ThinkstockThe World Gold Council is obviously a pro-gold group, but they frequently offer great insight into the world of gold. We even noticed that at the start of 2013, their report was…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockOn signs that U.S. lawmakers could be making progress toward resolving their differences over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown, gold futures dropped to a new three-month low early Tuesday. That…
ThinkstockIf the U.S. Congress and the president cannot agree on terms under which the federal debt ceiling can be raised, the federal government likely would run out of cash by the end of…
ThinkstockGiven the dramatic decline in share prices, some investors may perceive gold equities as inexpensive. The analysts at Jefferies strongly disagree. In their opinion, gold equities rarely have been more expensive, when current…
ThinkstockExchange traded funds (ETFs) almost undoubtedly have unseated mutual funds in their importance in the daily swings in the stock and bond markets. Mutual funds are still important to the markets, but these…
ThinkstockIn an effort to curb its current account deficit, and ultimately to prevent even more inflation, the nation of India reportedly has increased its tax on gold imports again. Gold jewelry imported…
ThinkstockIt just seemed that military strikes by the United States and its allies in Syria were either going to be on hold or delayed. That was then sentiment after the long Labor…
ThinkstockWe have had earnings results from a handful of silver miners in the past few days, and the news has not been very good. After markets closed on Wednesday, Silver Wheaton Corp.…
ThinkstockThe world of gold and silver has been turned upside down. The market fears that Ben Bernanke’s quantitative easing under the Federal Reserve will end sooner rather than later, and that should…
ThinkstockEasy money and near-zero interest rates from the Federal Reserve created a great environment for gold bugs to drive the price of gold higher and higher. Central banks around the world also…
ThinkstockIf you think it is painful to watch the decline (or plummet) in the price of gold and silver as a financial buyer, imagine participating in this decline as a jewelry retailer…
ThinkstockGold futures are down about 6% this morning to around $1,293 an ounce as most investors interpreted Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s remarks yesterday to mean that the Fed is about to take…
This last week had much more volatility than what investors have grown used to. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to highlight the top analyst sector research calls of the week now that investors…
ThinkstockGold is turning out to be one of the worst investments of modern day portfolios. But what if the rapid drop in prices is not really warranted from the market fundamentals nor…
ThinkstockGold and silver investors are probably glad to see the month of May come to an end. The drop in the price of gold and in the price of silver continues and…
