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Weekly Market Recap 10/23/09

October 24, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

ScotiaMocatta, the precious metals division of the Bank of Nova Scotia, said on Thursday that gold prices could rise to a high of $1,400 an ounce in 2010 as investors turn to the metal as a store of wealth, as reported to Reuters. The unemployment rate has been increasing at an alarming rate, yet the [...]

Weekly Market Recap 10/16/09

October 17, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Gold hit another record high this week, as the yellow metal moved above $1,070.00 per ounce. “There’s lots of concern about the weakness of the dollar, and this had been driving gold,” said Peter Fertig, owner of Quantitative Commodity Research to the financial website Bloomberg.com. “The fear that central bank exit strategies will come too [...]

Weekly Market Recap 10/09/09

October 10, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

This week, Gold broke through its all time high and set a new benchmark at $1,061.10 per ounce. Concerns about the weakened U.S. Dollar and a second economic downturn, along with increased risk of higher inflation, were the leading causes for the commodities boost this week. Other factors had an impact as well, such as [...]

Weekly Market Recap 10/02/09

October 3, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Just when Wall Street wanted you to think it was okay to wade back into the stock market, some all too familiar sharks continued to muddy the water for investors. The Fall of 2008 marked the beginning of the biggest financial down slide in the U.S. since the Great Depression. Unfortunately, not much has changed [...]

Weekly Market Recap 08/21/09

August 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

This week has seen more sideways trading as the markets continue to seek a clear and definitive direction. While some are claiming the worst is over, others like Bloomberg.com report that more than 300 banks could still fail across the nation, further affecting small businesses and consumers, the real drivers of the economy. This mixed [...]

Palladium prices were up

January 18, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Palladium was up 0.9 percent at $176.50 an ounce. For full story, click here Post from Read more….