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U.S. jobs data released on Friday showed that non-farm jobs increased by 192,000 in the month of March. Most economists expected this number to be around 200,000. Investors had been concerned that after mostly positive economic news as of late, even more positive data would come out and the Fed would raise the U.S. interest

While gold prices have reached nearly a 7-week low amidst positive U.S. jobs data, on March 10, the U.S. Mint re-launched the American Platinum Eagle coin and sold 10,000 ounces of them in just three weeks. Also in March, platinum prices went up by about 1% while gold’s price fell by 3%. The Platinum American

Wondering if now is a good time to invest in precious metals? Yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped to a record Tuesday, finally surpassing its previous high set in 2007. It took 17 months to plunge from its 2007 high to its 2009 low, however it took four years to recoup its losses and finally

Gold dropped below the $1,300 per ounce mark this week, down more than $30 per ounce from the close of last week. It’s important to note the reasons for this lull which includes the recent signs of U.S. economic growth as well as the subsiding turmoil over the Crimea region. While these are short term

Monday gold saw a 6-month high of just over $1,390 per ounce. As the week continued on, however, gold lost about 3% of its value. Tensions in Ukraine have cooled down recently which has also brought gold down. Furthermore, comments from the Federal Reserve this week had an adverse effect on the yellow metal. These

Gold has come a long way this year. Almost every week since the start of the new year gold has managed to post an overall gain. Now the yellow metal is up 14% for the year and shows little sign of slowing down. The recent turmoil in Crimea has now caused gold to rise near

Gold prices are up about 11% this year and show little sign of slowing down. This week has been another profitable one for the yellow metal as geo-political issues are heating up overseas. It seems the situation in Ukraine is nearing a boiling point, which has investors eager to protect their wealth with safe haven

Recent data published by the World Gold Council (WGC) once again undermined the fears of gold naysayers, who point to the threat of a Chinese economic collapse, or even pronounced recession, as a major risk to owning the precious metal. In February, the WGC announced that Chinese consumer demand for gold jumped 32% in 2013,

Just when we thought this story couldn’t get any more exciting – there’s a possible surprise twist! Last week, one lucky Sierra Nevada couple was walking their dog when they stumbled across a gold mine. It wasn’t an actual gold mine, but instead gold coins – 1,427 gold coins to be exact! Since then, the