Gold Futures Gain on Expectations of QE3 - April 13, 2012 23:49

Gold futures gained on Thursday in reaction to weaker greenback rumors of another round of quantitative easing surfaced. US Federal Reserve officials, William Dudley and Janet Yellen disclosed that the central bank will keep the option of further quantitative easing open. Now the gold investors were investing on the hopes that more quantitative easing will […]

Gold Futures Decline on Profit Taking - April 12, 2012 22:50

Gold futures fell on Wednesday as the investors went for profit taking after three consecutive bullish sessions at Comex. The precious metal remained volatile in the whole session and closed lower as it was looking for direction in search of news headlines. Gold futures contract for June delivery declined $0.40 to settle at $1,660.30 per […]

Gold Futures Gain on Attractive Levels - April 6, 2012 23:37

Gold futures contract for June delivery gained on Thursday as the Investors opt bargain hunting on the precious metal due to its attractive levels. Gold along with other commodities plunged in earlier sessions in reaction to the decision of the US Federal Reserve to stop its quantitative easing program due to improvement in US economy. […]

Gold Declines on Release of Fed Meeting Minutes - April 4, 2012 23:56

Gold fell on Tuesday in reaction to the minutes of latest FOMC meeting which created high demand for the greenback while lower demand for the precious metal. According to the latest minutes of US Fed’s monetary policy meeting, majority of the officials voted against further easing measures. The gold futures contract for June delivery declined […]

Gold Futures Gain US Manufacturing Data - April 3, 2012 23:51

Gold futures gained on Monday in reaction to positive US manufacturing survey which also boosted US equities and other commodities such as oil. The Institute for Supply and Management’s index for the month of March increased to 53.4 percent as compared to 52.4 percent in the month of February. Economists were expecting the figure of […]

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 […]