Palladium/USD

Rising mortgage rates and a lack of affordability are prompting a steep drop-off in demand for housing. At the same time inventory for sale is on the rise. A combination of falling transactions and prices will intensify the recessionary forces the US economy is facing. The stimulus-fueled surge in prices looks to be over: House prices nationally have ...

Gold prices are moderately higher and near daily highs in early U.S. trading Wednesday, on safe-haven buying amid a very nervous marketplace as the calendar is set to turn to what can be a tumultuous month of October for stock and financial markets. Traders and investors are keeping a very close eye on the currency markets. Gold prices did drop to a nearly ...