Mid-Day Gold & Silver Market Report, 6/25/2012

Brandi Brundidge

6/25/2012 12:03:00 PM

GOLD RETAINS INVESTOR CONFIDENCE; GERMANY IN CATBIRD SEAT  

The markets for Gold and other commodities are going strong thanks to more economic issues in the United States and Europe. While the price of Gold has been steady, the stock market has been anything but. Menachem Brenner, a finance professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, said, “People have lost confidence in nearly every other instrument, so they invest in Gold. Over the past 10 years, commodities have become a new asset class if you want to diversify beyond stocks. More institutional investors are coming in. This will be going on for years to come.”

Germany is going to be a major factor in the way Europe handles the financial crisis it faces. How the Germans factor into the equation will be a hot topic at the European Union summit on Thursday. The focus will be on which nations will lead the recovery efforts. However German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the focus needs to be more long term. “I say quite openly, when I think of the summit on Thursday, I’m concerned that once again the discussion will be far too much about all kinds of ideas for joint liability and far too little about improved oversight and structural measures.” 

In the United States, the November elections are on the minds of Americans. The question may not be who will be elected, but what he will do once elected. In a recent poll, the answer to who will do the best job with the economy was “none of the above.” An Associated Press poll conducted from June 14 to 18 shows the majority of those asked said the winner will have “just some impact” to “no impact” on the economy. Not even one-third of the American voters polled said they think the economy will get better in the next year.

At 1 p.m. (EDT), the APMEX Precious Metals spot prices were:

• Gold, $1,585.30, Up $17.90.
• Silver, $27.58, Up $0.81.
• Platinum, $1,441.20, Up $8.00.
• Palladium, $607.50, Down $0.70.

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