst Daniel Morgan...
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News, 23 September 2014, 10:09 #metals, gold
The story in precious metals this week was a stronger US dollar pushing down prices for hedging metals - gold and palladium. Platinum and silver took a hit from the strong dollar, as well. Palladium After drifting 5.4 percent, US palladium bar dropped to $833...
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Patti, 18 September 2014, 12:11 #Palladium, Platinum, silver
On Thursday gold futures bounced off the previous session's three-month low, after U.S. President authorized air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria...
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News, 11 September 2014, 12:39 #comex, copper, metals
Iron ore extended its dip to the lowest level in five years on weakening demand growth in China, the world’s biggest consumer of the metal, amid a widening global seaborne surplus...
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News, 9 September 2014, 14:32 #metals
Crude oil has regained its footing in Asian trading today after WTI slumped by more than 1 percent on Friday. A disappointing US jobs report likely raised some concerns about the US economic recovery and weighed on the commodity...
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Sergey Golubev, 8 September 2014, 11:04 #silver, China, gold