Morning Gold & Silver Market Report – 9/18/2012
Geoffrey Varner
9/18/2012 8:08:00 AM
OVERNIGHT PROFIT TAKING FOR THE EURO
After a four month euro rally, Tuesday saw some profit-taking and the euro fell against the dollar. Spain’s seeming reluctance to seek a bailout isn’t sitting well with investors either. Derek Halpenny, head of FX research in London, said “If Spain steps forward (to ask for a bailout) and all of us get some clarity it would remove an element of uncertainty.” While in a television interview, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister admitted they were still considering the conditions of a possible bailout.
The other side of the euro coin is that German investor confidence rose for the first time in five months. The rise is in response to the European Central Bank’s plan to buy government bonds. Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank in London, said of ECB President Mario Draghi, “Draghi may have saved Germany.”
Gold, which tracks closely to the euro, came off a recent six month high. Similar to the euro, it succumbed to overnight profit-taking. Without any new news today, it wouldn’t be surprising to see investors jump back in.
At 9 a.m. (EDT), the APMEX Precious Metals spot prices were:
- Gold, $1,764.60, Down $5.00.
- Silver, $34.44, Up $0.06.
- Platinum, $1,670.10, Down $3.50.
- Palladium, $682.40, Down $6.70.
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