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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 1, 2012
Gold rose $3.80 or 0.23% in New York yesterday and closed at $1,666.10/oz. However, there were more peculiar goings on in the gold market which saw one massive sell order knock prices lower, prior to gold gathering itself and moving higher.
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By Peter Krauth |
April 6, 2012
No one knows the machinations of the day-to-day silver price better than Ted Butler. So naturally, that's whom I turned to for an in-depth perspective on what's really going on with the silver price. As usual, Ted tells it like it is.
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By Adrian Ash |
April 3, 2012
Tungsten in a kilo gold bar? Good job I'm holding only fine gold in a warranted 400-ounce Good Delivery bar. But just how much risk can be expected for the rest of the precious metals market?
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By Mark O'Byrne |
March 21, 2012
Still stubbornly high oil prices are bullish for gold but have not led to higher gold prices so far. Risk appetite remains high as seen in equity indices near record highs and gold more than 15% below its recent nominal record high.
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By Ben Traynor |
March 20, 2012
Gold bullion prices fell to $1,643 per ounce Tuesday lunchtime in London – 1.0% down on the week so far – as stocks and commodities also fell and US Treasury bonds gained.
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By Ben Traynor |
February 21, 2012
Gold bullion prices jumped to $1,747 per ounce Tuesday lunchtime in London – 1.3% above last week's close – as US markets opened for the first time since Friday to the news that European leaders have reached an agreement on Greece.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
February 21, 2012
Gold rose to its highest in a week today after euro zone policymakers sealed an agreement for a second debt deal with Greece. Gold remained flat at $1,736/oz. in Asian trading after the deal was reached but then saw some buying which saw gold rise to $1,740/oz.
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By Adrian Ash |
February 3, 2012
Gold may well remain volatile, but it is increasingly attractive as the only truly hard currency, and it may also induce inflationary distortions that give a rise to commodities and gold as store of value alternatives.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
January 9, 2012
Gold prices are marginally higher after the 3% gain seen last week. Gold tentative gains come despite the dollar gaining strength due to the European crisis, where a poor or failed debt auction this week could see a bout of renewed risk aversion.
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By Nick Barisheff |
January 6, 2012
In 2005 I said that it didn't really matter whether gold closed the year at $400 or $500 an ounce - the trends were in place to ensure a much further rise. Seven years later, we can say it doesn't matter whether gold ends 2012 at $2,000 or $2,500.
