Precious Metals

Precious metals, most notably gold, silver, and platinum, have always held monumental value in economies, partly because of their grandiose glimmer and partly because of their practical use. These metals are usually seen as safe bets, as they keep their value and are limited in quantity. Today, these metals are traded as commodities, though many investors opt to invest in precious metal funds like Vanguard Precious Metals And Mining Fund Investor Shares (MUTF:VGPMX) and USAA Precious Metals and Minerals Fund (MUTF:USAGX) instead.

Gold, Silver Jump on Eurozone News

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Emergency bailout funds can be lent directly to banks rather than through national governments.

Gold, Silver Drop as EU Leaders Meet

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The European summit opened in Brussels, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a key element in "Obamacare."

Gold, Silver Weak Ahead of EU Summit

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Nothing significant is expected given German PM Merkel's statement that there will be no collective sharing of eurozone debt liabilities as long as she lives.

How Lithium Can Power Your Portfolio

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
It's an overlooked way to cash in on booming demand in high tech, where the element is used in nearly everything. Here's where to mine lithium's riches.

Gold, Silver Lower on Mixed News Reports

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Markets await an EU summit and a Supreme Court ruling on 'Obamacare' later this week.

Gold, Silver Sag at Start of Eventful Week

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
European Union leaders are due to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss closer fiscal integration, a cross-border banking union and a joint debt-redemption fund.

Gold, Silver Down to Close Out Losing Week

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
No definitive actions were taken by the U.S. or eurozone central banks to contain the eurozone debt/credit crisis.

All News Is Bad News: Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Poor economic news from around the world and the U.S. combined with warnings on earnings and forecasts to drop markets throughout the day.

Fed, Economic Data Drive Gold, Silver Lower

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The Fed decided to refrain from doing anything more in the way of monetary easing than extending its "Operation Twist" open market operations.

Gold, Silver Lower As FOMC, G-20 Meet

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Germany and eurozone leaders agree to use emergency funds from the European Stability Mechanism and European Financial Stability Facility to buy bonds of troubled member nations in the open market.

Gold, Silver Turn Lower as FOMC Meets

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
And eurozone leaders at the G-20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, aim to forge a "more integrated financial architecture."

Gold, Silver Higher on Greek Election Results

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Greece's center-right New Democracy party won, raising hopes that it will be able to form a coalition government with the third-place Pasok socialists.

Gold Up, Silver Down Ahead of Greek Vote

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
In the U.S., consumer sentiment dropped to the lowest level since December as investors await the much-anticipated second Greek national election in a month.

Gold, Silver Lower on Jobs, Inflation News

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Seasonally adjusted weekly claims for U.S. unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly last week.

Gold, Silver Continue Rally Amid Weakening Retail Sales

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Spanish and Italian bond yields are "perilously high."

Gold, Silver Rally as Spanish Bond Yields Hit Record High

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Meanwhile, the net worth of the average American family plunged nearly 40% from 2007 to 2010.

Gold, Silver Lower as Markets Eye Greek Elections

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Investors just can't get over the problems still facing Europe, including the Spanish bank rescue package and the coming elections in Greece.

Bernanke, Spain Weigh on Gold and Silver

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Spanish debt and Bernanke's stimu-less remarks weighed on metals prices Friday, with gold miners performing mixed and silver miners broadly higher.

Gold, Silver Give Back Recent Gains

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Precious metals retreated from the latest rally as Bernanke spoke in Congress about monetary policy and the state of the U.S. economy.
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