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By Willem Weytjens |
May 15, 2012
Sure, debt crises should be good for gold, but even though the crisis in Europe is escalating gold is not acting as a “safe haven.” If the debt crisis continues until 2015 and gold continues as it does right now, we could see gold trade to $1,000 oz.
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By Jon Nadler |
May 9, 2012
The midweek trading session in New York opened to and continued to witness additional long liquidation among holders of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium positions.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 5, 2012
Gold ticked higher in Asia prior to further slight gains in Europe. Gold dropped to its lowest level since January but remains higher on the year. It is poised for its first lower weekly close since mid-March adding to the poor technical picture.
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By Will Bancroft |
March 14, 2012
Silver is a much smaller market than the gold market and quality research about the poor man’s gold can be less easy to find. One academic who stands out though is the late Professor Roy Jastram, whose works on gold lead him to an investigation into silver’s monetary history.
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By Frank Holmes |
March 13, 2012
With inflation now under control, China is stocked with other possible monetary policy actions to help growth in 2012, as opposed to the central banks of the U.S., Europe and England, which have run empty.
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By Jon Nadler |
February 1, 2012
Spot metals dealings opened higher across the board on Wednesday as the specs extended that which they successfully carried out in January for yet another session’s worth. Gold opened near $1,745 with a roughly $7 gain per ounce.
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By Eric McWhinnie |
January 2, 2012
Although gold has been in a slump during the final months of the year, gold continued its 11-year winning streak. Gold prices finished 2011 at $1,566.80, representing a 9.3% annual increase.
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By Gene Arensberg |
December 22, 2011
In our simple way of looking at the market for small, thinly capitalized and lightly traded junior miners, we are being given a fantastic buying op. The second best one ever. We are in the midst of what we here in Texas call "a bird's nest on the ground."
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By Eric McWhinnie |
December 12, 2011
Despite having a rather stable performance last week, gold and silver are declining sharply Monday. Gold fell below a key support level at $1,680, while silver dipped below $31. There are several global factors contributing to the decline.
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By Jon Nadler |
December 5, 2011
New York precious metals trading opened the week with mixed price trends. Gold, silver, and platinum fell while palladium and rhodium held steady. Spot dealings showed gold down $12.30 at the opening bell, with a bid-side quoted at $1,734 per ounce.