Beverly Hills 2/6/2010 5:01:26 AM
News / Business

Whack-A-Mole, The European Edition

Jon Nadler’s The Daily Nugget Blog, EQUITIES Magazine

Gold expert Jon Nadler talks about the price woes that mounted overnight and the market build up this week.

“Gold’s price woes mounted overnight, with prices cratering some $16 further after Thursday’s near $50 freefall. Spot gold drew close to the $1047 per ounce mark, following its worst single-day rout in 16 months. Risk appetite has been placed in a deep freeze on the heels of yesterday’s poor US jobs report. Adding to trouble in the commodities sector is the surge in euro-oriented jitters engendered by the ‘whack-a-mole’ patterns of debt troubles that continue to spring up over various parts of the Old World.

In fact, those debt troubles and the attendant flight from risk may be at the centre of yesterday’s core metals meltdown, while the US jobs data probably played a lesser part. Clearly, the US dollar ought to have slipped on the labour statistics, as perceptions that the Fed would keep certain spigots open for a while longer as a result thereof, should have resulted in selling the currency (and perhaps buying gold)…”

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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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