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Silver expected to come back in the second quarter

Last week precious metals fell significantly as market players interpreted comments by the Federal Reserve to mean that a third round of quantitative easing...

Gold rallies as nervousness spreads

Gold futures ended higher Monday, catching some safe-haven as traders were nervous ahead of a busy week for corporate earnings. The yellow metal continues...

Mixed week for silver ahead

Investors took silver to its lowest level since the January 23 on Wednesday last week. Silver fell in line with gold, as mutual disappointment...

Gold traders expect further short time losses

Annual positive outlook for gold remains intact Gold made a new low for the past twelve weeks last Wednesday, as the prospect of an end to...

“There is no business in gold and silver”

Gold "struggling for momentum", but "still respecting long term uptrend" Investment demand insufficient to compensate for current slow physical market SPOT MARKET gold prices jumped to...

Gold range trading pattern likely to persist

 Gold investors and traders remain focused on the prospect for further US quantitative easing. Ben Bernanke continues to talk about the need for sustained accommodative...

Underlying outlook for silver remains constructive

  Last week, silver had posted the first positive quarterly performance since Q1 2011. The silver market is  up 16.18% on the quarter and while January...

Gold gained 6.7% and Silver 16.18% on a quarter

Gold futures ended a three-day losing streak on Friday, rallying 1% as the dollar slipped and traders went back to the yellow metal after...

Gold bulls seek rebound, but it may be short lived

Last week was mixed for gold. A move out of gold ETFs weighed on the yellow metal  prices. Then the market posted its strongest one...

Silver price aiming at new highs

Silver concluded the past week's trading on a positive note. The white metal price rallyied 2% on Friday to close at 32.20. This move in...

Challenging Investment Climate for Precious Metals

Last week’s proceedings were dominated by strong selling pressure in most commodities. The collective economic data coming out of China, the US and Europe has...

Silver may see bearish investor sentiment strengthening

Last week, precious metal selling saw the market decline for three of the five trading days. However, bargain hunting on Thursday and Friday saw the...

Spread between gold and silver should narrow

Silver may benefit from speculative plays Pattern of buying dips continue Last week in India, the customs duty on gold was doubled. This caused  the yellow metal...

Gold and silver still seen as insurance policy

It appears that uncertainty is the only certainty at the moment. The Federal Reserve Bank gave some indications that QE3 is not at all at...

Positive sentiment towards gold may be fading

Safe-haven appeal of gold forgotten Gold prices regained some strength on Thursday after a drop in the previous session attracted bargain hunters. However, a strong...

Range trading to be silver dominant theme

Last week, renewed speculator buying and silver spot market demand helped sliver to post three positive daily performances. However, the market is still mostly confined within a...

Silver Market Forecast 2012, Sprott

Soon or later shortage in physical silver will trigger the prices up Eric Sprott forecasts the Silver Market for 2012 in an interview with Patrick...

Gold adjusts to renewed investor demand

Reasons for having an inflation hedge and crisis protection asset have not disappeared By the end of the last week, spread between gold and silver...