Gold to Hit $2,000 by Year-End on More Fed Easing: Merrill

Merrill Lynch has added its voice to the chorus of gold bulls who have been predicting that bullion will hit $2000 an ounce. Francisco Blanch, Head of Global Commodity & Multi-Asset Strategy Research at the investment bank, says he expects the Federal Reserve...

Have We Reached ‘Peak Gold’?

Demand and supply factors remain in gold’s favor. There is strong demand from store of wealth buyers in Europe, China, the Middle East and the rest of Asia – not to mention strong demand from institutions and central banks. A new trend seen in recent weeks is that of...

Gold to Outshine Dollar?

As the price of gold has gone up fivefold over the past 10 years, why would one buy it at today’s prices? For the same reason an investor would buy any other asset: if one believed it would be a good investment now, that is if one believed it may appreciate in value...

Are Banks Raiding “Allocated” Gold Accounts?

In 2007, Morgan Stanley paid out $4.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by its clients after Morgan Stanley charged them to buy and “store” precious metals for them,  but neither bought or stored the metals. (Similarly, a 2011 class-action lawsuit...