By Kishori Krishnan – Exclusive to Gold Investing News With the price of oil falling more than 60 per cent from a peak in July, Iran has converted its financial reserves into gold to avoid future problems. Iran, the world’s fourth-largest oil producer, is facing declining revenue from its oil exports after crude prices tumbled. [...]
MarketWatch reports gold falls for the 7th week as crude oil prices fell which decreased investment demand for gold. It dropped to $780.20 earlier, the lowest since November. All told, the benchmark gold contract has slumped about $50 an ounce in the seven trading sessions since Aug. 28. Mark O’Byrne, Executive Director of Gold & Silver Investments [...]
Nasdaq reports gold price fell slightly posting its sixth consecutive loss. Gold for December delivery closed at $802.80, down 40 cents on the session. Prices reached as high as $823.10 earlier in the day. Gold lost $32.40 on the week as the dollar moved to a multi-year high against the British pound and a multi-month best against [...]
Forbes reports India spot gold prices closed 1.6 percent higher on Friday keeping domestic buyers off. At 2:45 p.m. in London, gold was trading at $966, well supported by soaring crude prices, which hit an all-time high of $147 per barrel, rampant inflation fears, worries over the global economy’s health and as the dollar remained [...]
Monday, November 17, 2008