AAA Ratings are now Threatened – Negative Outlooks Abound

Lynn On November 30, 2011 / Daily Market Watch, Gold, Silver

AAA Ratings are now Threatened – Negative Outlooks Abound By: John Fisher Despite the fact that the news has been peppered with commentary on downgrading of sovereign debt in Europe and the U.S. by several credit agencies and major bankruptcy filings (MF Global, AMR Corp) in the

Can Gold Save the Eurozone?

Lynn On November 23, 2011 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold

Can Gold Save the Eurozone? By Catherine Tymkiw, November 23, 2011 (CNNMoney) — With no end to the eurozone debt crisis in sight, there has also been no end to the stream of possible solutions. The latest involves using gold as collateral. The real question is can

Two Ways to View Gold – Right and Wrong

Lynn On November 7, 2011 / General Market, Gold, Silver

Two Ways to View Gold – Right and Wrong By: Nick Barisheff There are two ways to view gold – right and wrong ways that is. The first is the Western way, viewing gold through the lens of fiat currency training. This view sees gold as a

World Gold Council – Gold Alternative Investment Foundation Report

Lynn On October 26, 2011 / Gold, Silver

World Gold Council – Gold Alternative Investment Foundation Report By: The World Gold Council Gold Report – In the current economic environment, low real yields around the globe incentivise investors to look for additional sources of return, while increased uncertainty and market volatility have increased the importance

Analysts Raising 2012 Forecasts

Lynn On October 26, 2011 / General Market, Gold, Silver

Analysts Raising 2012 Forecasts By: Ross Norman Far from lowering their 2012 gold price forecasts in the light of recent volatility, many mainstream analysts have actually been raising their predictions for the year ahead seeing unchanged fundamental support. Analysts raising 2012 forecasts affirms that bullish views are

World Market Wrap Up

Lynn On October 13, 2011 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

World Market Wrap Up By: Chuck Butler Here is the recent World Market Update. The dollar has been sent to the woodshed, and the selling has been something that mirrors the buying it saw a couple of weeks ago! The Euro has just reached 1.38. What turned

I’ll Take More on Margin Please

Lynn On October 3, 2011 / General Market, Gold, Silver

I’ll Take More on Margin Please By: John Fisher Margin. Margin has been appearing in the precious metals news a great deal lately. Margin affords an individual (or institution) the opportunity to control a significant amount of gold or silver with very little money. If prices

Nothing Like a Good Sell-Off!

Lynn On October 1, 2011 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

Nothing Like a Good Sell-Off By: John Fisher All investors are not created equal. When one group is selling, another is buying. This became especially clear in recent days. And in my opinion, there is nothing like a good sell-off! Silver has retreated from approximately $41 to

Silver – What on Earth Just Happened?

Lynn On September 24, 2011 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Silver

Silver – What on Earth Just Happened? By: John Fisher Silver – What on earth just happened? The approximate $10 decline (from $41 to $31) in the silver price this week was very, very healthy! It purged the weak hands, the excess and the speculators from the

Precipitous Gold and Silver Price Drops

Lynn On September 23, 2011 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

Precipitous Gold and Silver Price Drops By: John Fisher As I write this, gold is down $107 and silver is down $5.48. These are precipitous gold and silver price drops! In a move that is said to have “underwhelmed markets,” the Federal Reserve announced that it will

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