Gold Futures Face Correction after touching $1,900 Benchmark on Tuesday - September 7, 2011 23:32

Gold futures reached their record level of $1,923.70 per ounce on Tuesday but closed lower on profit taking. Gold benefited cause of its safe haven status in reaction to sovereign debt crisis in euro zone and over expectations of another round of monetary easing in US. Gold futures contract for December delivery fell 0.2 percent […]

Gold Futures Jump more than $23 to close at New Record Level - July 14, 2011 23:54

Gold futures jumped more than $23 per ounce and made their new record high on Wednesday as investors were uncertain over euro zone’s debt situation and shifted their focus towards the base metal due to it safe haven status. Moreover Bernanke’s latest comments gave hints for further demand of stimulus money which creates a negative […]

Gold Gained On Friday as Euro Settles Down - June 20, 2011 9:08

Gold futures gained on Friday on the news of support package for Greece’s debt problems. Among other news US consumer sentiment fell to 71.8 for the month of June as compared to 74.3 in May. Analysts expected consumer sentiment index to fell to 73.5 for the month of June. Gold futures contract for August delivery […]

Gold Futures Gained despite Escalating Concerns over Greece’s Debt Situation - June 17, 2011 20:52

Gold futures gained on Thursday despite rising concerns over Greece’s debt situation. Gold futures contract for August delivery gained 0.2 percent or $3.70 to close at $1,529.90 per ounce at Comex trading session of New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract touched the day’s high of $1,534 per ounce. Most of analysts believe the market seems […]

Gold Jumps on Thursday over Expected Increase in Interest Rates by ECB - June 10, 2011 22:29

Gold futures jumped on Thursday over the expectations of interest rate hike by European Central Bank. It is expected that ECB will increase its interest rate from 1.25 percent as ECB President Trichet supported a strong stance to tackle rising inflation. Investors are now hoping that interest rates will increase by the next meeting of […]

Gold and Silver Contracts Gain on Declining Dollar - May 28, 2011 0:15

Base metals including gold and silver futures contracts moved in a bullish rally on Friday as the US dollar declined over escalating political unrest in Middle East and North Africa. Investors were also uncertain about the sovereign debt in the euro zone region. Vice president George Gero from RBC Wealth Management commented on the raising […]

Base Metals Decline as the Greenback Strengthens - May 12, 2011 0:57

Base metals remained under pressure on Wednesday as traders were uncertain over sovereign debt situation of Greece which resulted in weakening of the 17-nations shared currency. Gold futures contract for June delivery dropped 1 percent or $15.50 to $1,501.40 per ounce on Comex trading session of New York Mercantile Exchange. Silver futures contract for July […]

Gold Futures witness Correction after Reaching the Record High - April 2, 2011 0:16

Gold futures rebounded on Friday’s trading session on positive development in US economy and expectations of interest rate hike by US Federal Reserve. According to the latest data job in United States substantially increased in month of March as compared to last six months. The US Labor Department reported that private jobs in America increased […]