Jon Nadler

Senior Metals Market Analyst

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Risky Business

This week's market playbook is all about risk appetite, and the return thereof. Strong earnings and surprises on that front brought a temporary end to hand-wringing among investors (Jul 15, 2009 9:10AM)

Consumers Bash Cash For Your Stash

The overriding overnight overseas theme was...drum-roll....risk aversion. Yes, good old-fashioned shunning of most assets in favor of short-term parking spots in the dollar and the yen was manifest among investors as the week got underway (Jul 14, 2009 9:23AM)

Livin' In A Smuggla's Paradise...

Gold prices headed for a near 2% loss on the week by early this morning, as selling intensified and brought values all the way down to $905 per ounce. (Jul 13, 2009 8:50AM)

G-8: Not Much Ado About What To Do

Precious metals values recovered some of the ground they lost in previous sessions, following a retreat to near 80 on the index by the US dollar (Jul 09, 2009 11:35AM)

CFTC Versus the (Commodities) World

Gold prices broke key support at the $915 level on continued long liquidation this morning. A major slide in crude oil prices aggravated bullion's condition and the metal fell hard despite obvious safe-haven flows into (Jul 08, 2009 6:59PM)

The Pot of (the) Gold(en) State - Commodities Commentary

Precious metals values remained under pressure as the midweek sessions got underway in various parts of the world. (Jul 08, 2009 9:49AM)

ChIndia Takes It On The Chin

Gold prices rebounded a bit and drew closer to the $930 area following yesterday's selling waves. In the early hours on Tuesday (Jul 07, 2009 11:33AM)

Men (Not) At Work

If it is Thursday, it must be jobs (numbers) day, and the day to reverse Wednesday's gains in gold prices. (Jul 02, 2009 9:46AM)

Argument Clinic

Following yesterday's selling wave that brought values down to very near $920 an ounce, gold prices recovered strongly on Wednesday. (Jul 02, 2009 9:22AM)

Could Not Have Said It Better

Following yesterday's selling wave that brought values down to very near $920 an ounce, gold prices recovered slightly during the overnight hours. (Jul 01, 2009 10:11AM)

The Real Housewives of Mumbai

Gold prices continued on the firm side overnight, supported primarily by a 0.13 point loss in the US dollar on the trade-weighted index (now at 79.56).Quarter-end position squaring was still in the cards for the remainder of the day, but the metal looked set to close out the period with a third quar... (Jun 30, 2009 10:14AM)

The Long and Short of IT

Gold's longest winning streak in a month continued with small gains in the early morning on Monday, after the metal first started on the negative side in last night's trade. Primary focus remains on US dollar movements, but volatility could also come this week from the cyclical process of quarter-en... (Jun 29, 2009 9:18AM)