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By James Ramelli |
February 14, 2013
As uncertainty over the debt ceiling looms, it is likely that investors will look to buy metals as a “safe-haven.” Silver should see some significant upside in months to come.
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By James Ramelli |
January 31, 2013
There is still a catalyst looming over our heads that could send investors rushing back into gold, and it’s a big one, $16.4 trillion big. The debt ceiling. Here's how to use options to express a bullish opinion while limiting risk.
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By Phil Flynn |
January 24, 2013
A Seaway glitch and the house passage of a short term extension of the debt ceiling along with a reduction in the IMF growth forecast, helped oil have its biggest drop of this New Year.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
January 23, 2013
U.S. stocks gained while Treasuries trimmed an earlier advance as the House voted to temporarily suspend the the federal debt limit. The yen climbed for a third day after the Bank of Japan deferred new monetary stimulus.
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By Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
Gold climbed toward a one-month high in London, extending a second consecutive weekly advance, on speculation Japan will increase stimulus. Silver was set for the longest rally in a year.
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By Grant Smith and Ben Sharples, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
Oil dropped from the highest level in four months in New York before European finance ministers meet today to discuss the region’s debt crisis and as U.S. lawmakers vote this week on budget measures.
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By Glenys Sim, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
Gold may climb over the next three months as U.S. lawmakers attempt to tackle the country’s debt ceiling and the world’s largest economy slows, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said, advising investors to take positions on advances.
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By Susanne Walker and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
January 18, 2013
U.S. stocks closed at a five-year high and Treasuries rose for the fifth time in six days as investors weighed prospects for a short-term lift in the U.S. debt ceiling. The yen traded at a 2 1/2-year low.
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By Roxana Tiron and James Rowley, Bloomberg |
January 18, 2013
House Republicans plan to vote next week on a three-month extension of U.S. borrowing authority in an effort to force the Democratic-led Senate to adopt a budget plan.
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By Ari Altstedter, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
The Canadian dollar fell against most of its major peers as government officials in Russia and Japan criticized monetary policies that have devalued major currencies in an attempt to spark economic growth.