APMEX Market Commentary Archive December 2012

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News and Commentaries Weekly Gold & Silver Market Recap – 12/14/12 by Nicholas Wilsey December 14, 2012 QE4 makes an impact on the gold market This week’s gold value was highly affected by United States Federal Reserve’s newest round of monetary easing. The build up to Wednesday’s announcement gave the precious metal market a boost. As of Monday morning Gold is on the way up thanks to the United Stat... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/14/2012 by Brandi Brundidge December 14, 2012 PRECIOUS METALS PRICES CONTINUE WITH STEADY MOVEMENT Precious metals prices remain flat after yesterday’s drop in prices from investors sell offs. Analysts such as Andrey Kryuchenkov, at VTB Capital suggest Gold prices may see little movement until politicians come to a resolution with the fiscal ... [more] Special Report: Fiscal Cliff? U.S. Debt Ceiling is REAL Issue by Michael Haynes December 14, 2012 Debt Ceiling to allow U.S. Debt to hit historic level in early 2013 While there have been and continue to be a significant number of hands wringing over the fiscal cliff , which takes effect on December 31, perhaps the REAL issue is coming very early in 2013: the U.S. Debt Cei... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/14/2012 by Ryan Schwimmer December 14, 2012 INDIA BOOSTS PHYSICAL GOLD’S DEMAND The Gold price is relatively flat this morning, while Silver is slightly higher, recovering from yesterday’s losses. November consumer prices dropped by 0.3 percent overall according to a report released this morning, though the core prices (which exclude volatil... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/13/2012 by Brandi Brundidge December 13, 2012 GOLD DIPS; EUROPE FOCUSES ON GREECE’S SUCCESS After the Federal Reserve announced yesterday that it would begin purchasing Treasury bonds, the price of Gold rose and gave investors a reason to sell off the yellow metal. Today, Gold has experienced a drop in price due to profit-taking coupled with... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/13/2012 by Ted Prince December 13, 2012 SHORT TERM PROFIT TAKING PULLS DOWN GOLD; STOCKS DROP ON BOEHNER COMMENTS Gold and silver remain down at mid-day today as profit taking prompted by yesterday’s Federal Reserve announcement of increased monetary stimulus briefly boosted precious metals prices. With three weeks left until the end-of-... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/13/2012 by Ted Prince December 13, 2012 SHORT TERM PROFIT-TAKING PULLS DOWN GOLD; STOCKS DROP ON BOEHNER COMMENTS Gold and Silver remain down at mid-day today as profit taking prompted by yesterday’s Federal Reserve announcement of increased monetary stimulus briefly boosted Precious Metals prices. With three weeks left until the end of ... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/13/2012 by Ryan Schwimmer December 13, 2012 PROFIT-TAKING LOWERS METALS PRICES Yesterday’s gain in Gold and Silver prices signaled the time to take profits for many investors, which seems to be why we are seeing a lower price today. James Steel of HSBC Securities said, “We view the [Federal Reserve] announcement as bullish, but with market e... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/12/12 by Ted Prince December 12, 2012 GOLD, STOCKS CHANGE LITTLE FOLLOWING QE NEWS The Gold price rose only slightly today despite the Federal Reserve announcing an extension of government bond buying. Unlike past rounds of quantitative easing (QE) which instantly boosted the U.S. Gold market, analysts are predicting a slow climb for t... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 12/12/12 by Nicholas Wilsey December 12, 2012 FED ANNOUNCES NEW ROUND OF EASING; CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP IN QUESTION As expected, the United States Federal Reserve has announced another round of quantitative easing. The easing also came with a guideline that this program will continue until unemployment levels drop and inflation subsides. “Ta... 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