Beverly Hills 1/16/2010 4:35:32 AM
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Gold Prices Plummet Overnight

Jon Nadler’s The Daily Nugget Blog, EQUITIES Magazine

Metals expert Jon Nadler talks about gold price’s overnight drops and what moves investors should make in response.

 

“Gold prices wiped out their weekly gains following an overnight fall in values, to just under $1130 per ounce. The move to lower levels was precipitated by a 0.43 surge in the US dollar and by a lack of bargain-hunting buyers in overseas markets. This was the first real gain in the U.S. Dollar Index in circa six sessions. The greenback gained ground on market speculation that growth in China will hit some potholes this year, in the wake of a potential slowing in local bank lending…”

 

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About Jon Nadler:

 

Jon Nadler’s thirty-year professional career has focused exclusively on the precious metals market and on its related investment products. After graduating from U.C.L.A. and the U.C.L.A. Business School’s Management Program, Jon established and managed several precious metals operations at major USA-based financial institutions (Deak-Perera, Republic National Bank, and Bank of America). Jon’s current role is that of Metals Market Analyst and PR Head for Kitco. He has long-standing ties in the precious global metals community and has consulted on marketing and product development issues to government mints, precious metals retailers, as well as to trade and membership organizations, such as the World Gold Council.

 

Jon’s gold market commentaries are frequently quoted by the U.S. Canadian and global financial media (MarketWatch, ROBTV, CBC Radio, BBC UK Radio, CNBC, Forbes.com, TheStreet.com, The Wall Street Journal Online, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes.com, AFX News.com, Bloomberg, Resource Investor, Investor Ideas, Korelin Economics Report, Smartstox, and Reuters).

 

Jon’s expertise in consumer education on precious metals is valued by numerous individual investors as well as institutional firms. Jon is a frequent speaker and workshop host at global investment conferences such as The International Investment Conference, The Money Show, Cambridge House Canada, The New Orleans Investment Conference, New Shore Conferences, and Academy & Finance, Switzerland.

 

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