The precious metals kept sliding as eurozone concerns continue to mount and as April U.S. pending home sales dropped the most in a year.
Eurozone debt worries and weak U.S. home prices and consumer confidence took a toll.
Gold gained and silver slid Friday morning as EU members continue to press Germany to agree to the issuance of eurobonds. Mining stocks' trading was mixed.
Concerns rise on further indications of weakening among Europe's economies, tepid U.S. employment and durable-goods data and an uneventful EU summit.
New measures to be planned as the EU is effectively experiencing its second recession of the past four years.
Markets are hanging on eurozone, U.S. and China economic news in advance of Greece's mid-June elections.
A more pro-growth policy stance was evident in statements out of the weekend meeting of G8 leaders.
Precious metals stage a mini-rally on Friday to end an otherwise rough week.
Gold and silver were solidy higher Thursday even as the euro slipped lower versus the dollar and weekly U.S. unemployment claims were unchanged.
The stocks of gold and silver miners are finally starting to look interesting, but be wary: extreme caution is in order.
U.S. housing starts and industrial output weighed on gold and silver prices, but numerous mining stocks were heading upward.
Weaker U.S. retail sales and an increasingly likely Greek exit from the euro weigh in.
Concerns grow about a global economic slowdown and a restructuring of the European Monetary Union.
U.S. and Chinese economic reports contributed to gold's slide to end the week. Mining stocks mostly were a mixed bag.
The recent bear market in gold has pushed the price down over a three-month period, something very rare for the precious commodity. Hang on for the long term.
Gold and silver were recovering Thursday morning amid a positive report on U.S. unemployment and easing concerns across the Atlantic. Miners were a mixed bag.
Gold prices fall for a third consecutive day as markets react to European political change. Gold miners, however, were headed north.
Governments and central banks in Europe and Japan face a full-fledged fight against deflation.
Renewed concerns about eurozone sovereign debt added to recent data indicating a slowdown in U.S. economic growth.
