Entries for August, 2010

Gold: Too Legit to Quit

Some say gold is back; I say it never moved a muscle. Originally from Fool.com: The Motley Fool

Metals Stocks: Gold, silver forge ahead, post solid monthly gains

Gold rises to a two-month high, pushing August gains past 5%, and silver hits a three-month high as investors seek out both metals to protect against signs the economic recovery is faltering. Originally from MarketWatch

Gold? Penny Stock? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Most speculative stocks will burn you, but it’s possible to find diamonds in the rough. Originally from Fool.com: The Motley Fool

Metals Stocks: Gold, silver forge ahead, post solid monthly gains

Gold rises, pushing August gains past 5%, and silver hits a three-month high as investors seek out both metals to protect against signs the economic recovery is faltering. Originally from MarketWatch

Gold Thrusts Higher

Not sure what specifically triggered the pre-market thrust in gold and in the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), but there are probably 10 fundamental reasons we can come up with, aside from the resumption of the “flight-to-safety” excuse. Right now, every time I think about the reason for a powerful new upleg in gold prices, [...]

Spot Gold Prices Firm Up

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Spot gold prices were rising Tuesday afternoon as risk appetite fell along with the release of FOMC minutes from its August meeting that kept the key fed funds rate unaltered, and almost at zero. The FOMC minutes also revealed mixed opinions about the outcome of reinvesting proceeds from agency debt and [...]

Addendum to the ‘Flations – Gold $5,000

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke delivered a much-anticipated speech on Friday, August 27, 2010. There was no reason to think this talk would be more or less important than his other talks except for the degree of hysteria whipped up by the media in advance. Bernanke was addressing an audience of fellow central bankers [...]

Metals Stocks: Gold, silver forge ahead, post solid monthly gains

Gold futures rise Tuesday, pushing August gains past 5%, and silver hits a three-month high as investors seek out both metals to protect against signs the economic recovery is faltering. Originally from MarketWatch

Metals Stocks: Gold up for third straight day, silver gains

Gold futures posts gains on Tuesday and silver hits a three-month high as investors seek out both metals to protect against their wealth against signs the economic recovery is faltering. Originally from MarketWatch

Gold closes up $11.10 at $1250.3 an ounce

Originally from MarketWatch

Gold inks 5.6% August gain; silver up more than 7%

Originally from MarketWatch

Gold pares gains in electronic trade after minutes

Originally from MarketWatch