If you've been watching the market in recent weeks, one common theme is the connection between crude oil and gold prices. For instance, crude oil … [Read more...]
Don’t Let the Low Prices Fool You, Silver Demand is Strong…and Getting Stronger
December 10, 2014 by
Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 12), the U.S. mint announced that it broke yet another record in sales for American Eagle silver bullion coins, but … [Read more...]
Gold and Silver Soar on Sinking Stocks
December 9, 2014 by
Gold is off to a great start this week! After struggling just below $1200 for weeks, gold prices began to pick up Monday as stocks slid. Tuesday, the … [Read more...]
Are the Gold Bulls Back?
December 8, 2014 by
Gold prices rose Monday for the first time in 3 days on bullish signs here at home and abroad. In Europe and Asia: "While European Central Bank … [Read more...]
Copper’s luster returns
December 6, 2014 by
Copper's future is looking a little bit brighter after signs that demand will stay robust in the U.S. and China, the world’s top metals consumers. The … [Read more...]
Gold in 2015: What’s in Store?
December 5, 2014 by
As 2014 quickly comes to a close, analysts and strategists speculate on whether or not the gold bull market will see a revival in the new year. Wells … [Read more...]
Goldman Sachs & Others Accused of Manipulating Platinum and Palladium Prices
December 3, 2014 by
Gold and silver aren't the only precious metals being blatantly manipulated, at least according to Florida-based jeweler who filed a lawsuit against … [Read more...]
Swiss Vote No, Precious Metal Bulls Stir…Say what?
December 2, 2014 by
The news everyone's talking about this week is Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected the gold referendum last Sunday (Nov. 30th) that would have forced … [Read more...]
Copper get hits hard by slow demand
November 26, 2014 by
Copper prices hit an 8-month low recently amid an unexpected drop in supply demand from U.S. business equipment - the second biggest consumer of … [Read more...]
Gold Briefly Spikes to $1,467 Overnight: Computer Glitch or Manipulation?
November 26, 2014 by
In spite of a very bullish gold backdrop with the pending Swiss gold referendum on Sunday, gold repatriation movements in Germany and the Netherlands, … [Read more...]
6 Reasons Why 2015 Will Be a Much Better Year for Gold
November 25, 2014 by
Gold has really taken a beating this year. After reaching a high of $1,380 in March, the rallying U.S. dollar, economic growth and other factors have … [Read more...]
Troubling Signs That the U.S. May Be Currently Locked in a Financial War with the East…and Losing
November 24, 2014 by
Here in the West, it is clear that tensions between the top 10-percenters and the "average" American are escalating as the rich get richer and the … [Read more...]
Why you shouldn’t give up on gold as a long-term investment just yet
November 22, 2014 by
Lots of investors remain bearish on gold prices. While there are still some short-term headwinds (such as a strengthening U.S. dollar) for gold … [Read more...]
Swiss Gold Vote Update: Latest Opinion Poll Favors ‘No’, Gold Drops $20 then Rebounds – Infographic
November 20, 2014 by
The latest poll regarding the Swiss gold referendum shows that a majority of Swiss citizens are leaning towards voting 'no' on whether the country’s … [Read more...]
Where’d the Copper Go? Surplus Under Scrutiny.
November 19, 2014 by
For months now, analysts like Reuters and the Copper Study Group have been calling for a copper surplus, citing lower demand and rising production. … [Read more...]
Ukraine Admits Its Gold Reserves Have Vanished: “There Is Almost No Gold Left In The Central Bank Vault”
November 18, 2014 by
The setting: It's 2am, on a brisk March night at Boryspil airport in Ukraine. Four unmarked trucks and two cargo minibuses drive onto the air strip. … [Read more...]
UBS: Master Puppeteers of Precious Metal Manipulation and How They Got Away With It
November 17, 2014 by
Last week, further proof of the manipulation of gold and silver - as if any more were needed - came to light as FINMA, Switzerland’s … [Read more...]
Islamic State Announces Plans to Establish its Own Currency
November 14, 2014 by
Since June, the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State, ISIS, ISIL, IS or whatever else they are going by these days has been waging not … [Read more...]
It’s Alive! Gold Positioned for a Comeback
November 13, 2014 by
Gold prices quietly continued sinking lower Wednesday as stocks were subdued, crude oil fell and the dollar index rose. In the last year, gold has … [Read more...]
Palladium: This Year’s Best Performing Precious Metal
November 12, 2014 by
2014 has been full of surprises no doubt, but if you asked investors at the the beginning of the year what the best performing precious metal would be … [Read more...]
Peru Mine Strike May Cut into Copper Supply
November 11, 2014 by
Since South Africa's epic 5-month platinum miner strike ended this past summer, things have been relatively quiet on the mining front - until now. On … [Read more...]
Is Gold Close to Bottoming Out? Analysts Weigh In
November 10, 2014 by
They say that when you hit rock bottom, there's only one way to go - up. But the problem, for gold and silver at least, is knowing when we've reached … [Read more...]
Republican Senate Takeover Treads on Gold & Silver
November 5, 2014 by
Last Tuesday (Nov. 4) marked the mid-term elections and in case you didn't hear the Republicans won sweeping victories all across the country, taking … [Read more...]
Top 20 largest gold reserves by country (2014 Edition)
November 4, 2014 by
At long last, the World Gold Council has published their much anticipated report of the top countries in terms of gold holdings in 2014. This year has … [Read more...]
Silver Bullion Sales Surpass Gold
November 4, 2014 by
Forget about a potential gold rush, it's silver that investors are pining for these days. Last month bullion buyers purchased 68 times more silver in … [Read more...]
The Russian Gold Rush: Putin Goes on Gold Shopping Spree To Beat Western Sanctions
October 31, 2014 by
Putin's on a gold buying spree lately. Russia increased its gold reserves for a sixth straight month in September, driving its bullion holdings to … [Read more...]
Warning: Stock Market Crash Ahead, Say Economists
October 29, 2014 by
The dollar continues soaking in the strong upward growth that it has experienced for several weeks now, subduing gold prices as investors turn to … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Contrarian: Platinum and Palladium Look Bullish
October 28, 2014 by
Gold may be on most analysts minds these days as they take their best guesses on which way it's headed, but at least one contrarian is turning bullish … [Read more...]
Analysts Say to Give Silver a Second Look
October 28, 2014 by
Silver may be the more underrated precious metals, but recent research suggest its future is looking particularly strong. According to a new … [Read more...]
Are Gold and Interest Rates Mortal Enemies?
October 27, 2014 by
Typically, the relationship between gold prices and real interest rates are like magnets with the same polarity - they drive each other the other way. … [Read more...]