Madrid (July 10) Gold prices jumped sharply on Thursday for a second straight day of gains, while stock futures tumbled as the reality of the Federal Reserve’s end to its bond-buying program began to gel with investors. At last check, gold for August delivery GCQ4 +1.49% was up $17.70, or 1.3%, to $1,341.60 an ounce. September silver SIU4 +2.31% added 50 cents, or 2.4%, to $21.54 an ounce. A[...]
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Gold Climbs Above $1320/oz Ahead Of US Federal Minutes – Holding onto 2014 Gains
by Reuters LONDON: Gold prices firmed on Wednesday, climbing back above $1,320 an ounce, as fresh inflows into bullion-backed funds indicated rising investor confidence the metal ahead of the release of the latest Federal Reserve minutes. The world’s largest gold exchange-traded fund, New York-listed SPDR Gold Shares, reported a second straight session of inflows on Tuesday, taking its[...]
This Rolling Crisis Is About To Get Very Ugly – Richard Russell
From King World News: At nearly 90 years old, the Godfather of newsletter writers, Richard Russell, warned that he expects this ongoing crisis to get very ugly. He also believes that we are seeing the end of a historic event. The 60-year market veteran described the feeling as the same thing he felt as World War II was coming to a close. Russell: “In the 56 years I've been writing Dow Theory[...]
Why interest rates may stay very low for a lot longer – LA Times
By Tom Petruno July 6, 2014 Since the financial crash of 2008, one of the biggest guessing games in the U.S. economy and markets has centered on interest rates — and when they would finally rise from the historic lows that followed the Great Recession. But year after year, analysts who predicted a sustained rebound in rates have been foiled. The long stretch of rock-bottom rates has been[...]
Richard Russell – Meltdown In The U.S. Dollar & Oil To Hit $150
At nearly 90 years old, the Godfather of newsletter writers, Richard Russell, warned about a possible meltdown in the U.S. dollar and also said that oil is headed to $150. If the 60-year market veteran’s worst fear is realized, it will absolutely devastate an already crumbling middle class in the US. Russell: “My single biggest worry is the US dollar. It's now clear that Russia and China are [...]