Jared Cummans: The past few years have seen the global economy fall on some hard times. At the head of it all has been the U.S., whose fiscal policies and rampant immoralities led to some of the biggest banks in the world bringing down the local economy. Read more…
NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UUP, PALL, PPLT
Jared Cummans: Platinum, one of the more industrious precious metals, has become a popular trading instrument in recent years, as investors have seen the benefits of making a play on this hard asset. Platinum’s uses span from catalytic converters to thermometers Read more…
PGM, PPLT, PTM
Jared Cummans: Platinum, one of the rarest elements in the world, is among the most popular commodities for investors and traders. As a member of the precious metals family, platinum offers a compelling long-term hold as something of a safe haven, but it also can be used Read more…
PGM, PPLT, PTD, PTM
Brian Sylvester: A third round of quantitative easing won’t help support platinum and palladium prices, according to Erica Rannestad, platinum group metals specialist with CPM Group in New York. So, what will drive the platinum group metals, which have been Read more…
PALL, PPLT
Jared Cummans: Commodities are potentially very powerful investments, but they also come with their fair share of risks. In recent years, investors and advisors have begun to adopt commodities into portfolios, as many have seen the benefits of adding these low-correlated Read more…
NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:USO
Przemyslaw Radomski: The New York Times reported on a growing phenomenon in Europe:“suicide by economic crisis.”Apparently people are taking their own lives in despair over unemployment and economic failure. Paul Krugman in his column in the New York Times wonders if it isn’t the case that European Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:ZSL, PALL, PPLT
Jared Cummans: Now that the first quarter of 2012 is in the books, investors will reflect on their holdings to see if it is time to make any adjustments. While most equities turned in one of the best first quarters in recent memory, not all commodities were quite as lucky. As always, commodity price drivers often Read more…
NYSE:BNO, NYSE:DGAZ, NYSE:JO, NYSE:SOYB, NYSE:UGA, PPLT
Jared Cummans: As 2012 wears on, investors seem less and less sure how the year will end. Some feel that the early bull market we experienced is here to stay and that strong U.S. data only supports that claim. But others feel that such rapid appreciations in stock markets mean that we are about due for a Read more…
NYSE:BLNG, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, PALL, PPLT
Daily Capitalist: Here is a chart of the main silver ETF from yesterday. Not shown on the chart is today’s volume, nearly 100 million. This makes today’s volume in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca:SLV) close to a record save for the frenzied trading last spring. Not shown, but similarly, the SPDR Gold Read more…
NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:ZSL, PALL, PPLT
Brian Sylvester: The market isn’t rewarding fundamentals just yet for precious metal miners, according to Byron King, editor of Daily Resource Hunter, Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor published by Agora Financial of Baltimore. But in this exclusive interview with The Gold Read more…
NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, PPLT
Jared Cummans: 2012 may have started off like a bull, but it appears that the bears are lurking in the shadows, waiting to make their move. This week has already seen a disappointing halt to the surge that general markets had enjoyed to start the new year, as drama from overseas as well as lackluster Read more…
NYSE:BLNG, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, PALL, PPLT
Scott Pluschau: When most people think of precious metals, they think of gold (NYSEArca:IAU) and silver (NYSEArca:PSLV) since these are the most popular metals that are used for coinage and Read more…
NYSE:IAU, NYSE:WITE, PALL, PPLT
Kevin McElroy: Which precious metal should you buy today? Before I get into it, I think if you’re serious about getting the best price on your precious metals investments, you should be averaging in Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SLV, PPLT
Jonathan Yates: Traders should look to monitor and profit from the inverse correlationship between copper (NYSEARCA:JJC) and gold (NYSEARCA:GLD). The red metal is mined almost entirely for industrial usage while the yellow metal is produced, in the great majority, for investment Read more…
NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:JJC, NYSE:SLV, PPLT
Jonathan Yates: Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) is trading far below its traditional investing correlationship with gold (NYSEARCA:GLD), as is platinum (NYSEARCA:PPLT). Read more…
NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:SLV, PPLT
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