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News and Commentaries Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/22/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 22, 2012 GOLD SETTLES AT THREE-MONTH HIGH; SKEPTICISM ON GREECE JUSTIFIED, PIMCO CEO SAYS After a sluggish performance earlier in the day, Gold settled at a three-month high this afternoon. With investors engaging in profit-taking in the wake of fading enthusiasm for Greece’s bailout agreement and the rele... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/20/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 20, 2012 GOLD PRICE UP; ISRAEL MULLS ATTACK ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM Gold prices ended the day up, buoyed by a Chinese cut in lender reserve requirements and optimism in the markets that Greece’s bailout would be approved by eurozone finance ministers. In an e-mail today, William Adams, the he... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/16/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 16, 2012 MOODY’S WARNS OF RATINGS CUTS; PAYROLL TAX CUT DEAL REACHED Gold prices ended the day higher again today, pushed upward mid-session by a drop in the dollar, as well as the jump in oil prices brought on by the continued tension between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. “With the euro making a ... [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 – 2/14/2012 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] 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] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/7/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 7, 2012 MORE DELAYS FOR GREECE; PIMCO CEO FAVORS GOLD Gold continued its rise this afternoon, ending the day up as the dollar fell. According to Jim Steel, precious metals analyst with HSBC, “We are showing a quite strong rally in the gold market.” Steel pointed to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s statements to... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/6/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 6, 2012 GREEK TRAGEDY BEFALLS STOCKS; TAX HIKE ON THE HORIZON? Prices for Gold dropped today in response to a rise in the dollar fueled by Greece’s lack of progress in coming to a bailout agreement. Along with other U.S. equities, Gold’s decline comes amid renewed worries that a Greek default ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 2/3/2012 by Craig C. Calvin February 3, 2012 ANALYSTS QUESTION WHETHER WORST HAS PASSED IN U.S.; GREEK BAILOUT MORE THAN EXPECTED? Since the Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report, Gold prices continued to drop in response to the better-than-expected January U.S. unemployment report released this morning. Gold finished the day lower, experie... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 1/12/2012 by Craig C. Calvin January 12, 2012 GOLD PRICE CLIMBS ON WEAK DOLLAR, EUROZONE RISKS Gold prices climbed for a third straight session today, helped by both a weaker U.S. dollar and the safe-haven investments spawned by a warning from the European Central Bank (ECB) that the eurozone’s outlook included “substantial”... [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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