What accounts for gold's strong performance since the initial rebound in July? That's the question that many analysts are (belatedly) trying to answer. The first and most obvious answer is stimulus; specifically the stimulus provided by...
Last week was pivotal for equities as well as a reminder that the 3 ½ year-old recovery is still alive. Many stocks broke out to new recovery highs as the result of the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement that it would commence a...
Stock and commodity prices across the board soared on the latest announcement from the Fed, which was viewed as wildly bullish by Wall Street. The Federal Reserve launched another aggressive stimulus program on Thursday, promising it would...
Last week was pivotal for equities as well as a reminder that the 3-½ year-old recovery is still alive. Many stocks broke out to new recovery highs as the result of the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement that it would commence a...
Gold's latest rally - and the dollar's recent decline - has the investing world buzzing with speculation as to the meaning behind it. Convention wisdom says that gold senses another round of loose money on the part of the world's leading...
Gold was a star performer during the month of August, outshining other assets in an impressive rally which took many investors by surprise. Many analysts attributed gold's strength to investors' expectations of another monetary rescue...
After spending the better part of three months locked in a lateral range, gold finally broke out on August 21st and went on to make a series of follow-through highs. December gold was quoted at $1,667 as of this writing, its highest level...
The year 2012 has been relatively peaceful compared with the past 10 years. The lack of military aggression on the part of the U.S. has led many to believe that the America's days of military adventures are over. But as we'll see here,...
When does a precious metal known for feeding off investors' fears need the opposite of fear to move higher? Answer: Right now!
Austin Kiddle, an analyst with bullion broker Sharps Pixley, asked the following question in a recent commentary...
Lately investors have been worried about liquidity, specifically the central bank's willingness (or unwillingness) to continue providing it, and with good reason. Without periodic injections of liquidity, investors eventually lose interest...