Monthly Archives: March 2011

U.S. gold fell for a third straight session on Monday but silver prices edged slightly higher.

Bullion closing levels were narrowly changed from Friday, as silver and platinum each climbed 0.1 percent while gold and palladium retreated 0.4 and 0.6 percent, respectively.

April gold prices declined $6.30 to settle at $1,419.90 an ounce on [...]

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) on Monday made available the first of three intaglio print cards commemorating the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing's 2011 Intaglio Print Program is entitled the "Franklin Commemorative Series." The series of prints features [...]

New York's Monday morning trading session saw gold prices opening on a defensive. Spot trading in the yellow metal started off with a loss of $19.00 per troy ounce. The opening bid-side quote came in at $1,411.20 and traders were on the alert for another potential breach of the round figure beneath current levels.

Just last week, bullion values practically achieved a $1,450.00 per ounce print on the back of MENA regional turmoil and perceptions of inflationary pressures that might in part be brought about by the recent disaster in Japan and [...]

The United States Mint on Monday at 5:00 PM ET will discontinue the introductory prices for the 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins.

Each of the commemoratives will have their prices raised by $5, an amount and percent increase much more noticeable on the silver dollars than on the more expensive $5 gold pieces. However, sales in the past typically are not significantly hurt following a transition to [...]

U.S. bullion prices declined slightly Friday, but advanced on the week. Weekly gains in precious metals ranged from a low of 0.7 percent to a high of 5.7 percent.

On Friday, April gold prices lost $8.70, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $1,426.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold prices hit an all-time intraday high of $1,448.60 an ounce on Thursday, but then reversed course and closed modestly lower. Profit-taking and a stronger U.S. dollar hurt the metal further on Friday [...]

Crude oil prices hovered near the mid- $105 area for yet another morning, gold traded some $3 higher at the open (following a somewhat unsettling and swift pullback from a new record very near $1,450 on Thursday) and silver edged higher as well (last seen near $37.38 per ounce).

Platinum and palladium slipped a tad lower in early trading as the players in that complex weigh the impact on the events in Japan, and to some extent Libya, on the auto industry [...]