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  Gold forecasts trimmed 18% in 2012 on QE3 speculation and India

  By Jon Nadler  |  March 30, 2012

  Swiss Bank UBS yesterday trimmed its 2012 gold price forecast by a hefty 18%, down to $1,680 per ounce, as it sees gold as being “at risk.”

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  Crude Cassandra

  By Phil Flynn  |  March 22, 2012

  First it was International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde. Now it's Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke! Come on you prophets of doom; let us enjoy the economic recovery.

• Gold heads lower after profit-taking

  By Jon Nadler  |  February 22, 2012

  Daily metals update including analysis of gold and silver

• Oil hanging on Iranian geopolitical factors

  By Dominick A. Chirichella  |  February 22, 2012

  Oil prices are still being driven by the evolving tensions in the Middle East between Iran and the West, and to a much lesser extent based on the direction of the euro and the US dollar

• Crude market calms down on drop in demand

  By Phil Flynn  |  January 20, 2012

  Decline in Chinese demand slows crude rally

• Fed Beige Book shows modest economic growth

  By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee  |  January 12, 2012

  It its latest Beige Book, the FOMC highlighted modest growth seen in some industries but further stagnation in residential real estate

• Gold makes early gains despite bearish undertone

  By Jon Nadler  |  January 3, 2012

  Daily metals update including analysis of gold and silver

• Gold lows near $1,650 force bear market questions

  By Jon Nadler  |  December 13, 2011

  Daily metals update including analysis of gold and silver

• Gold losing its luster day after intervention

  By Jon Nadler  |  December 1, 2011

  Daily metals update including analysis of gold and silver

• Gold falls further as dollar takes safe have status

  By Jon Nadler  |  November 16, 2011

  Daily metals update including analysis of gold and silver