APMEX Market Commentary Archive - Author Craig C. Calvin

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News and Commentaries Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 3/14/2012 by Craig C. Calvin March 14, 2012 PLATINUM MAINTAINS LEAD OVER GOLD; TREASURIES FORETELL HIGHER RATES? Since the Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report, prices for the four precious metals have continued to decline, with Gold in particular ending the day down more than $50. The dollar continued to gain strength today as it reacted... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 3/13/2012 by Craig C. Calvin March 13, 2012 GOLD DROPS BELOW $1,700 PER OUNCE; NO QE3 SIGNS FROM FED After today’s Federal Reserve meeting today came and went without any hints of future quantitative easing, the price of Gold declined significantly in afternoon trading, ending the day below $1,700 per ounce. Gold historically mo... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 3/12/2012 by Craig C. Calvin March 12, 2012 MARKETS SLIP ON CHINESE DEFICIT NEWS; THIRD GREEK BAILOUT HINTED Precious metals prices have generally held steady since the Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report, with Gold, Silver, and Platinum experiencing slight gains since noon. Only Palladium dipped further in afternoon trading. Prices for ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 3/7/2012 by Craig C. Calvin March 7, 2012 SOME HEDGE FUNDS REFUSING GREEK SWAP; QE3 MORE LIKELY? In afternoon trading, prices of the four precious metals were pushed upward as markets reacted to private-sector job numbers and news that the Federal Reserve is considering a new program of bond buying. The Gold price broke a three-day downwar... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 3/5/2012 by Craig C. Calvin March 5, 2012 GOLD PRICE CLOSES ABOVE $1,700; STOCKS FALL ON CHINA, U.S. NEWS Since the Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report, the price of Gold climbed to end the day above $1,700. Markets across the board have been weighed down by depressing data released in the U.S., as well as from China and E... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 3/1/2012 by Craig C. Calvin March 1, 2012 GOLD, OTHER METALS END THE DAY UP; IMF SAYS EUROPE STILL A THREAT Prices for all four precious metals ended the day up in afternoon trading, with Silver and Platinum in particular both continuing to gain since the posting of the Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report. The Gold price h... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/29/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 29, 2012 SHARP SELL-OFF FOR GOLD, SILVER; FANNIE MAE TO SEEK $4.6 BILLION Gold and Silver experienced drastic sell-offs today after testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke before the House Financial Services Committee. Bernanke indicated that the Fed is not likely to consider a third... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/28/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 28, 2012 Gold Hits a Three Month High, Silver a Four Month High; Pimco CEO Says Greek Bailout Will Fail Shaking off yesterday’s downward ending, the price of Gold ended the afternoon at its highest point in three months. With analysts saying that long-term support for gold is solid, investors took advantage... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/27/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 27, 2012 GOLD PRICE RISE SEEN THIS WEEK; BEARS PREDICT MARKET CORRECTION After significant gains pushed Gold to end the previous week up by 2.9 percent, profit-taking by investors caused the price to end the day slightly down in afternoon trading. The metal ended the day down just 0.1 percent... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/23/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 23, 2012 ANOTHER 3-MONTH HIGH FOR GOLD; ECONOMISTS WARY ON STEADY JOBLESS CLAIMS The Gold price reached another three-month high today, helped upward by the dollar’s weakness and a belief that central banks around the world will continue current loose monetary policies. Yesterday, Gold ended at... [more] Month List 2013 May (40) 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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