This Week in Gold: Congrats to our scholarship winners!

This week in gold, we shared the news that in January gold had its biggest monthly gain in three years, announced the winners in the first annual American Bullion Scholarship Program, and contemplated whether the world is at war…a currency war, that is. See below for your weekly recap.

Gold climbed 8% in January – biggest monthly gain in 3 years

Gold rebounded on January 30th after the Commerce Department released weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data, ending the month at an 8% gain on the Comex – its biggest monthly gain in three years. The data revealed that the U.S. economy expanded 2.6% during the last quarter of 2014, below the 5% growth posted in the third quarter and the 3.2% economists expected. Investors turned to gold as a safe haven on the news. Gold has received a boost this year mainly from troubles in the eurozone, whose central bank just announced a massive quantitative easing stimulus plan. Read more.

First Annual American Bullion Scholarship Winners Announced!

This week we proudly announced the winners in the first annual American Bullion Scholarship Program. Five high school scholarships worth $250 each, and five college scholarships worth $500 each were awarded. Over 900 applications were received in total. Applicants were asked to write an essay answering the prompt “Why is gold a good investment for future generations?” The winners and their essays were featured in Wednesday’s blog post.

Are we in the midst of a global “Currency War”?

A significant number of analysts, journalists, and even government officials believe the world is currently at war…but not in the way you may think. They’re referring to a “currency war” – and it’s being called a “lose-lose”. What is a currency war, are we in one, and how can it affect gold? Find out in Thursday’s blog.

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