By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Weakness in the U.S. dollar and rising oil prices gave gold another boost on Monday. Gold futures rose 1.2 per cent to end at their highest level in more than five weeks as a private-sector rescue of U.S. lender Cit Group raised economic optimism, pressuring the dollar [...]
By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News There are some strong headwinds, but bankers and investment houses are still bullish on the yellow metal. Gold is consolidating and prices may decline further in the near term before heading higher, analysts state. ScotiaMocatta insists the “big picture remains supportive for gold. Although gold is facing [...]
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 [...]
By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Gold prices edged lower in Europe on Friday as a stronger U.S. dollar dented interest in the precious metal as a currency hedge, and oil prices eased. Most commodities priced in dollars have lost value as the U.S. currency firmed, as they become more expensive for holders of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive to Gold Investing News It’s very grim. Shedding its workforce at the fastest pace in 34 years, the US employment scene has become very grim. The tally of year-to-date lost jobs has now reached the 2 million figure. Not surprisingly, the number of homes in foreclosure neared 3 per cent in [...]
By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Speculation is rife: the slumping global economy is expected to reduce demand for commodities. Investor confidence is shaken: Citigroup, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, looks at options, including a sale of parts of the company or a merger. In the midst of all this gloom, there [...]
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. [...]
By Dave Brown – Exclusive to Gold Investing News The old trader’s maxim – First Move, Wrong Move - is often used to describe the absolute despair and euphoria which tend to coexist in the world of behavioral finance, manifesting themselves in market activity. The observations of last week-end and the start of this week suggest that perhaps [...]
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