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News and Commentaries Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/17/2011 by Stephanie Chandler October 17, 2011 GOLD AS A FOURTH ASSET HELPS PROTECT AGAINST BLACK SWANS Precious metals have recovered slightly against mid-day numbers as the stock market selloff gathers steam but held back as the dollar grew stronger on news out of Europe. Many investors are still bullish on gold as a fourth asset class ... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 10/10/2011 by Stephanie Chandler October 10, 2011 CHINA DEMAND 50% HIGHER; UNCERTAINTY PROVIDES GOLD-FERTILE BACKDROP Precious metals are recovering today, up from mid-day prices. Unlike silver, platinum and palladium, gold is more negatively correlated to the stock markets which means with the S&P 500 Index having it’s biggest rally since Aug... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report –10/3/2011 by Stephanie Chandler October 3, 2011 STOCKS TAKE A HIT; RISK OF RECESSION RISES Precious metals are down slightly from today’s highs as stocks tumble more than 2% with concerns over the possibility of failure with the Greek default. Even Morgan Stanley and Bank of America have taken hard hits on the news. We are seeing som... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/27/2011 by Stephanie Chandler September 27, 2011 GOLD MAKES 12% RECOVERY Precious metals have relaxed a little since mid-day trading, however they have not strayed far. Gold has recovered 12% since yesterday’s numbers as the other precious metals are also sharing in a nice recovery. Investors seem to be taking advantage of the dip in prices. Geor... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/20/2011 by Stephanie Chandler September 20, 2011 IMF GIVES NOT SO NICE GLOBAL OUTLOOK; CENTRAL BANKS BUY UP GOLD Precious metals have done well today on the news of the negative global outlook that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released, as well as Italy’s credit downgrade, and the lowest housing numbers since April. The IMF report state... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/16/2011 by Stephanie Chandler September 16, 2011 U.S. STOCKS CLOSED HIGHER FOR 5TH DAY IN A ROW Precious metals have settled since mid-day trading as two U.S. stock indexes continue to rise. Some have an optimistic look at the future of our world’s financial situation, thinking there is a seemingly simple solution to the current financial and p... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/14/2011 by Stephanie Chandler September 14, 2011 GOLD UP 29% IN 2011; CHINA AND INDIA GOLD DEMAND STILL STRONG Precious metals are up from mid-day trading prices. China’s announcement to help the eurozone has somewhat eased tensions over the financial crisis, for now, giving gold a rest as investors take a shot at riskier investments. As mentione... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/8/2011 by Stephanie Chandler September 8, 2011 OBAMA’S SPEECH HYPE “OVERDONE” Precious metals have traded higher today off of the mid-day spot prices. U.S. stocks declined and gold traded higher after Bernanke said in his speech this afternoon that the central bank would discuss aid options when they meet this month. The next speech that invest... [more] Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/7/2011 by Stephanie Chandler September 7, 2011 CENTRAL BANKS CONTINUE TO MAKE GOLD A PRIORITY Precious metals are trading lower today off yesterday’s highs, but are higher than they were this morning. Some of the pullback in gold prices came from profit taking, as investors pulled out of gold and into riskier investments of stocks. This came af... [more] Closing Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/1/2011 by Stephanie Chandler September 1, 2011 PREDICTIONS SAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 9% Precious metals are trading slightly lower today, partly thanks to the U.S. dollar strengthening. Investors likely took profits in gold and stayed out of stocks, waiting on Friday’s jobs report. As a result of the dollar rallying, gold looks more ... 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