| Gold rose to two-week highs last week as worries grew over economic weakness in the euro zone and tensions between Russia and the West. The rise in gold continued a rally sparked Tuesday afternoon, when Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Russian troops are poised to pressure or invade Ukraine, causing gold prices to reverse losses and head higher in aftermarket electronic trading.
Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have helped buoy gold prices in recent months, even as the market has been weighed down by expectations that the Federal Reserve may tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, according to the Wall Street Journal..........................................Full Article: Source |