Barry Stuppler

The US dollar weakened across the board after the release of the US employment report and pushed gold to the upside. The metal rose $6 in a few seconds, from $1316/oz to $1323 to test daily highs . . . .

Gold sold off in early Asian trading this morning, reaching a low of $1,305 per ounce before seeing renewed buying . . . .

Today we are seeing Gold slightly up as we approach the 11am PST release of the minutes . . . .

What a great year-end rally for Gold! During December, Gold rallied from a 5-month low of $1,235 on Dec. 12 to close the year at $1,306.30 on Friday Dec. 29 . . . .

It’s great to start off the New Year with Gold up for the 8th straight session in a row and holding above the $1,300 per ounce support level . . . .

Gold prices should see a steady rise in 2018 as inflation picks up and competition from equity markets slows down, according to George Gero, managing director at RBC Wealth Management . . . .

The Gold price started 2017 at $1,150 per ounce and  is closing 2017 at $1,303, a 13.03% increase. The largest annual percentage increase since 2010 . . . .

Gold hit its highest in 2-1/2 months on Friday and remained on track for its biggest annual rise since 2010 as a wilting dollar, political tensions and receding concerns over the impact of U.S. interest rate hikes fed into its rally . . . .

The Gold rally continues, up $60 since the December 12th low . . . .

It’s the time of year when foolish analysts and commentators try and predict various outcomes for the year ahead.  This foolish commentator is no exception and is about to put his price predictions for where the gold, silver, platinum and palladium prices will be at this time next year on record . . . .