Precious Metals

The problem of fake gold bars (Reuters)

Bernanke Lends a Helping Hand to Gold and Silver (Fox Business)

The Drilled Gold Bars Filled With Tungsten (Forbes.com)

Gold ends at two-week high, rallies on Bernanke (MarketWatch)

The World’s Biggest Markets For Gold Are On Strike (BusinessInsider)

Thank you, Mr Ben Bernank (TF Metals)

Markets

Stocks rise sharply after Bernanke suggests economy still needs help (Washington Post)

MF’s Corzine Ordered Funds Moved to JP Morgan, Memo Says (Bloomberg)

Economy

Bernanke says U.S. needs faster growth (Reuters)