It is important to note that the basis of this article is information that was shared with me by a professional with more than four decades in the South African insurance industry. His clients are large, industrial interests, and when you begin to understand the gravity of the situation, it should...

The platinum market has been sliding for a while. Like many metals, it posted some pretty lofty prices nearly a decade ago, but after the crash in 2008, its glory days never returned. Today the metal, which is far more rare than gold, is selling for less than a thousand US Dollars per ounce, and...

The gold price rallied unsteadily right from the 6 p.m. EDT open in New York on Thursday evening—and it topped out around 12:30 p.m. in New York. From there it sold down a few dollars into the close. The low and high ticks were reported by the CME Group as $1,138.00 and $1,159.30 in the...