Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling
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Gold prices hit a four-month low today as worries over Europe’s financial health, particularly Greece and Spain, and massive trading losses for JPMorgan hurt stock markets and the euro, prompting investors to shelter in the US dollar.
Spot gold slid to $1,573.29 an ounce, its weakest since Jan. 3, after support gave way at $1,579, and was down 0.8% at $1,581.40 an ounce at 13:46 GMT.
But Goldman Sachs told investors yesterday not to despair, forecasting a rally in gold this year.
Bloomberg said the global investment house saying the precious metal will move to $1840/oz over the next six months after the U.S. central bank embarks on a third round of stimulus in June.
Renewed turmoil in Europe this week saw investors flock to the relative safety of the US dollar, which rose against falls in the prices of commodities including precious metals, base metals and oil.
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WyattDog
Gold is still holding steady but doing a little better. With the Euro troubles, gold priced in dollars is taking a pretty big hit – http://www.providentmetals.com/gold-bullion.html. But in Euros, gold remained pretty steady. That can change though if further monetary stimulus is pursued. The U.S. Fed could also bail out banks in Europe, which would drive gold higher too. The June QE-III didn’t happen, which may be due to the election this fall. The Fed may be waiting until after the presidential election to make a move.