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...

Could platinum be the precious metal to back in 2012? Prices have plunged recently and it is now cheaper than gold. Indeed, the platinum spot price has slumped by 26pc since its high in August and it briefly fell below $1,500 a troy ounce last week. “For the very first time, a troy ounce of gold now costs over $200 more than a troy ounce of platinum,” Commerzbank analysts led by Carsten Fritsch, said.

“The price difference between gold and platinum.....