Barclays Capital expects the metal to rally around 15 percent to a lofty $1,850 an ounce by the second quarter due to inflation worries   The spot price of gold, which tracks trades in bulli...

  Gold to average $1800 this year despite big supply surplus - GFMS   Speaking at the start of the Key Commodities Summit preceding the first full day of Mines & Money Hong Kong, Philip Klapwi...

    Gold Gains as Physical Asian Demand Offsets Sales After Rally   Gold climbed for a fifth day, set for the longest rally in more than two months, as demand increased in Asia ahead of the...

  Gold Posts Longest Slump Since 2009   Gold fell, capping the longest slump since October 2009, and silver tumbled to a three-month low as Europe’s deepening debt crisis drove commodities a...

  Gold loses ground for five straight sessions - Steeper retreat for silver, down 5%; platinum, palladium also lower   Gold futures notched their fifth consecutive losing session on Wednesday,...

  Gold falls in market turmoil   Gold dropped below the psychologically important $1,700 level during Asian trading hours. A close under $1,700 would be the first in more than two weeks. The f...

  Barclays’ 2012 forecasts: Gold to hit $2000, silver to hit $35/oz   Barclays’ forecasts for precious metals in 2012 include gold, $2,000 an ounce; silver, $35; platinum, $1,835; and pall...

  Palladium og platinum etterspørselen globalt er prognostisert å vokse hvert år fram til 2020   Global platinum demand is expected to increase 5.8% a year during the period 2010 to 2020, r...

  Palladium prices likely to rise as Russia cuts supplies Russia's plans to end palladium sales from its government stockpile have rekindled talk of a supply shortfall and higher prices for ...

  Commodity-Speculation Limits Approved in 3-2 Vote by U.S. Regulator CFTC   The top U.S. derivatives regulators voted 3 to 2 today to curb trading in oil, wheat, gold and other commodities af...

  Gold Gains in London on European Debt Woes, Physical Purchases   Gold gained in London and headed for a second weekly advance on concern about Europe’s debt crisis and increasing physical...

  Silver off 9% as commodities join selloff   U.S. commodity markets joined in Thursday’s broad selloff, with silver among the biggest decliners. Futures prices for crude CL1X were down mor...

  Positive prognostications on palladium prices   In his introduction to a presentation for palladium and gold miner/developer, North American Palladium, at the Denver Gold Forum, company CEO ...

  Gold side-lining platinum/palladium, $1 800/oz ‘very possible’ by Christmas – UBS   Gold is side-lining platinum and palladium and could hit $1 800/oz by Christmas, says UBS bullion ba...

  South African strikes to spread to gold sector South African gold miners will this week join thousands of workers seeking pay rises in widening nationwide strikes, threatening to hurt exports ...

  Gold Rallies to Record in Best Run Since 1980   “There’s just a lack of confidence in government and currency,” Frank Lesh, a trader at FuturePath Trading LLC in Chicago, said in a te...

  Gold Tops $1,550 on Concern European Debt Crisis Will Spread   Gold climbed to a two-week high, topping $1,550 an ounce, on demand for a store of value amid escalating concerns that Europe�...

  HSBC forecasts gold, silver price for 2011, 2012, introduces 2013 guide   HSBC has raised its forecast for the 2011 gold price to $1,525/oz from $1,450/oz and for 2012 to $1,500/oz from $1,3...

  China's Wen signals doubt inflation goal can be met   Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signaled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 percent inflation target this year, unde...

  Gold holds near $1,535/oz ahead of ECB   Gold held near $1,535 an ounce in Europe on Thursday, little changed from the previous session, as traders took to the sidelines ahead of the Europea...

  Palladium Rising as BMW Becomes Catalyst for Biggest Shortage in 32 Years   Palladium’s biggest shortage in three decades means this year’s worst-performing precious metal may rebound as...

  Gold-Coin Sales Reaching One-Year High Signal No End to Rally in History   Sales of gold coins are on track for the best month in a year amid the worst commodities rout since 2008, a sign th...

  Gold Rises for Third Day as Europe Debt Concern Fuels Demand; Silver Gains   Gold rose for a third day in New York as concern aboutEurope’s debt woes spurred demand for precious metals as...

  Morgan Stanley Joins Funds Buying Commodities as Goldman Sachs Says ‘Sell’   Money managers are making near-record bets on higher commodity prices, aligning themselves with Morgan Stanle...