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Gold Bullish, Silver Called A Classic Bubble

The Gold Price rose early Monday in London, nearing last week's high of $1439 per ounce as energy prices led a surge in commodity prices and Silver Bullion jumped 1.9% to fresh 31-year highs.

S&P Cuts Ireland's Ratings to 'BBB+/A-2'; Outlook Stable

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it has downgraded its sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Ireland to 'BBB+/A-2'.

Spot Gold Drops 1.4% from New Record High as Dollar Rallies on US Jobs Data, Raises Spectre of Rate Hikes

Spot Gold slumped 1.4% lunchtime Friday in London, falling back from its highest-ever monthly close as the Dollar jumped on news of stronger-than-expected US jobs hiring in March.

Gold price shoots up in European trading

Gold shot up by nearly one percent on Wednesday, after four sessions of losses amid broad support from unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, but gains may stay limited by expectations monetary policy in key regions may tighten. Spot gold was bid at $1,430.55 an ounce at 1344 GMT, against $1,415.95 late in New York on Tuesday.

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Gold rises towards $1,425/oz after U.S. payrolls

Gold rose toward $1,425 an ounce on Friday as U.S. February payrolls data supported expectations the Federal Reserve will hold off tightening monetary policy and as unrest in North Africa continued.

Fed officials argue easy-money policy should stay

The U.S. Federal Reserve is right to carry on with its cheap money policy to fight high unemployment, but policymakers must stay on guard for signs of inflation, two top Fed officials said on Thursday. Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart, speaking in Tallahassee, Fla., said the Fed should stay vigilant for any rise in inflation

Gold falls 1.5 percent on ECB rate talk, peace plan

Gold fell nearly 1.5 percent on Thursday, snapping a four-day winning streak as indications the European Central Bank may raise interest rates to battle inflation dented bullion's investment appeal.

Gold & Silver Bullion Knocked Hard by Trichet'sVigilant ECB Rate-Hike Threat

Gold and Silver Bullion prices fell sharply London lunchtime on Thursday, bouncing 1.5% and 2.3% below this week's record Dollar highs after European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said a Eurozone rate rise is possible next month.

ECB holds rates at record low as inflation, oil price weigh

The European Central Bank (ECB) held the benchmark rate at a record low of 1 percent for the 23rd consecutive month.

Germany's Agriculture Minister Aigner talks with EU Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Dalli during an EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers' meeting in Brussels.

Eurozone economy grew 0.3 pct in fourth quarter

Gross domestic product (GDP) of the eurozone grew 0.3 percent in the last quarter of 2010, mainly boosted by exports from the region, according to the second estimates released by Eurostat on Thursday.

Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates (L) speaks with Portugal Central Bank Governor Carlos Costa during a conference organized by Reuters and TSF radio in Lisbon February 28, 2011.

Portugal could accept a bailout soon: analysts

The chances of Portugal accepting a bailout has increased as hopes of reining in the borrowing costs of peripheral European governments have faded.

European Central Bank President Trichet and Belgium's Central Bank Governor Quaden take part in a forum on 'Perspectives and Challenges of the Belgian and European economies' in Liege

Eurozone inflation rose to 2.4 pct in Feb.

Inflation in the eurozone rose from 2.3 percent in January to 2.4 percent in February year-on-year, according to the initial estimates by Eurostat.

Josef Kronschnabel works on BMW's new axle gearing production line in Dingolfing

Eurozone manufacturing PMI at near 11-year high

Manufacturing activity in the eurozone accelerated to a near 11-year high in February but input costs continued to rise, signaling inflationary pressures in the region.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny addresses supporters in Dublin

Ireland parties talk coalition and seek bailout changes

Irish opposition parties started coalition talks on Monday after a resounding election win gave them the mandate to renegotiate an EU-IMF rescue deal they fear will bankrupt the former Celtic Tiger economy.

Gold rises above $1,410/oz on Mideast tensions

Gold rose to $1,413 an ounce in Europe on Monday as turmoil in the Middle East region lifted safe-haven buying and fueled a fresh spike in oil prices, stoking concerns over U.S. growth and knocking the dollar.

Romania's central bank governor Isarescu gestures during a news conference in Bucharest

Eurozone inflation lower than initially estimated

Inflation in the eurozone was lower than initially estimated in January, but it still remained above the European Central Bank’s (ECB) target.

A man protests outside the Department of the Taoiseach in Dublin

Indebted Irish take revenge in crisis poll

Irish voters went to the polls on Friday to punish their government for bringing the former Celtic Tiger economy to its knees and leaving it a ward of the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

Inflation accelerating in Europe; Romania at 7.9 percent

Inflation did not immediately follow because of the severity of the economic recession. However, as some economists correctly predicted, it was only a matter of time. In Europe, it's starting to heat up.

Euro zone private sector booms but so do prices

Activity in the euro zone's private sector grew faster than expected this month, particularly in the bloc's factories, but the upturn is driving prices higher, business surveys showed on Monday.

Gold up, silver ETF gains as price near 31-year high

Gold inched up on Monday, adding to a weekly gain of nearly 3 percent last week as fears over a European debt crisis and growing unrest in the Middle East underpinned investor sentiment.

Gold Price Nowhere Near the Top as Silver Rises 3 Times Faster, Now Seen Starting New Leg Higher

Silver Prices today jumped to fresh 31-year highs at $32.84 per ounce, outpacing the rise in gold prices more than 3 times over since the two metals turned sharply higher three weeks ago.

Jens Weidmann is pictured at the Chancellery in Berlin

Merkel crony named chief of Bundesbank

Jens Weidmann has been named chief of the Bundesbank, replacing Axel Weber who recently quit for “personal reasons.”

Gold rises, silver jumps 2 percent on industrial demand

Gold rose above $1,360 an ounce on Monday on fears that Egypt's unrest could spread across the Arab world, while silver gained 2 percent on strong industrial demand driven by signs of an improving economy.

Gold rises above $1,360, inflation in focus

Gold rose above $1,360 an ounce on Monday as the dollar's retreat from highs versus the euro took some pressure off prices, with a second consecutive weekly price rise underpinning investors' confidence in the metal.

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President of Germany's Bundesbank Weber speaks during panel discussion at economic leadership congress in Berlin

Bundesbank chief Weber to quit, amidst row with ECB

The chief of Germany’s central bank Axel Weber will resign from his job at the end of April, according the German government, following a meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel