The yellow metal has gained 85% and hit an 18-year high since bottoming at $256 in early 2001. But the big news, says Adam Hamilton on Zealllc.com, is that it has been posting new highs …
Gold Entering New Stage of Bull Run
Category: Gold
How the Chancellor lost $3.5bn for the UK
Britain’s central bankers sold off their gold reserves at the lowest prices in two decades. They could have done with learning a bit of financial history… Look around Athens. Where are the descendants of Pericles …
Silver: A Metal Better Than Gold
How has the silver price performed? In the last year, it has been one of the best-performing metals and last week reached a six-year high of $7.15 per troy ounce. The silver price broke through …
Why the gold rally will continue
Last Thursday was an interesting day: the US dollar fell sharply against the euro and other European currencies, causing a spike in the gold price. Silver and other metals prices also benefited. US bonds fell, …
Why commodities aren’t in a bubble
The consensus is that the commodities market is a bubble and that it has started to collapse. This is how we see it. Commodities bubble: is paper money better than gold? Gold bullion has, following …
Is gold’s bull market at an end?
I have been warning that volatility will increase since last year, but because most of the volatility we have seen thus far has been to the upside, it was ignored. Well, there is still more …
The two investment sectors you should buy into now
Looking forward over the next few years, we would guess that two of the most outstanding investments will be gold mining shares and alternative energy. Our access to these opportunities is via the Merrill Lynch Gold …
Gold bugs have a lot to gloat about
It’s been nearly five years since MoneyWeek started suggesting readers put a little cash in gold, so we’ve been thrilled at the progress the yellow metal has made in recent months. Gold prices leapt to …
Why the dip in the gold price is a buying opportunity
Metals got off to a flying start in 2006. But they have fallen somewhat in the last week. Gold slumped to just $541 on Wednesday, more than 5% off its high of $574.60 at the …
You can’t go wrong with gold
Gold has passed the $500-per-ounce mark in some style, says Dailyreckoning.co.uk. But don’t think that its bull run is now going to take a breather, because it isn’t. As DRDGold chief executive officer Mark Wellesley-Wood …