Monthly Archives: April 2009

SEEKING ALPHA.COM April 28, 2009 After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 when Britain, Austria and Germany beat Napoleon, the House of Rothschild made the equivalent of more than a billion dollars today by selling their gold and buying up … Continue reading →

Source: CCTV.com 04-27-2009 09:00 Gold prices in China have been on the rise led largely by 3 straight days of gains in the price of gold futures in New York. And with Chinese authorities confirming a big boost in its … Continue reading →

Alfred Cang and Tom Miles, Reuters  Published: Friday, April 24, 2009 SHANGHAI/BEIJING – China revealed on Friday that it had secretly raised its gold reserves by three-quarters since 2003, increasing its holdings to 1,054 tonnes – or a pot worth about … Continue reading →

INTERNATIONAL–The price of physical gold held above a one-week high early Thursday in London, recording its best Gold Fix in seven sessions at US$894 an ounce as European stock markets flipped in and out of the red. In New York, … Continue reading →

CNBC.com | 22 Apr 2009 | 07:55 AM ET The price of gold will spike above $2,000 an ounce before the end of 2010 because of rising inflation, currency devaluation and the risk of a massive debt-bust spurs buying of … Continue reading →

By Steve Schifferes Economics reporter, BBC News The global economy is set to decline by 1.3% in 2009, in the first global recession since World War II, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.  IMF Chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, says some … Continue reading →

Posted by Jon Herring on 4/17/09 The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has an “inflation calculator” on their website. It allows you to enter an amount of money and a previous year and then tells you how much money … Continue reading →

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Last Updated: 12:11PM BST 20 Apr 2009 The aggressive monetary policy of central banks around the world is playing havoc with the structure of the bullion market, creating a chronic shortage of gold that may soon push … Continue reading →

GOLD RALLY TO FOLLOW An except from Jon Nadler’s column on Kitco April 16, 2009 The recent rally in American and Canadian equity markets is soon to give way to a gut-wrenching collapse that will push equities to shocking new … Continue reading →

Online Edition of India’s National Newspaper APRIL 15, 2009 CHENNAI: Against the prevailing gloomy economic backdrop, gold remains the safest way to secure savings, according to World Gold Council Vice President, K. Shivaram. Even amid the equity market crash, gold … Continue reading →