Daily Market Report

GOLDActive trading today in gold for a Friday, with the Greek debt issue and the U.S. dollar’s weakness being the drivers of the market. At 11am PDT Gold was up $8.80 at $1,538.10 per ounce. It appears as if the Eurozone has come up with a temporary fix to avoid default on Greece’s debt. Vietnam is the world’s 2nd largest...

GOLDToday’s domestic and oversees gold trading was within a narrow range from $1,520 to $1,534 watching developments in Greece (See Greek austerity program below) and other PIIGS country debt trading. At 11am PDT gold was trading at 1,529.30, up $3.30 an ounce from yesterday.     New Greek austerity measures Hiking the VAT from 19 percent to 21 percent (worth 1.3...

GOLDGold rallied today on Greek debt concerns and in the face of a sharp increase in the U.S. Dollar (versus the Euro) and a $5 drop in Crude Oil. Gold is proving to be the ultimate safe haven in time of crisis.  At 11am PDT gold was trading at 1,526.20, up $3.40 an ounce on very active trading. Over 100,000...

GOLDAs of 11am PDT today, Gold was trading at $1,522.80, up $4.40 an ounce on active trading. Gold reached $1,511 in Asian trading this morning before demand drove the price higher.  Surprisingly the Gold market shook off this morning’s negative Chinese economic news and central bank tightening. Gold appears to be in a holding pattern awaiting some dramatic Greek default...

GOLDAs of 11am PDT, the spot price of Gold is $1,518.40, down $15.60 from yesterday’s quote. Gold fell today due to a stronger U.S. dollar value (versus the Euro) and a 2.5% drop in the price of Crude Oil. The dollar rallied today after Standard & Poor’s announced they had downgraded Greece’s debt rating to triple C. Triple C is...

GOLDA combination of a sharp increase in the value of the U.S. Dollar (versus the Euro) and a sizeable drop in the value of Crude Oil led to an $8.30 correction in Gold price today, closing at $1,534 per ounce.  The U.S. Dow Jones industrial average was also down 150 points today on that same news, amid concerns of all...

GOLDGold increased in value today by $6.20, closing at $1,542.30 on average volume.  Some U.S. economic data was released today (See Below) that showed a slowing of the U.S. economy. The dollar rallied and crude oil is up slightly today. The term for gold trading this week is ’range bound’, as we have excellent support at $1,533 and resistance at...

GOLDGold is down $9.20 today, closing at $1,536.10 in reaction to Ben Bernanke’s speech late yesterday. Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, offered no hints of further U.S. monetary easing but did acknowledge the economy has slowed. The Dollar strengthened and the gold/silver mining stocks sold off. This is not surprising to me, whether it comes from the Fed or...

GOLDGold fell $1.10 an ounce today to $1,536.00 with trading in a very narrow range. Gold firmed up above the $1540 level on weaker prices for the U.S. dollar and crude oil. The market is awaiting direction from the Federal Reserve Chairman. Ben Bernanke is speaking this afternoon to the International Monetary Conference at 12:45pm PDT, in Atlanta, just before...

GOLDGold closed today at $1,547.10, up $4.30 an ounce on light trading as the Chinese markets were closed for the Dragon Boat Holiday. The U.S. Dollar continues to be weak versus the Euro, reaching $1.46 to a euro. The geopolitical issues are in the news, with tensions at the Israel-Syria borders and massive protests on Sunday in Greece due to...