Marc Faber has told advisers to invest 25% of investment portfolios in gold bullion. The author of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, urged investment professionals at the CFA Institute Conference in Chicago that 25 percent of a portfolio should be allocated to gold given the very significant risks facing investors today. The Chicago Tribune reports that […]
Not everybody is believing the positive spin being put on recent financial market data. In fact some would go as far as to say that it is “propaganda” being spread in the mainstream media in an election year for the US. At least that is what John Embry concluded in a recent interview. For those […]
James Rickards, economic and monetary expert, joined Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua on Tuesday to discuss the gold “chart of the decade”, his new book “The New Case for Gold,” why gold is money and why gold is going to $10,000/oz in the coming years. Gold in USD – 10 Years (GoldCore) Francine generously acknowledged how Rickards was […]
– Fall 2015 turning point – civil unrest and riots globally says forecaster Armstrong – Fed have to raise rates – due to pressure from congress and media – By 2020 the cost of servicing U.S. debt will outpace defence spending – European banks will collapse and “blood in the streets” – Higher rates will […]
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,222.75, EUR 891.22 and GBP 750.89 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,243.50, EUR 902.79 and GBP 758.51 per ounce.
Gold fell $26.40 or 2.11% yesterday, closing at $1,226.50/oz. Silver slid $0.79 or 3.89% closing at $19.52/oz. Platinum dropped $19.01, or 1.4%, to $1,360.74/oz and palladium fell $20 or 2.7%, to $715.25/oz.
Gold has spiked higher in late morning trade in London and is 0.6% higher on the day and 0.35% higher for the week. A higher weekly close this week will be positive from a technical perspective.
