ThinkstockThere are a variety of ways to invest in precious metals. Buying gold or silver bars and coins is one. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are another. A third way is by investing in mining…
ThinkstockIt was looking this morning as though gold could be ready test even new lower lows based on the trading tape action of late. Suddenly, a 2% gain in the price of…
ThinkstockJohn Paulson made a fortune during and after the recession, but he and his investors have not been as successful since (to say the least). Paulson has been taking some licks on…
ThinkstockThe news flow over the weekend and on Monday helped to drive the price of gold higher after one monster sell-off this year. Reports of spot gold shortages and premiums being paid…
ThinkstockIt is no secret that the gold bugs got squashed, but Wall St. analysts are starting to have something different to say. The price of gold broke from a peak of close…
ThinkstockThe SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEMKT: GLD) has cratered along with the gold market. We will see if the bounce holds from Tuesday morning, but it has been hard to not see that the…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockToday’s 9.3% drop in the price of gold was the largest one-day drop in 30 years. The sell-off began in Asia last night, continued through the day in Europe, and wound up…
ThinkstockThe gold bugs are getting squashed and flushed down the drain as gold continues its slide. After breaking the $1500 mark on Friday there are some key calls to consider as gold…
ThinkstockIf you have been following the coverage of Bitcoin this week, you have seen a frenzy level come about. The reality is that someone is trying to tell you that the value…
ThinkstockGet ready for lower gold and silver prices! That is what Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) is telling its clients to expect in 2013 and in 2014. In a research note on…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe research team at Bank of America Corp.’s (NYSE: BAC) Merrill Lynch is out looking for the market strength to continue. Keep in mind that this is not…
Jon OggJapan has confirmed what we already expected in that its version of quantitative easing is going to be massive. Depending on how it comes about, somewhere between $75 billion and $80…
ThinkstockThe banking crisis in Cyprus has dragged on for a week now, with threat projections ranging all the way from “dire” to “who cares.” It seems reasonable to assume that whatever threat…
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is out with its so-called RIC-Report for its clients. There is good news for equity investors, but not such good news for investors in municipal bonds,…
ThinkstockWhen the commodity traders at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) say that commodities may be oversold right now they exclude gold from the rest of the asset class. In the near…
