Gold extends post-Fed rally to 6-week high

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold prices climbed to levels unseen since early December on Thursday, extending a rally triggered the previous day after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to hold interest rates near zero until the end of 2014. Gold futures for February...

PRECIOUS-Gold touches six-week highs as euro recovers

* Gold climbs above $1,675/oz as euro swings higher * Markets await outcome of Greek debt talks * Palladium outperforms platinum on Norilsk comments (Updates with comment, refreshes prices) By Jan Harvey and Amanda Cooper LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Gold hit...

The rise and fall of the euro

But while solid demand at recent debt auctions in Italy and Spain calmed some investors, a Reuters report Friday that said ratings agency S&P could downgrade several eurozone countries at some point sparked a fresh bout of worries. Why ratings agencies take center...