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News and Commentaries Morning Gold & Silver Market Report, 6/11/2012 by Peter LaTona June 11, 2012 GOLD, SILVER PRICES UP ON SPANISH BAILOUT Gold and Silver prices both opened higher Sunday on the announcement this past weekend that Spain agreed to a $125 billion (American dollars) bailout. The devil is always in the details, and although the details of this agreement are still unkn... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 06/08/2012 by Peter LaTona June 8, 2012 WILL CENTRAL BANKS SEND GOLD TO $2,000 IN 2012? Jeff Kilburg of Kilburg Capital said he still expects Gold to soar to $2,000 in 2012. “I think (Federal Reserve Chairman Ben) Bernanke has one more bullet left in the chamber,” Kilburg said, and he has to use it wisely. There is no reason... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report, 6/4/2012 by Peter LaTona June 4, 2012 LACKLUSTER JOBS REPORT COULD SPUR MORE EASING The Federal Open Market Committee has never taken QE3 off the table. The possibility of a third round of quantitative easing has remained an option should the circumstances warrant it. Many analysts view Friday’s dismal jobs report as just ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report, 6/1/2012 by Peter LaTona June 1, 2012 GOLD PRICE UP MORE THAN $75 FROM FRIDAY MORNING LOW Gold prices slipped below $1,550 in early morning trading before closing Friday around $1,625. The dismal American jobs report sank stocks around the globe, while Gold again became a safe haven for nervous investors. Gold was up 4 per... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report 5/21/2012 by Peter LaTona May 21, 2012 GOLD, SILVER PRICES SLIGHTLY OFF IN MORNING TRADING Markets continue to monitor news coming out of the eurozone. Greece wants a new deal with less austerity, but there are no signs Germany is willing to give in. Of course, Greece is not the only problem. Investors will watch Span... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report 5/18/2012 by Peter LaTona May 18, 2012 GOOD DAY FOR GOLD, BAD DAY FOR STOCKS It is generally a safe bet to say that Gold and the American dollar do not move in the same direction, but that trend has not held the past couple of days. Gold bounced sharply off lows, while the dollar continued to go up. Perhaps Gold has decoupl... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 5/14/2012 by Peter LaTona May 14, 2012 GOLD DROPS TO 4.5-MONTH LOW ON FALLING EURO The European debt crisis continues to cause more and more concern, especially after the political deadlock in Greece over the weekend. Gold prices have been moving in tandem with riskier assets for much of the past year, and this European e... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 5/11/2012 by Peter LaTona May 11, 2012 GOLD, SILVER PRICES FALL INTO WEEKEND Uncertainty. We are in the middle of one story after another that makes an investor wonder which side is up. JPMorgan reported $2.2 billion in losses. Chesapeake Energy continues to get hammered after questionable acts by its chief executive. No wo... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/27/2012 by Peter LaTona April 27, 2012 GOLD, SILVER CLOSE WEEK ON HIGH NOTE While many investors might have anticipated a retreat in Gold and Silver prices, this week ended on an up note, and many people believe that is an indicator of things to come. The situation in Europe is truly turning for the worse, as Spain’s woes w... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report - 4/23/2012 by Peter LaTona April 23, 2012 GOLD PRICES FALL ALONG WITH STOCK FUTURES European concerns again are taking center stage, as attention is focused on the French presidential election and the potential political and economic collapse in the Netherlands. In France, Socialist leader Francois Hollande won the first round... 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