Daily Market Report

GOLD Gold was trading at $1,506.60 at 11am PDT today, down $1.90 an ounce on average trading volume. Gold tested the important $1,500 price level again today, hitting $1,500.60 this morning. I believe the heavy demand for gold at this level means the downside risk for gold has become limited, while the fundamental issues that make Gold’s upside look robust...

GOLD Gold rallied in Asia as news from Greece indicated that the parliament was going to pass the austerity plan. Finally, in the face of a nationwide 48-hour strike and violent clashes in the Greek capital of Athens, the Greek parliament has voted in favor of a drastic $40.3 Billion package of austerity measures intended to save the country from...

GOLD Gold is trading at $1,501.40 at 11am PDT, up $3.20 per ounce as the current correction ends and the market starts to build a new trading range and base. The middle class is emerging in China, with over one million new Chinese millionaires in the past two years.  China’s gold sales will continue to increase and is expected to...

GOLDGold was trading at $1,498.20 at 11am PDT today, down $5.70 per ounce.  Gold reached $1,493 in Asia before a major rally began taking the price over $1,500 again. The U.S. Dollar continued to be strong and Crude Oil was down sharply on news for Greece. The deterioration in the Greek Debt problem has driven Sovereign Credit-Default Swaps rates much...

GOLDVery active trading in the Gold pits yesterday and today. A spark rally in the U.S. dollar (versus the Euro) and a sizeable correction in the world’s crude oil price have put precious metals on the defensive. This morning, gold tested long term support, breaking the $1,500 mark then rallying back immediately.  At 11am PDT Gold was trading at $1,503.90...

GOLDAt 11am PDT Gold is trading at $1,523.80, down $29.80 per ounce (1.9%) in very active trading. After seven up-days in a row for Gold and Silver, with Silver increasing over $2 an ounce and Gold up $38, it took a Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke news conference and a release of 60 Million Barrels of Oil to break the streak...

GOLDGold continues to move higher on weak economic news and world events. At 11am PDT, Gold is at $1,553.60, up $8.30 an ounce in active trading. We anticipate a market reaction after Fed Chairman Bernanke’s news conference later today. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) stated earlier today that they will leave interest rates low for an "extended period...

GOLDBoth Gold and Silver continue their bullish rally for the fourth day in a row, approaching the high end of the trading range. We could easily be off and running when Gold breaks above $1,577 (the May high). At 11pm PDT gold was up $4.20, trading at $1,545.30 per ounce on excellent volume. A couple important events that will affect...

GOLDWith the Euro Group finance ministers postponing a decision on another Greek rescue package until mid-July, gold is still acting as the safe haven for capital. At 11am PDT, Gold is trading at $1,541.10 an ounce, surprisingly up $3.10 on a stronger U.S. Dollar (versus the Euro) and lower Crude Oil prices. European governments failed to agree on releasing a...

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...