Posts Tagged ‘japan’

As gold powers through the $1700 an ounce level, and after years of being warned, people are only now beginning to concede to the fact that the current fiat system of money is faltering and that gold plays an integral part of the world’s monetary system. Why else would central banks hold it in its reserves? Full story

Perhaps inevitably, concerns about global economic growth in the second half of the year are starting to stoke fears that the Federal Reserve will need to introduce further stimulus – already dubbed “QE3″ – to give the recovery another jolt. Full story

Gold rose toward its record high on Thursday, supported by worries about the widening euro zone debt crisis and slowing global growth and shrugging off strength in the dollar after Japan's intervention in the currency market. "Gold seems to have wings at Full story

Intensifying concerns over global macroeconomic slowdown have led to rising demand on safe-haven assets, e.g.: gold, Japanese yen and Swiss franc, which has in turns triggered central bankers to intervene in the market to avoid excessive appreciation in Full story

Unifying analysis to international standards with an eye to increased supply recycled from spent auto catalyst and used jewelry Tokyo, Aug 4, 2011 - (ACN Newswire) - TANAKA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (a company of Tanaka Precious Metals) today announced that the Full story

Some analysts see problems ahead for China as it tries to rein in inflation drawing parallels with Japan in the 1980s. What would a Chinese hard landing do for silver and other commodities? Full story

Now that the Fed's easing program has come to an end, Japan is recovering and China has managed to stave off some of the biggest fears about price pressures, there is some doubt that gold can keep up that strong performance. Gold stocks, meanwhile, are Full story

Exchange traded funds that invest in platinum and palladium were lower in the first half of 2011 on concerns about the global economy, the Japan earthquake and the European debt crisis. Platinum and palladium are precious metals like gold and silver Full story

Author: Bradley George Tags: Investec | Sector analysis | Gold Many investors are questioning why gold is not performing better as a safe haven investment, given the tragic Japan earthquake in March, instability in the Middle East and North Africa Full story

We have retained the gold investment market in Japan for each year of the transaction data. Full story