Barry Stuppler

GOLD We saw a dramatic correction in the gold price last week.  This was caused by continued concerns over the European Sovereign and banking debt crisis. (An overview and my thoughts on this issue in the paragraph below).  Gold dropped $118.90 per ounce (6.9%) between Friday Dec.9th and Friday Dec.16th, closing the week at $1,597.60 per ounce.  The low price...

GOLD Last week was all about the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Financial Minister’s meetings in Brussels. They met to hopefully agree on a “fiscal compact” which could be part of a badly needed solution to the debt crisis for European sovereign nations and banks. During the meeting the ECB announced a ¼ % cut in interest rates...