The prices of precious metals shifted gear and rallied during the week. Moreover, due this rally, the prices of gold and silver ended the week higher than they were a week back. Bernanke’s speech from last week didn’t seem to…
The prices of precious metals shifted during the week with an unclear trend as both gold and silver zigzag from rising to falling almost on a daily basis. Despite this zigzag, the prices of gold and silver ended the week…
The spike in the price of gold between 2008 and 2011 seems to have taken a turn in the past year and a half and slowed down. In 2012 the price of gold rose by only 3.7%. Many investors still…
The prices of precious metals haven’t done much on a weekly scale even through they have had a spike in their price volatility. Precious metals, much like in other financial securities such as other commodities and stocks, rose on the…
The U.S. employment increased again by a higher rate than many had anticipated during December: according to the recent U.S. employment report, which was published today, January 4th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of non-farm employees grew…
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for November 2012, the annual rate of housing starts fell while rate of building permits rose. This report sends a mixed signal as to the progress…
The FOMC concluded its last meeting this year and as the market had anticipated, the Fed announced it will expand QE3 that will include in addition to the Fed purchasing mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month;…
The ongoing debates regarding the fiscal cliff raise the question how it will affect precious metals prices. Let’s take a closer look on this issue and potential ramifications passing the fiscal cliff could have on precious metals markets. It’s still…
The U.S. employment rose again by a higher pace than many had expected during November: according to the latest U.S. employment report, which was published today, December 7th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of non-farm employees expanded…
In recent years, many investors have added precious metals to their portfolio for various reasons including hedging in case of inflation or a sharp devaluation of the dollar against other leading currencies. Despite the strong relation between gold and silver,…