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Gold fell 0.30% to $1,277 by Monday morning, not far from its two-month low of $1,273.06 hit the previous week. News of a stronger U.S. dollar, a possible interest rate hike coming in early 2015, and the end of quantitative easing this October have lessened gold’s appeal as a safe-haven asset and hedge against inflation for

Speaking at an economic summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming featuring top economists and central bankers from across the globe, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen remarked that “the labor market has yet to fully recover” from the 2007-8 financial crisis. See the full text of her speech.  Other important remarks Yellen made include: Wage growth

Newsmax reports that billionaire investor and business magnate George Soros has upped his financial wager that U.S. stock market will suffer a collapse within the coming months. He now has a negative bet on the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index of $2 billion. Investors have been watching Soros up this ante since late last year. As of

Anticipation is building and predictions are brewing as central bankers and economists from around the world are set to meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this Thursday-Friday for an annual summit. Minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s and the Bank of England’s latest meetings are also due on Wednesday of this week. (For more information, see

While gold has many advantages when it comes to protecting your wealth, silver can also be a great addition to your portfolio offering some benefits that gold does not. For example, the silver price has been hovering around $20 per ounce over the past year, and its highest-ever price was about $50 an ounce. Compared to gold, platinum, and