Posts Tagged ‘julian-murdoch’

Hard Assets Investor submits: By Lara Crigger Last week, I mentioned a curious fact gleaned from the most recent slew of 13-F filings: Billionaire investor and avowed gold aficionado George Soros increased his holdings of the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE Arca: GLD) last quarter by 0.5%. I was – and remain – unimpressed with his choice. Although I glossed over my reasons at the time, ... Full story

Hard Assets Investor submits: By Julian Murdoch When we last covered the fundamentals of gold supply and demand back in August, we commented that "the third quarter is traditionally (minus 2009) a good one for gold demand ... Perhaps higher demand—and higher prices—lie ahead." Full story

Hard Assets Investor submits: By Lara CriggerGold's rise might get all the ink, but so far this year, silver, platinum and palladium have also experienced sustained rallies, driven upward on the back of economic recovery and emerging market demand. As Julian Murdoch covered earlier this week, platinum's up 23 percent, palladium has risen 75 percent and silver recently struck its highest level in 30 years Full story

Hard Assets Investor submits: By Julian MurdochLast Friday, gold closed up 1.5 percent for the week to end at $1135.20/oz, thanks to a U.S. dollar that couldn't decide if it was strengthening or weakening Full story