GOLD PRICES dropped and then made a fresh 12-week high in London on Tuesday, rising to $1290 per ounce as new Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen made her first public comments in the job before US lawmakers.
World stock markets also rose, as did silver, which re-touched Monday's 2-week highs at $20.25 per ounce.
How Foreign Exchange Intervention Affects the Money Supply
In order to succeed, a regime of fixed exchange rates (and under Bretton Woods, rates for the major currencies were fixed in terms of their par values, which could not be casually altered) requires coordinated economic policies, particularly monetary policies. If two different currencies trade at a fixed exchange rat...
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Gold futures rose to the highest price since November as physical purchases from China and a weakening dollar spurred demand. Silver extended its longest winning streak in almost six months.
Gold is rebounding from its biggest annual drop since 1981 as global equities and emerging markets weakened and lower prices spurred physical buying. Chinese consumers returned from the week-long Lunar N...
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* Weak U.S. jobs data give boost to gold for second day
* Busy week ahead with Fed's Yellen, economic data
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China 2013 demand tops 1,000 tonnes for the first time (Updates prices, adds comment)
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LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Monday after a weak U.S. jobs report last week rai...
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Peter Schiff discusses the movement in Gold prices.
Silver bullion coin demand quadrupled between 2007 and 2013 the U.S. Mint noted in an eye-opening report this week explaining its silver “allocations” to authorized purchasers.
Here’s the table from the U.S. Mint: