APMEX Market Commentary Archive October 2011

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News and Commentaries Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/17/2011 by Stephanie Chandler October 17, 2011 GOLD AS A FOURTH ASSET HELPS PROTECT AGAINST BLACK SWANS Precious metals have recovered slightly against mid-day numbers as the stock market selloff gathers steam but held back as the dollar grew stronger on news out of Europe. Many investors are still bullish on gold as a fourth asset class ... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/17/2011 by Timothy Oakes October 17, 2011 THESE ‘DREAMS’ KEEP ON…DRIVING CONFIDENCE DOWN Precious metals prices have started to drop since the Morning Gold & Silver Market Report, due in large part to not-so-flattering remarks out of the euro zone. The majority of precious metals prices is down on the news as confidence is dwindling an... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/17/2011 by Peter LaTona October 17, 2011 Precious Metals Prices Continue to Drift Upwards - No Quick Solution to the Euro Crisis in Sight - Precious metals prices are up since markets opened Sunday at 5PM (CT). Gold is at a 3-week high. U.S. equity markets were heading for a strong opening, but have since retreated on the comments of Germa... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/14/2011 by Peter LaTona October 14, 2011 The U.S. Rejects Plan to Participate in the European Bailout – Proposals floating about suggest the size of the International Monetary Fund should be doubled with the help of the broader international community, is not going to be supported by the U.S., Canada or Australia. This clearly puts the bur... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/14/2011 by Timothy Oakes October 14, 2011 IMF PUT IN ITS PLACE, U.S. TO PLAY GREATER ROLE Precious metals prices have remained relatively steady since the Morning Gold & Silver Market Report. The continuing European Union (EU) debt crisis continues to be a source of concern for global markets. The G20 conference, which began today, has... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/14/2011 by Ryan Schwimmer October 14, 2011 FEARS RETURN TO CONTAGION IN EUROPE; INVESTORS “MORE BULLISH THAN EVER” ON GOLD In overnight trading, precious metals spent time making up for the moderate losses experienced yesterday. U.S. stock futures are pointing towards a high open today, and were pushed higher by the release of retail ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/13/11 by Ryan Schwimmer October 13, 2011 GOLD CAUGHT BETWEEN SAFE HAVEN AND COMMODITY; FITCH IS AT IT AGAIN Precious metals have recovered slightly since the mid-day report, as stocks ended the day weaker after the earlier release of worse-than-expected economic data from China. Gold seems to be caught in an interesting situation, a... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/13/2011 by Timothy Oakes October 13, 2011 IMF BACKS CHINA, EU STRESS TEST HAS LOTS OF VICTIMS The downward movement of pricing for precious metals has continued since the Morning Gold & Silver Market Report. There were initial concerns over China’s import and export data and the European Union (EU)’s inability to convey a clear plan to... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/13/2011 by Ryan Schwimmer October 13, 2011 CHINA DATA ADDS TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC WOES Precious metals have traded mostly lower since yesterday’s close, and stock futures are joining them in the red after the release of economic data from China that was weaker than expected. China’s trade surplus contracted in September, with lower-than-e... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/12/2011 by Robert Davis October 12, 2011 FED MINUTES SHOWED SOME MEMBERS PUSHED FOR QE3 Silver and gold have slipped slightly since the Mid-Day Commentary, but both are up more than 1% for the day. The minutes from the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released today. They show that two of the ten committee me... 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