Vaneck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)

Consumer spending in February rose at its fastest rate in seven months. Consumer spending has risen for three straight months and personal income for five.

Gold, Silver Down for 2nd Straight Month

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 29, 2012

U.S. 4Q GDP rose as expected and weekly unemployment claims dropped again as consensus grows for the sustainability of the U.S. recovery.

Gold, Silver Lower on Durable-Goods Report

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 28, 2012

News that Chinese manufacturers' profits contracted sharply in the first two months contributed as well.

Gold, Silver Higher on Lower U.S. Home Prices

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 27, 2012

Mixed consumer-confidence reports and a sliding dollar helped fuel the rise.

Gold, Silver Up on Bernanke Comments

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 26, 2012

A weaker-than-expected report on February pending home sales also contributed to the rise.

Gold, Silver Jump Amid Lower U.S. Home Sales

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 23, 2012

Precious metals were showing healthy gains Friday morning to close out a down week, recovering somewhat from recent losses.

Gold, Silver Down on Weak China, EU Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 22, 2012

U.S. weekly unemployment claims continued to fall last week, hitting a four-year low.

Gold, Silver Down Following U.S. Housing, Building Permits

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 20, 2012

Gold and silver opened lower Tuesday morning, and numerous mining shares also were heading downward in early trading.

Gold, Silver Higher Amid U.S. Homebuilder Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 19, 2012

Apple's dividend dominated morning news, while Europe was quiet. A key reading of homebuilder confidence came in a bit weaker than expected.

Gold Up, Silver Down Amid U.S. Inflation

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 16, 2012

The Federal Reserve Board reported that industrial production was unchanged in February -- much lower than market expectations.

Gold, Silver Push Higher Amid U.S. Unemployment, Manufacturing Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 15, 2012

Gold and silver were higher Thursday morning following encouraging reports on US unemployment and NY State manufacturing.

Gold and Silver Down, Miners Higher

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 13, 2012

Gold and silver were lower Tuesday morning amid higher-than-expected February retail sales and the approval of a second round emergency funding for Greece.