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News and Commentaries Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 5/1/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer May 1, 2013 FOMC EXPECTED TO STAY THE COURSE Precious Metals prices have dipped this morning as investors await a policy decision from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which will conclude today. After a string of mostly positive economic reports over the fall and winter, recent signs have sugg... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/30/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 30, 2013 TWO-DAY FED MEETING BEGINS Gold and Silver prices gave up some gains in overnight trading, joining U.S. stock futures as mostly flat this morning. Investors are waiting to hear the result of a two-day Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting this week. Expectations for the meeting a... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/26/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 26, 2013 GOLD, SILVER REVERSE COURSE; EURO CRISIS SPREADING Gold and Silver prices took a sudden downward turn in morning trading. After Gold neared the intraday high of $1,484 per ounce, there is speculation that high volume day traders influenced such a drop. Analyst Chintan Karnani said, “The only reason... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/26/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 26, 2013 GDP MISSES MARK; GOLD ON TRACK FOR WEEKLY GAIN The Gold price spiked briefly this morning after the release of the first quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) report. Economists expected to see 3.0 percent growth, and investors were disappointed with a 2.5 percent reading. U.S. stock futures ad... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/24/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 24, 2013 PRECIOUS METALS BOOSTED BY DEMAND, ECONOMIC DATA Precious Metals prices are on the rise this morning thanks to strong physical demand. Also boosting Gold and Silver’s appeal were a couple of economic reports, starting with a weak reading in German business confidence, which signaled more troubles f... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/23/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 23, 2013 GOLD’S REBOUND ATTRIBUTED TO PHYSICAL DEMAND The Gold price is mostly flat in early morning trading, while Silver has given up yesterday’s gains. Monday was the third consecutive day of gains for Gold as the metal attempts to rebound from the sharp losses suffered thus far in April. Tocqueville Gol... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/19/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 19, 2013 MARKET SHAKEUP AFFECTING STOCKS, GOLD Gold and Silver prices are still recovering from losses suffered early this week, though Precious Metals aren’t the only thing reeling from a market shakeup. Fawad Razaqzada of GFT Markets said that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is facing “its biggest weekly... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/17/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 17, 2013 GOLD’S DIP SPURS PHYSICAL BUYING The Gold price recovered some early-morning losses, while the other Precious Metals have given up most of the previous day’s gains. As many investors are already aware, the recent dip in the price of Precious Metals has boosted the market for coins, bars and other p... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/16/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 16, 2013 ANALYST: METALS WILL REBOUND “JUST AS RAPIDLY” Precious Metals are rebounding from yesterday’s losses. Clifford Bennett, chief economist at The White Crane Group, believes that the fundamental factors that pushed Gold to record highs in 2011 remain. “I sincerely believe that the moment the now sign... [more] Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 4/12/2013 by Ryan Schwimmer April 12, 2013 GOLD STILL FEELING PRESSURE FROM CYPRUS; EQUITIES ‘DEFYING GRAVITY’ Precious Metals prices are experiencing significant losses this morning, and that did not change on news of the worst retail sales in nine months. A drop of 0.1 percent was expected, but the U.S. Department of Commerce showed sales... [more] Month List 2013 May (49) 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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