by agm | Aug 16, 2011 | news
Gold prices have gathered momentum and at least one economist believes they’ll overtake platinum again soon. Last week, gold prices briefly exceeded the price of platinum for the first time since December 2008, according to Capital Economics. “This rare occurrence...
by agm | Aug 12, 2011 | news
Gold fell for a second straight day as a jump in U.S. retail sales helped temper concern that the recovery is faltering, eroding demand for the metal as a haven. Retail sales climbed 0.5 percent in July, the most in four months, the Commerce Department said today....
by agm | Aug 10, 2011 | news
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold and platinum futures prices again reached parity on Tuesday, as gold continued its record run as one of the few defensive assets left standing. Platinum typically trades at a premium to the yellow metal. Platinum...
by agm | Aug 9, 2011 | news
President Obama acknowledged the challenge in his Saturday radio and Internet address, saying the country’s “urgent mission” now was to expand the economy and create jobs. And Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said in an interview on CNBC on Sunday that the...
by agm | Aug 8, 2011 | news
Gold could surge to US$2,500 per ounce or higher by the end of 2011, according to J.P. Morgan commodity analysts Colin Fenton and Jonah Waxman. Before Standard & Poor’s downgraded the United States’ debt rating, they thought spot gold could average US$1,800 by...
