With Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaking to Congress this week, the market’s fearful spotlight on interest rates is especially bright.

• Federal Reserve,
• In the News,
• interest rates

Today’s financial headlines are influencing the price and outlook for gold and gold-mining stocks.

• European Central Bank,
• Gold Equities,
• Greece

With all the volatility in stocks and bonds this year, it’s hard to get a clear bead on where markets might be heading. That uncertainty makes it hard for investors to not worry about where markets might be heading.

• In the News,
• Market Commentary,
• Market Volatility

We liked European equities before last month’s massive monetary stimulus plan was announced, so it should be no surprise that we like them even more now.

• European Central Bank,
• eurozone,
• In the News

It’s only January, so perhaps it’s too soon to identify a dominant market trend for 2015. That said, there are a lot of stresses in the global financial system.

• central bank,
• euro,
• eurozone