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By John L. Caiazzo |
October 14, 2012
With the November U.S. elections pending, and the expected results too close to call, the markets are settling in until certainty reveals itself.
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By Austin Kiddle |
October 5, 2012
Gold prices were boosted by various news this week. On Thursday, the ECB announced interest rate would be on hold at 0.75% and the bond-purchase program stood ready.
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By John L. Caiazzo |
September 30, 2012
The financial situation in Spain continues to worsen, while riots continue in country's operating under an austerity ultimatum.
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By John L. Caiazzo |
September 23, 2012
The European debt crisis and the grinding recovery in the U.S. housing market continue to stifle any real economic recovery.
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By Austin Kiddle |
September 21, 2012
Gold prices were on the one hand boosted by more central bank stimulus actions around the world and on the other hand hampered by weaker economic data out of Europe, China and Japan.
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By John L. Caiazzo |
September 16, 2012
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke revealed his plan to stimulate the stock market and the market's rejoiced, but will it do the trick in the long run?
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By Austin Kiddle |
September 14, 2012
The Fed did not disappoint the market and launched the widely-anticipated QE3. Gold futures jumped 1.81% this week after surging 3.13% last week and briefly exceeded $1,770 on Thursday.
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By Daniel P. Collins, Alanna Byrne |
September 12, 2012
According to many economists and financial industry insiders, the Federal Reserve likely will announce QE3 tomorrow. But Larry McDonald believes that the Fed will — and should — postpone QE3.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
September 12, 2012
Corn and wheat futures are actually down on the day, while soybean futures are up approximately 2.4% as of this writing.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
September 11, 2012
The USD has recently broken a multi-month upward supportive trendline dating back to October 2011, and a new upper resistance line is forming from the lower highs that have been put in these past two months.