APMEX Market Commentary Archive February 2012

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News and Commentaries Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/16/2012 by Peter LaTona February 16, 2012 GOLD BUYING IN CHINA, INDIA, EUROPE CREATES RECORD DEMAND IN 2011 According to the World’s Gold Council’s annual report, the demand for Gold reached an all-time high in 2011. This was largely because of increased buying in China, India and Europe. Germany and Switzerland were the leadi... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/15/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 15, 2012 GREECE FIGHTS TO SALVAGE BAILOUT; ANOTHER ROUND OF EASING BY THE FED? Continued uncertainty about Greece’s bailout and tension between Israel and Iran caused investors to turn to the safe haven of Gold today. The precious metal ended the day up by over $10. Prices for Silver and Platin... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/15/2012 by Eli Hamilton February 15, 2012 GREECE FIGHTS TO SALVAGE BAILOUT; ANOTHER ROUND OF EASING BY THE FED? Continued uncertainty about Greece’s bailout and tension between Israel and Iran caused investors to turn to the safe-haven of Gold today. The precious metal ended the day up by over $10. Prices for Silver and Platinu... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report 2/15/2012 by Brandi Brundidge February 15, 2012 GOLD IS BETTER STORE OF VALUE, ANALYST SAYS Gold has maintained its morning gains along with a stronger euro thanks to investors’ curiosity with Greece’s bailout situation. Today’s eurozone finance meeting was canceled and rescheduled as a conference call to discuss whether Greece’s leaders ... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/15/2012 by Ryan Schwimmer February 15, 2012 EUROPE GETS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM CHINA Gold and Silver prices rose in overnight trading, and U.S. stock futures are higher after better-than-expected European economic data. German and French gross domestic product (GDP) numbers beat expectations, though the eurozone’s GDP as ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/14/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 14, 2012 GREEK BAILOUT DECISION DELAYED AGAIN; SYRIA HEADED FOR ALL-OUT WAR? Since the Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report, precious metals prices have climbed somewhat. Continued uncertainty over Greece’s debt bailout situation has buoyed the dollar, causing a corresponding drop in the pri... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report 2/14/2012 by Brandi Brundidge February 14, 2012 MOODY’S KEEPS WATCH ON U.K., FRANCE As the euro fell this morning, so did the price of Gold with the news that Moody’s credit rating agency may begin another round of credit rating downgrades in France and the United Kingdom. Lately, Gold has been more sensitive in price with moves in ... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/14/2012 by Ryan Schwimmer February 14, 2012 EUROPEAN NATIONS NOT SOLD ON GREEK AUSTERITY Gold pared some losses this morning after reports on retail sales and import and export prices were released. Retail sales rose, though not as much as expected, and the government also revised downward the reading for sales in November. Import and... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/13/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 13, 2012 REPUBLICANS MAY FORGO SPENDING CUTS; OBAMA SEEKS TAX HIKE ON DIVIDENDS The Gold price continued creeping lower today, ending the day slightly down as investors were encouraged by Greece’s passage of austerity measures required as part of a European debt bailout deal. Despite the passag... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/13/2012 by Timothy Oakes February 13, 2012 OBAMA’S BUDGET PROPOSAL NOT LIKELY TO PASS; GERMANY IRED BY GREEK INSULTS Precious metals prices have been on a short, choppy ride in morning trading. There has been quite a bit of volatility based on technical selling, budget proposals, concern with Greece, and to some extent supply (... [more] Month List 2013 May (55) April (66) March (60) February (60) January (63) 2012 December (62) November (60) October (71) September (58) August (51) July (42) June (48) May (48) April (51) March (66) February (65) January (63) 2011 December (64) November (60) October (63) September (62) August (69) July (60) June (64) May (62) April (63) March (69) February (52) January (61) 2010 December (62) November (59) October (33) Authors Brandi Brundidge Craig C. Calvin Eli Hamilton Gaya Vinay Geoffrey Varner John Foster Michael Haynes Mike Garofalo Nicholas Wilsey Peter LaTona Ryan Schwimmer Ted Prince << Previous Commentaries Next Commentaries >> DISCLAIMER: APMEX’s ‘News and Commentaries’ provide our readers with a review of spot price activity and some of the factors that may be affecting the market for precious metals, three times during the trading day. While the information is obtained from sources we believe to be reliable, we do not guarantee its accuracy or its completeness and we encourage you to conduct your own investigation prior to making any decision based on the information. The "News and Commentaries" are not intended as a comprehensive discussion and there may be other factors that may be affecting the financial marketplace. These "News and Commentaries" are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute a recommendation by APMEX to hold, to purchase or to sell any precious metal product. 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