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According to the United States Mint, a total of 3,458,500 of the one ounce .999 fine American Silver Eagle bullion coins were ordered in May 2013. While this was a 15% drop from the previous month, it still marks a significant period for Silver coin sales. May sales were 583,500 higher than the same month

Gold led the complex higher overnight when Asian traders and investors went bullish on gold as the Nikkei fell over 4 percent. A large gold purchase, rumored to be by a Chinese bank, took gold above $1,400.00, whereas buy stops on the electronic platforms took gold up to $1,410.00. The rest of the complex followed

Is your retirement safe? Many federal employees are starting to wonder. This week, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt. In a letter to congressional leaders, Lew said

Gold prices shifted up and down this week due to various market factors. Overall gold started to stabilize in the past couple days around $1,390 per ounce. Here is a look at two recent stories that may shape the future of gold in the coming weeks. Production in China Slows Gold prices had help breaking

Physical demand for gold was slowing down throughout the Asia Pacific region this week and precious metals prices became vulnerable to another downside move which took place overnight. As a quiet trading day in Asia was coming to a close, gold came under pressure, and when it failed to hold $1,420.00, sell stops were triggered