InvestorsHub Logo
Followers 1888
Posts 117940
Boards Moderated 6
Alias Born 08/27/2003

Re: RULiquid post# 602952

Friday, 08/22/2014 2:19:57 PM

Friday, August 22, 2014 2:19:57 PM

Post# of 640522
Gold snaps losing streak on Yellen, geopolitics
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures snapped a five-session losing streak to rebound Friday on slightly more hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and Ukraine-Russia tensions. December gold GCZ4, +0.47% rose $4.80 for the session to settle at $1,280.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The precious metal shed 2% for the week. Yellen, speaking in Jackson Hole, Wyo., said the debate at the central bank is shifting to when the Fed should begin to tighten monetary policy. Reports that NATO expressed alarm over the buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine also supported gold.

Join the InvestorsHub Community

Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.