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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 Marc Davis |
October 18, 2011
As hot as the blast furnaces required to produce steel, China's ever-expanding economy continues to fuel a seemingly insatiable demand for one of the building blocks of the modern world: iron ore.
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By Peter Leeds |
May 20, 2011
There is no doubt, inflation is happening worldwide. It may just be starting here in America, but make no mistake, it will shrink the purchasing power of money, putting you and your family at risk, and perhaps significantly lower your standard of living.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 18, 2011
Gold and silver have snapped their three day losing streak so far this morning and both are higher in all currencies. Poor UK employment data and inflation data along with negative US data confirm an increasing threat of western economy stagflation.
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By The Mad Hedge Fund Trader |
April 13, 2011
China is in serious trouble. That is the conclusion of Dr. George Friedman, president of Stratfor, a geopolitical strategy consulting firm. While it has had a great 30 year run, that performance will not extrapolate 30 years into the future.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 6, 2011
In trading in London this morning, gold reached a new record nominal high and silver a new 31-year nominal high as investors bought the precious metals to hedge deepening sovereign debt risk, geopolitical risk and deepening inflation.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 31, 2011
The euro got a boost from inflation data and set the US dollar on a slippery slope towards lower levels. That slippage, in turn, revived the bull camp in precious metals and sent gold prices back towards the high $1,430s within the first hour of trading.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
March 28, 2011
Gold and silver have fallen in Asian and early European trading, despite global uncertainty leading to weakness in equity and bond markets. But support is likely from eurozone debt concerns, geopolitical risk and deepening nuclear crisis in Japan.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 25, 2011
The final trading session of this second week of intense world events opened on a mixed note in various assets. Investors continue to digest fast-moving news stories and attempt to keep one step ahead of volatility and counterintuitive market moves.
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By Adrian Ash |
March 10, 2011
Gold and physical silver prices fell hard vs. the dollar in London on Thursday, dropping to one-week lows - as did the euro currency - after Moody's downgraded Spain's government debt and China reported a surprise trade deficit for February.
