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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard delivered remarks titled "U.S. Monetary Policy at Another Crossroads" at the 2011 "Dealmakers of the Year" Business Breakfast, hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University's Fermanian Business & Economic Institute. Bullard talked about the weaker-than-expected recovery, noting that U.S. economic growth is sluggish and that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has warned about...

LONDON, September 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In January of this year the gold bull market had its 10th birthday. Investors who've had the patience and fortitude to hold gold since 18 January 2001 when it made its low of $257 have been richly rewarded since today the yellow metal trades at $1,784 an ounce. A 7 fold move in a little over a decade certainly isn't bad but given that this bull market shows no sign of stopping, the question is: How High Will Gold Go? In...

NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey Nichols, Senior Economic Advisor to Rosland Capital (www.roslandcapital.com ), had the following commentary based on recent developments: Friday's news that America's most distinguished and powerful investment firm had been charged with securities fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent stock and commodity markets sharply lower. Gold was no exception, briefly falling below $1130 an ounce Monday morning from its Friday high near...

By Tim Ahmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates a 17th straight time on Thursday, but fired up financial markets by toning down its warnings about the possible need for further increases. As widely expected, the central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to lift the benchmark federal funds rate target a quarter-percentage point to 5.25 percent, its highest since March 2001. In a statement announcing its action, the...