APMEX Market Commentary Archive - Author Robert Davis

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News and Commentaries Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 7/5/2012 by Robert Davis July 5, 2012 RECORD EUROPEAN STIMULUS PUSHES DOLLAR UP AS EURO, GOLD DROP The euro fell to a four week low against the dollar today, held down by a record low interest rate from the European Central Bank and a rise in the value of the dollar brought on by a report that showed more Ameri... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 07/03/2012 by Robert Davis July 3, 2012 GOLD PRICE ENDS HIGHER ON HOPES OF MORE EUROZONE STIMULUS The Gold price closed at its highest point in two weeks today on hopes that the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce more stimulus measures to buoy a floundering economy in the 17 nation euro currency union. Expectations ar... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 06/28/2012 by Robert Davis June 28, 2012 OIL, OTHER COMMODITIES SLIDE ON EUROPEAN FEARS Most commodities, including Precious Metals and oil, ended the day with lower prices. Prices were pushed down by a stronger American dollar and fears of a continued lack of resolution to the eurozone crisis. Oil ended the day at the lowest... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 06/26/2012 by Robert Davis June 26, 2012 INVESTORS SEEK SAFE HAVEN AS UNCERTAINTY REIGNS Stocks rose slightly today, as economic data and headlines cast a glimmer of hope onto trading floors. Home prices rose slightly, according to the Case-Schiller index that measures home values in 20 major cities across the United States. ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 6/18/2012 by Robert Davis June 18, 2012 EUROPE IN CROSSHAIRS OF G20 LEADERS First on the list of priorities at the meeting of the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies is -- no surprise here -- the financial crisis in Europe that has been stewing for over two years now. President Barack Obama has scheduled one-on-one m... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 6/14/2012 by Robert Davis June 14, 2012 U.K. CENTRAL BANK STIMULUS LIFTS MARKETS The United Kingdom Treasury and Bank of England are preparing to embark on two economic stimulus measures. The measures are designed to spur lending and give a boost to credit markets. In one measure, the Bank of England will create an additiona... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 06/12/2012 by Robert Davis June 12, 2012 FED CONFIRMS RECESSION’S EFFECT ON MIDDLE CLASS WEALTH A report released by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday confirmed what many Americans already knew: The Great Recession wiped out a significant amount of household wealth and hit the middle class especially hard. Median net worth in th... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 06/07/2012 by Robert Davis June 7, 2012 YEAR-END ‘FISCAL CLIFF’ CONCERNS FED CHAIRMAN The Gold price took a dive today after Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke gave no indication of further monetary easing by the Fed. Bernanke testified before the Joint Economic Committee today. He pressed Congress to pass legislatio... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 06/05/2012 by Robert Davis June 5, 2012 INTERNAL SPANISH BAILOUT LABELED ‘TECHNICALLY IMPOSSIBLE’ Spain may be required to accept a bailout soon as that country’s treasury minister told Spanish radio listeners today that it’s “technically impossible” for Spain to bail out itself. Spanish banks are suffering from an overload ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 05/31/2012 by Robert Davis May 31, 2012 TREASURY YIELDS AT ALL TIME LOW AS INVESTORS FLEE RISK Interest rates on 10 year Treasury bonds hit their lowest point ever today as more investors fled risky assets, also driving stocks to continue their recent slump. Interest rates on bonds fall when there is greater demand in the ma... [more] Month List 2013 May (52) 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. 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