People love to debate, but sadly sometimes it crosses a line and turns argumentative. That's what is happening right now with the debate over … [Read more...]
Fact or Fiction: Gold Fix Study Shows Signs of Decade of Bank Manipulation
March 4, 2014 by
The London gold fix, the benchmark used by miners, jewelers and central banks to value the metal, may have been manipulated for a decade by the banks … [Read more...]
Gold heads for second monthly advance as haven demand increases
February 28, 2014 by
Weekly Update (2/24 - 2/28): Gold headed for the first back-to-back monthly gain since August as concern that the U.S. recovery may be losing momentum … [Read more...]
Gold posts third straight weekly gain on U.S. economic worries
February 21, 2014 by
Friday, Feb. 21: The yellow metal rallied to a 3-1/2 month high earlier this week after a series of disappointing U.S. economic indicators including … [Read more...]
These Gold Charts Will Make Your Heart Beat Faster
February 20, 2014 by
Gold lovers’ hearts beat faster last week, as the metal rose above $1,300 an ounce for the first time since November. The precious metal also climbed … [Read more...]
Feb. 10-14 Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain About 4% and 7%
February 15, 2014 by
This week in the precious metals market: Gold climbed to as high as $1320.35 at about 10AM EST before it chopped back lower at times, but it still … [Read more...]
Gold Hits 3-Month High Following Yellen’s Tuesday Testimony
February 13, 2014 by
(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session modestly higher and hit another three-month high Wednesday. Prices are trending higher on the … [Read more...]
Gold, Silver and the Gathering Crypto Currency Storm
February 11, 2014 by
By Dr. Jeffrey Lewis Much controversy surrounds comparisons between precious metals and the growing number of crypto currencies. The rise of … [Read more...]
Weekly Outlook 2/3 – 2/7: Gold Traders Will Watch Chinese Data Outcome, Yellen Testimony
February 7, 2014 by
(Kitco News) - Economic data released out of China and Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen’s first congressional appearance since being sworn in Feb. 3 … [Read more...]
Understanding the Fed/gold relationship
February 7, 2014 by
By Matt Machaj In the past years, the Federal Reserve dropped many inflationary bombs on the markets. Inflationary in the purely monetary sense by … [Read more...]
Silver Leads Precious Metals Rally on Rising Haven Demand
February 6, 2014 by
Silver prices, which jumped the most in more than four months yesterday, may extend a rally today as as signs that the U.S. economy is slowing boosted … [Read more...]
US Mint Jan Gold-Coin Sales Down Year-On-Year But ‘Still Very, Very High’
February 3, 2014 by
(Kitco News) -The U.S. Mint’s January sales of gold- and silver-bullion coins were up sharply from December but down from the same month a year ago. … [Read more...]
Gold Could Test $1,320 On Employment Data – Video
February 3, 2014 by
Kitco News speaks with iiTrader’s Bill Baruch about gold’s rally on Monday as ISM Manufacturing Data was released. Gold futures jumped by more than … [Read more...]
Gold drops nearly 2% as U.S. dollar, equities gain – Metals Stocks – MarketWatch
January 30, 2014 by
By Myra P. Saefong and Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Gold futures dropped nearly 2% on Thursday as a stronger US. dollar … [Read more...]
Could Wall Street be wrong on gold again? | Resource Investor
January 28, 2014 by
By Justin Smyth It seems as if all the major Wall Street institutions are bearish on gold, even after a 2+ year bear market and a major pullback. At … [Read more...]
Technically Speaking with Jim Wyckoff
January 28, 2014 by
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Gold de-hedging continues as miners focus on cost-containment – The Tell – MarketWatch
January 28, 2014 by
The rise in gold prices during the third quarter of last year did not motivate widespread hedging by mining companies, even though they had … [Read more...]
Why Gold Stocks are Leading Gold
January 26, 2014 by
At the start of the year we asserted that the mining equities could lead the metals higher. Since then, the shares have roared higher while the metals … [Read more...]
Weekly Outlook: Gold Could Rise Next Week If Nervousness About Global Economy Persists; Watching Fed
January 25, 2014 by
(Kitco News) - Gold prices enjoyed a late-week surge as concerns about the global economy reinvigorated flight-to-quality buying, building on the … [Read more...]
Gold posts biggest gain in 3 months as U.S. equities slide
January 23, 2014 by
Gains in gold prices accelerated after the metal broke above key technical resistance at $1,260 an ounce, a level where it had repeatedly failed. The … [Read more...]
Investors Wait for Growth from China, EPA Announces Pebble Mine Impact
January 17, 2014 by
Summary: As we move into the last half of January, speculations that improved global markets in Asia will increase copper demand have mixed with … [Read more...]
Gold Stocks: The Great Contrarian Trade of 2014?
January 13, 2014 by
Forbes contributor James Gruber discusses where he thinks the next great contrarian trade may be, pointing specifically to junior gold stocks. Even … [Read more...]
Why Gold Prices May Rise 12% This Year: Video – Bloomberg
January 13, 2014 by
Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Eugen Weinberg, head of commodities research at Commerzbank, discusses the outlook for gold prices and demand with Rishaad … [Read more...]
Do gold and silver have any hope of rising from here? | Resource Investor
January 10, 2014 by
By Przemyslaw Radomski Will the recent week’s rally continue? Before we try to answer this question, we’ll examine the long-term charts of gold and … [Read more...]
The lessons of gold’s collapse
January 10, 2014 by
Commentary: Interesting points about the gold narrative for both pre- and post-2008. Despite its nearly 40% correction, both physical gold and silver … [Read more...]