Articles Tagged "world economy"

Palladium Spot Prices Tumble By 3.14 Percent As Congress Debates Bailout

Current Market Climate The proposed bailout of bad debts by the U.S. Treasury is being hotly debated in Congress: this debate is affecting commodity spot prices and stock market share prices all over the world. As government officials ponder the wisdom of assisting banks and investment houses by spending over 700 billion dollars purchasing bad [...]

Precious metals market suffers as stock market crashes

The stock market events of Sept. 15, 2008 have impacted all commodities markets, including precious metals such as palladium and platinum. Investors are unloading commodities at a rapid pace, in an attempt to seek safer investments.