Articles Tagged "Comex"

Bargain Hunters Close In

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Bargain hunting drove gold futures into a rally on Thursday, helped by unusual events across the globe – Chinese comments about the metal and expectations that a low interest-rate environment will eventually lead to inflation. August gold rose 5.10 to $939.50 an ounce on the Comex division [...]

Gold Price Approaches Key $1,000 Level

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Gold prices inched up on Monday in Tokyo, as the dollar weakened, prompting investors to buy back gold after it lost 2 per cent late last week, when optimism about the economy reduced bullion’s safe-haven appeal. Gold stocks have had their heads lopped off, many with 70 [...]

Gold Maintains Value In Tough Times

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Gold dropped in Asia on Wednesday, as a rally in the dollar continued for a third day, reducing the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative investment. “The dollar’s rebound has kept gold from gaining further,” Shuji Sugata, research manager at Mitsubishi Corp. Futures & Securities [...]

Gold Price Toes The Currency Line

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Gold is a safety mechanism and it is also an anti-inflation mechanism -  so you get two for the price of one. “Some people will claim there’s no value to it (gold) but so what, it does what it’s supposed to do,” according to Joseph Saluzzi, co-head [...]

Propitious Conditions For Gold

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News U.S gold futures slipped early Thursday as some investors unwound their safe-haven play when the dollar strengthened and equity markets firmed, following positive earnings news and improved economic prospects. Gold for June delivery GCM9 lost $6.50 to $879.40 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New [...]

G20 And The Search For New Gold

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Though 2009 is slated to be another challenging year for gold, most gold producing companies are securely placed to benefit from gold’s continued strength. Take the case of Randgold Resources Ltd, (NASDAQ:GOLD, LON:RRS) the owner of gold mines in West Africa, which has announced upgrades. The company [...]

Gold the only credible currency

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News The writing is clear on the wall, according to some experts. Author of Gloom, Boom & Doom report Marc Faber has said the rally in the US markets is likely to continue till April-end, but was quick to add that a total collapse is seen by the [...]

Gold Price Undergoing a Pullback

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Gold for April delivery, the most actively trading contract, ended at $942.50 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday. The metal surpassed $1,000 an ounce the previous Friday, but last it has lost $60. The contract rose 7.4 per cent this month. [...]

Time For Good Gold Pickings

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive to Gold Investing News A slight drop in prices is a good time to shore up. Last Friday, gold futures surged above $1,000, the highest level since last March. This week though, gold slipped back. But worries about long-term inflation caused by the massive U.S. stimulus package may push it up [...]

Worried Investors Hoard Gold

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Investors are a worried lot these days. Given that inflation is expected to rise due to the large amounts of money being pumped into the global economy by central banks and governments to boost growth and confidence, the worry lines have just got deeper. The U.S. has [...]