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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Gold posts record gain

Gold posts record gain

Gold prices posted their biggest one-day jump ever Wednesday, as jitters over the health of the financial sector sent stocks tumbling and the dollar weakened

Gold for December delivery was up $70, or 9%, to settle at $850.50 an ounce. The gain surpassed the previous mark, $64, set Jan. 29, 1980, during a period of surging inflation.

“People are losing confidence in the financial sector," said Peter Spina, president of goldseek.com, a gold trading analysis Web site. "You look around you, where are you going to put your money? Gold is safety."

The commodity is often seen as a hedge against inflation and a safer bet in the wake of the financial crisis roiling Wall Street.

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Economic Event Calendar

GMT+5:30 Event Vol. Actual Consensus Previous
Friday, Jun 20
11:30 Public Sector Net Borrowing 1 £17.686B £20.052B Revised from £20.155B
11:30 Retail Sales (YoY) 2 -1.3% 1.7% 5.0%
11:30 Retail Sales (MoM) 3 -2.7% -0.5% 1.3% Revised from 1.2%
11:30 Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY) 2 -1.3% 1.8% 5.2% Revised from 5.3%
11:30 Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) 2 -2.8% -0.5% 1.4% Revised from 1.3%
18:00 Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey 2 -1 -4
18:00 Industrial Product Price (MoM) 1 0.0% -0.8%
18:00 Raw Material Price Index 1 -0.8% -3.0%
18:00 New Housing Price Index (MoM) 1 -0.2% -0.4%
18:00 New Housing Price Index (YoY) 1 -0.6%
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