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By Jon Nadler |
May 21, 2012
Precious metals started the trading week in mixed fashion with initial spot bids showing gold and silver prices marginally lower while platinum and palladium moved higher. The US dollar resumed its upward course this morning after the brief pause on Friday.
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By Philip Burgert |
May 14, 2012
The platinum market is forecast to remain in surplus this year, which is likely to keep the price in a range of $1,450 to $1,750 per ounce in the next six months, averaging $1,600, Johnson Matthey said today as it released its “Platinum 2012” review.
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By Jon Nadler |
May 7, 2012
Spot gold lost $5 on the open to start the new week with a bid at $1,637 the ounce. Silver fell 20 cents to the $30.14 mark per ounce. Platinum climbed $5 to $1,528 while palladium rose $2 to $651 the ounce.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 27, 2012
The US dollar and stock index futures frowned upon the GDP estimate and headed lower. The development may give gold players another chance at trying to go for the assault on the $1,660-$1,675 resistance area.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 23, 2012
Precious metals markets started the new week with a bit of a mixed picture last night in overseas trading. Spot dealings showed gold falling $2.40 to $1,640.00 and silver down a dime to $31.60 per ounce. Platinum and palladium each advanced $1.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 13, 2012
Gold traded erratically but essentially sideways in Asian trading prior to ticking lower in Europe. Weaker gold prices are attributed to China's weaker Q1 GDP data. A slightly stronger US dollar and oil prices back below $103 a barrel may be contributing to today’s weakness.
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By Brian Sylvester |
April 13, 2012
While markets do not always reward every deserving company, quality deposits carry an intrinsic value. That's why the managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report advises investors to "buy the resource" over the stock.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 11, 2012
The midweek trading session in precious metals opened to the downside in New York this morning despite a 0.31% drop in the US dollar on the trade-weighted index and a 0.30% gain in crude oil values.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 4, 2012
This morning, the meltdown continued in gold, but this time, unlike during yesterday’s after-hours electronic trading, silver and the noble metals joined gold and fell hard as well. Once again, the only green color to be seen was the net change in…the greenback.
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By Martin Hutchinson |
March 29, 2012
Even gold and silver investors need to diversify. That's why investing in precious metals means more than simply buying the "barbaric relics" that have served as money in the past.
