Articles Tagged "haven"

Gold Price Spurts After Policy Easing Measures

 By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News With friends like these, who needs enemies? Silver and gold have a new best friend amongst their midst – Ben Bernanke. His pronouncement has engineered one of the last decade’s most dramatic turnarounds, with gold price leaping nearly 60 bucks and silver joining in the melee with a [...]

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 [...]

Benefits Of Holding Gold

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News As investors the world over turn to a recognised store of value, gold demand has pushed through the US$100 billion barrier. Sustained investor interest in gold over the course of 2008 against a backdrop of the worst year on record for global stock markets and many other [...]

Gold Jumps, Reaches Record Highs

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive to Gold Investing News Bullion’s strength is being tested – this time round it is not just against the U.S. dollar, but also currencies across the board. As volatile currency markets and solid investment demand spur bullion buying, spot gold price ounce rose as high as $902.50, the loftiest price ever [...]

Gold Demand Rose 18%

Gold demand rose 18 percent in the third quarter as lower prices encouraged purchases by jewelers and as investors sought a haven from the credit crisis, the World Gold Council said. For full story, click here

Yellow metal heads for 2-year decline

The yellow metal that rallied during every US recession in the past 3 decades, may fall to a two-year low as the threat of deflation curbs bullion’s shine. Joel Crane, a Deutsche Bank AG strategist, said:  Gold is not considered a safe haven because investors are viewing it as part of the commodity class. Commodity [...]