Silver Trumping Gold as Inflation Hedge (SLV, JJC, GLD)
Since the beginning of the year, the price for copper has nearly doubled, silver has risen by nearly a third, and gold has added more than 20%. Silver is in the process…
Since the beginning of the year, the price for copper has nearly doubled, silver has risen by nearly a third, and gold has added more than 20%. Silver is in the process…
While the Fed has noted nothing about inflationary pressures, we have started seeing yet another return to the reflation trade as the economy seems to be bottoming out and all the new…
With gold back well above the $900.00 mark, it seems that the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) and the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) are trying to interpret a key…
Gold is not being used by industry right now and demand for jewelry remains highly unexciting, but many traders are still using the shiny metal stuff for the ultimate flight to safety…
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE:AU) has indicated that first quarter 2009 production will reach just 1.1 million ounces of gold, 2.5% lower than previous guidance. The company has maintained its previous guidance for…
The recent move in gold may be saying something about how to value the commodity in an environment of low inflation and in an environment where fear brings less of a premium. …
Some good news in the markets today and the massive influx of future money from the Fed and Treasury has led to a substantial increase in both crude oil and gold prices.…
Conventional wisdom has it the the price of gold tracks the price of crude oil. As oil rises, so does gold, and vice-versa. Probably the simplest explanation for the phenomenon is that…
Share prices for gold miners and gold bullion mostly dropped yesterday as traders thought it was a good day to take on more risk. In London this morning, gold prices have jumped…
We covered last weekend about how the $1,000.00 gold was at an inflection point and looking as though it was either poised to pop to $1,200.00 on the speculation of fear or…
A guest on CNBC this morning predicted that Gold was ready to go through the roof. The 20 to 25 year unwinding of the credit boom has led Hans Goetti, Chief Investment…
An affiliate of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) reported this morning that its ETF SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) has amassed more than $30 billion in assets. That makes the trust second…
We have probably covered more gold stocks over the last couple of months than we care to recall, but we have been getting more and more inquiries on the ETF’s and on…
When the going gets tough, the tough go for gold. That’s historically the way it’s worked out. And the going is definitely tough now. So what about gold? Is it going up…
South African gold miner Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) posted its fiscal year 2008 earnings today. The company has been hit hard by higher costs, lower production, and a cave-in that killed eight…