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  • Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Talks Gold

    In an essay featured in Foreign Affairs titled “Golden Rule: Why Beijing Is Buying”, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan praises the various properties and benefits of physical gold, claiming “gold has special properties that no other currency, with the possible exception of silver, can claim.” He makes some other compelling statements, such as: “For more than two millennia,

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  • Seasonal Demand: Why is September Important for Gold?

    September has historically been a good month for gold. Why is this? Gold is not a food crop, it doesn’t have seasons…or does it? Gold has strong cultural value as well as monetary use. It was first valued for its luster and aesthetic beauty when it was discovered over 5,000 years ago. This still holds true across

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  • Casey Research Editor: “Top 7 Reasons I’m Buying Silver Now”

    While gold has many advantages when it comes to protecting your wealth, silver can also be a great addition to your portfolio offering some benefits that gold does not. For example, the silver price has been hovering around $20 per ounce over the past year, and its highest-ever price was about $50 an ounce. Compared to gold, platinum, and

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  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch Says the Worst for Gold May be Over

    Gold may have lost 2.1% last week, but Bank of America Merrill Lynch is assuring investors that the worst may be over for the yellow metal. Metals strategist Michael Widmer noted to his clients on Monday that gold prices have stabilized this year due to steady demand from emerging international markets such as China and India. Remember

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  • Why are Platinum and Palladium Performing So Well This Year?

    Platinum and palladium have been performing extremely well so far in 2014. In a recent article by Seeking Alpha, Jeb Handwerger discusses the top reasons he feels platinum and palladium are outperforming the S&P 500. Below we summarize his seven reasons for this trend.  *Past performance is not indicative of future results The ongoing mine

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  • 7 Reasons China is Becoming the #1 Producer and Consumer of Gold

    The World Gold Council recently released a report titled “China’s gold market: progress and prospects” examining the rising demand for gold in the world’s most highly populated country. The report also explains why China’s gold market will continue to expand regardless of the giant surge in demand. Important to the trend is China’s growing middle

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  • Gold Steady After U.S. Jobs Data Fails to Meet Expectations

    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

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  • This Week in Gold: Ukraine, China, and U.S. Jobs Data

    Gold experts were buzzing in late 2013 about prices increasing in 2014, and they seem to be correct so far – gold prices have risen 11% since the start of this year. Both domestic and international news in particular have had a large impact on gold prices as of late. This week in gold, the

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  • What China’s Economy Means for Future Gold Values

    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,

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  • Money Managers and Hedge Funds Hike Gold Wagers

    Money managers and hedge funds boosted bullish gold wagers to a three month high in February as demand for safe haven assets grew. Fueling interest in gold among smart money players are: A string of soft data that hints at a slowing U.S. economy Melting emerging markets Geopolitical turmoil in Ukraine, Turkey and Argentina Bargain

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