Category Archives: Metals

Dow Jones & Nasdaq Rise –

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 86.63 to close at 16,535.37.  The Nasdaq also increased and added 29.14 to close at 4,103.54. To view the Wall Street Journal market Data, please click here: http://markets.wsj.com/ Jim Sutliff  

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Gold & Silver Trade Lower –

December Gold and Silver were lower in Tuesday trading.  Gold settled slightly above $1,273 an ounce and Silver settled above $21 an ounce.  Gold started to trend lower last week as Congress moved closer to an agreement on the debt ceiling. To … Continue reading

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Gold Prices Fall –

Gold prices fell over one percent in trading on Wednesday and settled at $1,553.50 an ounce.  Crude oil also fell in trading after U.S. Energy Information Administration data showed a strong increase in crude oil inventories.  For the week ending March … Continue reading

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Gold Below $1,700 –

Gold has fallen below $1,700 an ounce which is well off the 52 week high.  Gold was trading near the $1,800 an ounce mark as recently as early October.  Also, crude oil is slightly below $85 a barrel. To visit the Bloomberg … Continue reading

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Dow Rises Slightly –

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly on Thursday and closed at 13,597.  Gold declined $8.70 to $1,763 an ounce.  Crude oil also fell and finished at $91.72 a barrel.  High inventory levels were a factor in driving the price of crude oil … Continue reading

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Gold & Silver Increase –

Gold and silver increased after confidence rose following a European Union summit.  European Union leaders agreed to work at lowering the borrowing costs for Italy and Spain.  Gold rose 3% and settled slightly below $1,600 an ounce.  Silver increased by more … Continue reading

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Gold Continues Decline –

Gold continued to slide and fell to the lowest level since January 25th.  Traders weighed Federal Reserve statements on the economy and gold fell almost 2 percent.  Gold traded near $1,670 an ounce and continued to decline in electronic trading. To read … Continue reading

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Gold & Silver Rally –

Gold hit a three month high rising $13.50 and settled at $1,788.40 an ounce.  Silver also rallied to settle at $37.14 an ounce which was an increase of 4.6%.  In addition, copper and platinum  increased with copper rising .8% to $3.91 a pound and … Continue reading

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Gold Rises On Greek Bailout –

Gold prices rose to over $1,755 an ounce after European Union finance ministers agreed to another Greek bailout.  The second Greek bailout provided by the Euro zone is approximately $172 billion.  In Tuesday trading, gold hit the highest mark since February 3rd.  Silver also traded … Continue reading

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Natural Gas Edges Up –

Natural gas rose slightly at the end of the week and closed at $3.062.  Forecasts of colder weather countered inventory reports which had sent natural gas prices lower.  Colder weather is expected in the Northeast for January 16th through the 20th.    Warmer than normal … Continue reading

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Silver Rises Two Percent –

Silver started off the new year by gaining two percent in trading on Tuesday.  Silver dropped almost 10 percent in 2011.  Gold also rose slightly and settled up .4 percent at $1,573.70.  Gold finished up 10 percent for 2011. To read a … Continue reading

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Economic News Sends Gold Higher –

Gold broke the $1,760 an ounce mark in trading this week.  The precious metal rose on the possibility of slower domestic economic growth and another round of monetary stimulus.  Recently, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that additional monetary stimulus may be … Continue reading

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Euro & Gold Decline –

The Euro declined in trading after a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that the debt crisis would not be resolved in the next few weeks.  The news also sent crude oil and gold prices lower in trading on Monday. To … Continue reading

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Gold Prices Tumble –

Gold prices tumbled at the end of the week falling almost 10% in the last three trading sessions.  Gold fell $101.90 on Friday and settled at $1,639.80 an ounce.  Global economic conditions have led traders to consider the possibility of deflationary conditions.  Generally, gold … Continue reading

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GSCI Index Falls –

Commodities continued to drop and the Standard & Poor’s GSCI Index hit a 9 month low.  In afternoon trading, the GSCI Index fell to 594.12 which is the lowest level since early December 2009.  Metals were hit hard with silver, gold, copper, and … Continue reading

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