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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

The latter half of April was undoubtedly a historical two weeks for gold. As the start of May approaches there have been a few interesting stories come to light around the topic of precious metals. Here is quick overview of what happened this week in Gold. Arizona Pushes to Make Gold Legal Tender The Republican-led

Today, Reuters reported that the U.S. Mint has temporarily suspended sales of its one-tenth ounce American Eagle gold bullion coins after surging demand ran down government inventories. “While the one ounce gold bullion coins remain the most popular, demand for the one-tenth ounce coins has remained strong with year-to-date demand for these coins up over

In a recent article by MSN Money, Anthony Mirhaydari makes the case for why Gold values may begin gleaming again. Here is a quick recap of some of the main points in his article. 1. Even with the Dow at a new high, under the surface, there are signs that insiders are pulling back and looking