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  • Federal Reserve releases final policy statement of 2014

    The Federal Reserve has released its final policy statement of 2014 declaring it “can be patient” on the issue of raising interest rates for the first time since 2008. The full statement can be read here. In its last few statements, including this latest one, the Federal Open Market Committee asserts that interest rates will likely remain near zero

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  • Gold rises as U.S. dollar weakens, stocks decline

      Gold rose nearly 2% on Tuesday, hitting its highest price since late October, as stocks slumped and cautious comments from Federal Reserve policymakers spurred a drop in the U.S. dollar. Spot gold reached as high as $1,226.80 an ounce, a rise of 1.8%, and U.S. gold futures jumped 2.5% to $1,224.80 an ounce. This is a significant

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  • Fed ends quantitative easing program, Alan Greenspan praises gold?

    The Federal Reserve concluded its monthly meeting today, in which it decided to end its quantitative easing (QE) program and continue to keep interest rates low for a “considerable time”. These announcements were in line with analyst expectations. You can see the full official statement here. The Fed’s QE program, introduced in 2008, involved the central bank

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  • This Week in Gold: Market shake-ups

    This week in gold, concerns over factors such as global economic growth, corporate earnings, and the Ebola virus shook up the markets, as gold rallied to a 1-month high and the stock market experienced one of its worst-performing days since 2011. We also explained to you the anatomy of U.S. coinage – useful knowledge for anyone who owns or is

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  • Gold reaches near 4-week high on lower dollar, Fed uncertainty

    Gold rose on Monday, with the spot price hitting a near four-week high of $1,237.30 an ounce, amid a drop in the dollar and uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates. The previous week gold posted a 2.7% gain, its largest weekly gain in four months. The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s mid-September meeting were

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  • This Week in Gold: Fed meeting, analyst opinions, and more

    This week in gold, we shared with you some interesting opinions on gold and silver from various analysts, including thoughts from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. We also covered the official minutes from the Fed’s mid-September meeting and their effect on the markets. Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Talks Gold Alan Greenspan, who served as Chairman

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  • Gold gets boost after Fed shows concern over dollar, economic growth

    Gold prices received a boost of about 1% on Wednesday as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s mid-September meeting were released. The minutes showed concern from the central bank about the strengthening dollar and weak economic growth in Europe and Asia. The Wall Street Journal explains: Officials worried at the Sept. 16-17 policy meeting that a burgeoning U.S.

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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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  • This Week in Gold: Royal Mint, Fed Basics, Stock Market Woes

    This week in gold, the UK’s Royal Mint opened its doors to members of the public looking to own gold, we answered basic questions regarding the U.S. Federal Reserve, and the stock market experienced a tumble that concerned some experts. As market watchers anticipate the end of the third quarter and some gold-heavy holidays coming up in

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  • What is the Federal Reserve? Basic Questions Answered

    A central bank, according to a basic Google search, is: “a national bank that provides financial and banking services for its country’s government and commercial banking system, as well as implementing the government’s monetary policy and issuing currency”. The United States’ central bank is called the Federal Reserve, nicknamed “The Fed”. What is the history

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