US DOLLAR GAINS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARY 4 YEARS
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:54:00 +0000
With the dollar up roughly 3 1/2 percent from December 29 against the six most widely traded currencies, gold futures are down again.  This is the first time since 2005 that the dollar has gained and gold prices to fall during high dollar value.   Why is this happening?  Investors tend to shy away from gold [...]

TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST CAUSE GOLD PRICES TO JUMP
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:56:47 +0000
Gold rose to its highest price in eleven weeks today, while silver and platinum were also up, due to the rising tension in the Middle East.  According to Frank McGhee, head dealer at Integrated Brokerage Services LLC, on Bloomberg.com “People are buying gold because of the Middle East.  This is a fear premium being inserted back [...]

TRULY ENDURING WEALTH
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:00:18 +0000
On Sunday, British archaeologists in Israel got a lovely Hanukkah surprise: a horde of gold coins dating to the 7th century. Nearly 300 coins were found in a collapsed building that was being excavated in the parking lot that outside the Old City of Jerusalem. It is suspected they were hidden in a [...]

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