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If the last two rounds are good indicators, higher levels of inflation will accompany QE3, thus devaluing your cash portfolio. Could gold hedge against losses?

The third round of quantitative easing will do little but weaken the U.S. dollar, claims Ed Moya. The upside, he says, are in hard assets like gold and oil.

This week we went up against the arcane debt ceiling once again. However, in a stunning display of maturity (?), our representatives in Washington have bypassed the usual opportunity for political brinksmanship and passed a clean debt limit increase bill. This means they are not, as usual, attaching other unrelated political footballs to the bill... View Article

Though it may look like the chasm between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is extremely large, the chances of the markets (including that for gold and silver) making major, lasting shifts in any direction based on the victor are slim.

Former Fed economist David Jones has asserted that Ben Bernanke will initiate a new round of Quantitative Easing by the end of this year.

With currency wars raging around the globe, central banks in 2014 made a big move into gold. See what the latest report from the World Gold Council reveals about their intentions.

Rarely does our Chart of the Week (featured in each week’s Market Update email) provoke such strong reaction from you, our readers. But this one did it: This chart shows that since 2009, every single penny of the stock market’s gains have come during rounds of Quantitative Easing. As the Fed has bought more assets,... View Article

With gold at a four-year low, there are whispers that the Federal Reserve has been artificially suppressing prices. But with all indications showing demand going through the roof, how much longer can this "sale" last? You might want to review your notes from Econ 101, or see what we have to say here.

A series of strong economic indicators last week sent the stock market higher and gold lower, right to the $1,300 level it has seen a few times in recent months. Is this a new floor for gold? We look at the good reasons that suggest just this, and why right now could be your best last chance to buy...

Investors are wondering should they buy physical gold given price fluctuations at the close of 2011. But after several weeks of sustained growth, the market is saying: buy.