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  • This Week in Gold: Federal Reserve Activity at Forefront

    This week in gold was dominated by news surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest activities and investors’ interpretations and reactions in the markets. In the international headlines was more Russia/Ukraine armed conflict and terrorism by radical Islamist group ISIS. The economic and global landscape may be set for some major changes soon. Top Central Bankers and Economists Meet in Jackson Hole,

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  • Janet Yellen: “The labor market has yet to fully recover.”

    Speaking at an economic summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming featuring top economists and central bankers from across the globe, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen remarked that “the labor market has yet to fully recover” from the 2007-8 financial crisis. See the full text of her speech.  Other important remarks Yellen made include: Wage growth

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  • Mixed Sentiments in Latest Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes

    Minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s late-July policy meeting released on Thursday were mixed in terms of a possible earlier interest rate hike. Market reactions were mixed as well, as gold fell to a two-week low, bond yields dipped, and stocks and the U.S. dollar fell at first but then rallied. “The hawkish voices within the Fed have become louder. While

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  • Top Central Bankers and Economists to Meet Secretly in Jackson Hole, WY

    Anticipation is building and predictions are brewing as central bankers and economists from around the world are set to meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this Thursday-Friday for an annual summit. Minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s and the Bank of England’s latest meetings are also due on Wednesday of this week. (For more information, see

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  • What to Watch for at This Week’s Federal Reserve Meeting

    It’s a big week for United States economic data, with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Tuesday-Wednesday, second quarter GDP figures being released on Wednesday, and employment data coming out on Friday. Markets are already reacting, with the 24-hour gold spot price reaching a one-week high of $1,312 per ounce early Tuesday morning, and

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  • This Week in Gold: Geopolitical Events Take Center Stage

    This week in gold, we explained quantitative easing in two parts, recapped Janet Yellen’s testimony on the state of the economy, and witnessed geopolitical events that made waves in the markets and beyond. If you’re feeling overwhelmed with everything that happened in the world this week, and what you can do about it when it comes

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  • Fed Chair Janet Yellen: “Considerable Uncertainty” of Economic Outlook

    Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee this morning regarding the Fed’s economic outlook, accompanying their semi-annual monetary policy report. She hinted that the positive data coming from the labor market has surprised the Federal Open Market Committee, and may lead them to raise interest rates higher and sooner than

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  • This Week in Gold: Iraq, Ukraine, and the Federal Reserve

    It was an exciting week for gold as we saw its price go up $41 in just one day. It remained steady in the beginning/middle of the week before skyrocketing on Thursday. Today it is down slightly but still over $1,300 at about $1,315. All of this occurred in the context of an Iraqi civil

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  • What Happened to Gold Yesterday – Who, What, When, Where, and Why?

    Brendan Conway of Barron’s wrote an article yesterday asking What the Heck Just Happened to Gold and Precious Metals? Many other market-watchers are probably asking this same question, and more importantly, they are asking who, what, when, where, and why. The Fed’s announcement made on Wednesday night of downgraded growth forecasts for the U.S. economy as

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  • Gold Breaks $1300 for First Time in Three Weeks

    Gold has reached a three-week high today as investors who sold their gold before yesterday’s Fed meeting have now bought it back following the announcement hinting at continued low interest rates. Gold for August delivery, by 10:00 a.m. EST when reported on by the Wall Street Journal, was at $1,288.40 per ounce, an increase of

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