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By Adrian Ash |
May 23, 2012
In a credit deflation – which this is – and after being buoyed by the global liquidity surge of the last decade, gold and silver should be expected to hit turbulence at the least. That's even before a resurgence of the all-Apple, Facebook-toting, shale-gas-laden US dollar.
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By Jon Nadler |
May 23, 2012
Another day of substantial selling in the precious metals complex brought gold prices right back to the $1,550 value zone, raising legitimate questions about whether the numerous calls of a bottom occurring last week were perhaps premature.
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By Austin Kiddle |
May 23, 2012
Speculations on Greece have increased before the EU summit which will take place on Wednesday night. Fear of the contagion in other European countries resulting from Greece's Euro exit has prompted investors to sell risky assets and the euro.
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By Frank Holmes |
May 23, 2012
Investors have “defriended” gold recently in favor of the dollar, as Greek and French voters rejected austerity measures. I often say, money goes where it is best treated, and these deposits will need to find a safe haven.
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By Ben Traynor |
May 18, 2012
Wholesale market gold prices climbed as high as $1,594 an ounce during Friday morning's London trading, jumping 1.5% in the first two hours, while Eurozone stocks looked to have stemmed four days of losses despite Greece and Spain seeing negative ratings decisions.
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By Ilya Spivak |
May 18, 2012
Commodity prices are showing diverging performance in early European trade. Growth-sensitive crude oil prices are following shares lower but likewise sentiment-linked copper is essentially flat. Meanwhile, gold and silver are on the upswing.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 17, 2012
Gold climbed during volatile trading in Asia having recovered from the NY close yesterday. In European trading the yellow metal is hovering near the $1,548/oz level. Technically, gold’s trend remains down but gold looks increasingly oversold.
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By Frank Holmes |
May 9, 2012
There lingers a persistent negativity toward emerging markets growth and commodities that prevents many investors from jockeying their portfolios into a position for growth. Rather, they remain spectators on the sidelines, with equity fund outflows continuing.
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By Stephan Bogner |
May 9, 2012
In light of the strongly growing world population especially in emerging countries the question when staring at the vanishing commodity supply must not be when the commodity boom will end, but rather if the boom can come to an end at all.
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By Frank Holmes |
April 2, 2012
What’s important for investors to consider is that the trend is your friend: It is the fourth month in a row where China's Purchasing Managers' Index landed above the three-month PMI, and shows the economy is on the right path.
