(Kitco News) - Gold prices are moderately higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, boosted on some short covering and bargain hunting. A weaker U.S. dollar index is also adding some buying interest to the precious metals markets Tuesday. The gold market bulls have now pulled themselves back up onto a level near-term technical playing field with the bears. June gold was last up $12.30 at $1,307.50...
Editor's Note:Updating earlier story with reaction from analysts, traders....
(Kitco News) - U.S. gold futures rose Wednesday on safe-haven buying on worries about the continuing crisis in Ukraine, a high U.S. inflation reading and short covering, traders said....
(Kitco News) - Following Wednesday's news that the London silver fix is set for the chopping block in August, the question now is, could gold be next? CPM's Jeff Christian says "it's a possibility."...
In its latest World Silver Survey, The Silver Institute outlines how it expects silver prices to behave in 2014, and looks at what drove physical demand to record highs last year....
The Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index appears to be coiling up for a larger rebound, while the AUD/JPY faces a risk for a larger correction. ...
The EUR/USD may face a larger rebound as the GDP report is expected to show the euro-area growing at a faster pace during the first three-months of 2014. ...
We see the ECB trying to figure out a way to keep interest rates down, says CNBC's Rick Santelli discussing the latest action in bonds and the flattening yield curve. Also Santelli checks out the play between the euro and U.S. dollar....
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. A weaker dollar and decrease in inventories drove oil prices higher, while the weaker dollar drove the metal commodities higher, as well....
Global bond yields are in a deep slide, taking the 10-year U.S. Treasury to a level not seen since October....
The euro has recovered from a five-week low against the greenback while sterling dropped to a one-month low versus the U.S. dollar following the release of the Bank of England’s (BoE) quarterly inflation report. It was a mixed bag of U.K. data released this morning that sent the pound on the move. Both jobless claims and average earnings missed their mark, while the unemployment rate slipped as expected...
The GBP/USD may target fresh highs over the next 24-hours of trade should the Bank of England (BoE) show a greater willingness to normalize monetary policy in 2014. ...
A retreat from the British pound this past session is likely a last-minute adjustment in anticipation of the Bank of England’s Quarterly Inflation report due today . ...
The British Pound may fall as the Bank of England’s quarterly Inflation Report proves less hawkish than investors are expecting, eroding interest rate hike bets. ...
Crude oil faces a volatile session as traders eagerly await inventories figures that may help indicate whether supplies have reached a tipping point. ...
The backdrop of weaker expected inflation allows the BoE to keep interest rates lower for longer, and as a result the British Pound is under pressure across the board. ...
Traders borrowing U.S. dollars to fund investments in other currencies should beware, with analysts expecting the greenback to strengthen....
Dollar bulls are betting U.S. data to show a rise in consumer prices, taking inflation closer to the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target....
Jesper Bargmann, Head of Trading Markets, Singapore, Nordea, explains why the Australian dollar has managed to stay resilient following the government's federal budget....
Andy Soper, global head of G10 options flow at Nomura, says shorting the euro is starting to become and interesting trade....