PRECIOUS – Gold jumps more than 2 pct; still down for the week

Gold market update for Friday, April 19. Gold is back above $1400 an ounce this Friday as bargain hunters continue buying physical bullion. Since the … [Read more...]

Chile halts construction of huge gold mine

By AFP SANTIAGO — A Chilean court suspended construction of what would be one of the world's biggest gold mines, accepting a complaint filed by … [Read more...]

The rise of the bitcoin: Virtual gold or cyber-bubble?

Bitcoin is an alternative currency service that's taking the world by storm. Following the crisis in Cyprus, it's seeing even more activity. Since its … [Read more...]

Gold ETF growth slows to 18 per cent in FY13

By Economic Times MUMBAI: The growth of assets under gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in India slowed to 18 per cent in the fiscal year ended March … [Read more...]

Gold hits 1-week low as funds sell, Cyprus plan weighs

By Economic Times Gold fell to its lowest since April 5 at $1,553.10 an ounce and then recovered to $1,557.81 by 1032 GMT, broadly flat on the day. … [Read more...]

Gold price starting to lose its lustre

By Sydney Morning Herald You wouldn't call it a consensus yet, but there is a growing body of opinion that the great gold price boom is a … [Read more...]

A primer on Bitcoin economics: Internet's “gold standard” prone to wild price

By Washington Post In essence, Bitcoin is similar to the “gold standard,” the monetary system in force before modern central banking started to take … [Read more...]

If Cyprus can sell gold to help bailout, why not others?

By Economic Times LONDON: Heavily indebted euro zone nations such as Italy and Portugal could come under pressure to put their bullion reserves to … [Read more...]

One Gold Bug Sticks to Bullish Views

By Wall Street Journal (blog) Amid all the negative chatter recently surrounding gold — and the big price decline — one firm is sticking to its … [Read more...]

West Africa: Still early days with lots of potential for gold miners

West Africa is unknown to many investors but it has a long history of mining, good infrastructure, favorable geography, many active producers and huge … [Read more...]

Charts to provide perspective for gold bulls

Most chartists use daily or weekly charts. Few look at monthly charts. I don’t know of anyone (myself included) who pays any attention to quarterly … [Read more...]

Gold & silver "take a beating" from Goldman Sachs, the Fed & Cyprus sales plan – now denied

The wholesale price of gold rallied from one-week lows against the Dollar on Thursday morning, but continued to fall for UK and Euro investors, … [Read more...]

Gold's irreversible trends driving it to $10,000

The long-term “irreversible” trends continue to develop. Many of the trends, such as debt creation and the movement away from the U.S. dollar, are … [Read more...]

Cyprus denies gold sale — debtors sell gold; creditors buy

In Europe, Cyprus has denied the plan to sell its very small gold reserves of 13.9 tonnes as a contribution to an international bailout. ...read more … [Read more...]

Gold Price "Takes Hard Tumble" But Cyprus Denies Reserves-Sale Plan, Chinese Demand "Ignores Negativity"

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Gold, Long a Secure Investment, Loses Its Luster

By New York Times Below the streets of Lower Manhattan, in the vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the world's largest trove of gold … [Read more...]

Gold and Silver Outlook for April 10

By Business Insider The prices of gold and silver changed course and rallied yesterday along with other commodities such as oil and the major “risk … [Read more...]

Gold may hit support levels of USD 1525/1520: Karvy

By Moneycontrol.com Gold may hit support levels of USD 1525/1520: Karvy. Karvy Commodities Broking · More about the Brokerage... Source: … [Read more...]

Projecting the Gold Cup roster

By ESPN (blog) At the same time, the Gold Cup will be Klinsmann's last chance to take an extended look at bubble players who couldn't … [Read more...]

Gold drops on Cyprus bullion sale plan

By Economic Times Gold slipped to session lows on Wednesday, pressured as European Commission documents showed Cyprus plans to sell 400 million … [Read more...]

Gold drops on speculation Fed could pull support

By Boston.com NEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices slumped Wednesday on speculation that Federal Reserve officials could start pulling back on support for … [Read more...]

Gold, silver prices spurt ahead of 'Navratras'

By Economic Times Sentiments improved further after gold rose to near one-week high in global markets as optimism that stimulus around the world … [Read more...]

Barrick Gold drops on report Chile project halted

By MarketWatch TORONTO--Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:ABX) opened down about 3.3% in Toronto Wednesday after reports that a Chilean court has suspended … [Read more...]

Greece: Police station attacked in gold protest

By Businessweek THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Protesters in northern Greece attacked a police station Wednesday, throwing office files and furniture … [Read more...]

The irreversible trends driving gold to $10,000

The long-term “irreversible” trends continue to develop. Many of the trends, such as debt creation and the movement away from the U.S. dollar, are … [Read more...]

Iron Lady irony in gold

Whatever your view of Thatch and her legacy, she was at least a sure friend of gold. Long before she abolished exchange controls in 1979, she had … [Read more...]

Gold sentiment "less bullish" as Goldman Sachs says "go short"

Analysts at U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs today cut their 12-month gold price forecast from $1,550 to $1,390 per ounce, and advised clients to … [Read more...]

Gold record high in yen sees rush to sell jewelry, buy coins and bars

Soros’ yen “avalanche” would appear to have begun with the yen having fallen by 9.5% against gold in five trading days since last Thursday leading to … [Read more...]

Gold gyrates in tight range; traders seek price direction

By Economic Times MUMBAI: Gold in the country, the world's biggest buyer of the metal, remained steady in familiar ranges as traders, who want … [Read more...]

Gold sees risks in ETP outflows

Barclays recently reiterate that the biggest short-term risk for gold prices will be gold-backed ETP outflows. Close to 18 tonnes of outflow occurred … [Read more...]