Gold Futures Decline on US GDP Growth Rate - March 30, 2012 23:53

Gold futures declined on Thursday as bearish sentiments dominated the markets after the release of US gross domestic product growth rate. According to the US Commerce Department the gross domestic product for the fourth quarter gained 3 percent as compared to analysts’ expectations of 3.2 percent. However the economist revised the growth rate to 3 […]

Gold Futures Decline as Investors Opt for Profit Taking - March 28, 2012 23:54

Gold futures declined on Tuesday as investors went for profit taking. The precious metal gained consistently for last two sessions and almost touched the benchmark of $1,700 per ounce which intrigued investors to realize profits. Gold futures surged 1.4 percent on Monday’s trading session in reaction to US Fed’s Chairman, Ben Bernanke who showed his […]

Gold Futures Decline on Chinese Data - March 23, 2012 23:55

Gold futures contract fell on Thursday and reached their lowest in last nine weeks. The precious metal remained lower after the less than expected Chinese manufacturing data. HSBC’s manufacturing managers’ index for China fell to its lowest in last four months in the month of March. China happens to be the top consumer of natural […]

Gold Futures Fell on Demand Uncertainty - March 21, 2012 23:53

Gold futures contract declined on Tuesday as investors were concerned over the demand of the precious metal due to economic slowdown in China. BHP’s president Ian Ashby said on Tuesday in Perth that China’s demand for iron ore is decreasing which will eventually settle down to a single digit figure. The notion created a panic […]

Gold Futures Gain on Weaker Dollar - March 16, 2012 23:52

Gold futures contract gained on Thursday in reaction to weakening US dollar. The gold futures contract for April delivery gained 1 percent or $16.60 to settle at $1.659.90 per ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Head of research, William Adams from FastmMarkets commented, “there is a risk of further weakness, […]

Gold Futures Plunge to Their Lowest in 8 Weeks - March 15, 2012 23:51

Gold futures fell to their lowest on Wednesday in eight weeks as the US Federal Reserve said that US economy is improving and decided not to go for further monetary policy easing. Stronger dollar also kept commodities under pressure. US Federal Reserve’s official decided to keep the interest rate unchanged to its ever low in […]

Gold Futures Fell Over Global Economic Slowdown - March 13, 2012 23:50

Gold futures fell on Monday after the news of increase in China’s trade deficit which raised concerns over sluggish global economic recovery. China reported its trade deficit figure of $31.38 billion in February as compared to trade surplus of $27.28 billion in the month of January. The huge trade deficit figure was beyond the expectations […]

Gold Futures Declines to their Lowest in Six Weeks - March 7, 2012 23:14

Gold futures remained under pressure on Tuesday in reaction to raising concerns over the global economy. Investors were concerned after the Institute for International Finance issued a warning of disorderly default by Greece. According to the trade group the default could cause the damage of 1 trillion euros in the euro region’s economy. The figure […]

Gold Futures Fall on Disappointing Economic Data - March 6, 2012 23:55

Gold futures declined on Monday in reaction to negative economic data from euro zone, United States and the China. ISM’s manufacturing index gained to 57.3 percent for February as compared to 56.8 percent in prior month. Factory orders declined 1 percent for January according to the US Commerce Department. China also lowered its economic growth […]