Emas PG boleh bayar 4 kali

Untuk memudahkan pembeli emas membeli terutamanya jika harga emas terlalu mahal, Public Gold memperkenalkan sistem pembayaran 4 kali installment dipanggil sistem EPP (Easy Payment Plan). Pembelian cara ini dikenakan caj perkhidmatan sekali sahaja sebanyak 0.5 % dari kadar harga emas yang dibeli. Contohnya jika beli emas harga RM 4000, boleh bayar bulanan sebanyak RM 1000 setiap bulan. Caj perkhidmatan sebanyak RM 20 perlu dibayar pada installment pertama. Bermakna, untuk installment pertama, pembeli perlu bayar RM 1020. Amat mudah.

Emas akan diperolehi setelah pembayaran sepenuhnya dibuat.

Public Gold juga ada sistem Pajakan dipanggil PSP

Sejak beberapa bulan lalu, penyimpan emas dikejutkan dengan berita Agro Bank tidak lagi menerima pajakan ar-Rahnu untuk gold bar / coin. Ini agak menyukarkan sesetengah penyimpan yang ingin memakai wang jika berlaku sesuatu keperluan mendesak.

Bagaimanapun, baru-baru ini Public Gold telah memperkenalkan sistem yang lebih kurang sama dengan sistem ar-Rahnu Agro Bank. Sistemnya dipanggil Public Safe Program (PSP). Kadar upahnya seperti berikut :-

Upah simpan                    : 0.80 % sebulan
Jumlah wang diperolehi : 65 % daripada nilai semasa emas yang dipajak.

Jika ambil contoh, kita ingin pajakkan 250 gram emas PG. Nilai semasa ialah RM 43,500.

Upah simpan = 0.80% x 43,500 = RM 348 sebulan
Jumlah wang diperolehi = 65% x 43,500 = RM 28,275.

Tempoh pajakan ialah 6 bulan. Bermakna maksimum 6 bulan, emas perlu diambil semula dengan bayaran RM 28,275 + ( RM 348 x 6) = RM 30,363.

Kalau nak compare dengan pinjaman peribadi, seolah-olah kita ambil pinjaman dengan kadar 14.77% setahun.

Maknanya, adalah juga option untuk penyimpan emas Public Gold untuk menggunakan wang secara sementara jika berlaku sesuatu keperluan mendesak tanpa perlu menjual emas simpanan mereka.

Bagaimanapun, nasihat saya, jangan tunggu lama untuk menebus. Dikhuatiri kadar upah simpan makin tinggi dan payah nak tebus kembali. Bila ada duit , terus saja dapatkan kembali emas yang dipajak.

Klip video tentang emas

Di bawah ini adalah klip video menarik tentang emas. Banyak lagi video-video yang boleh ditonton di column kanan blog saya ini. Selamat menonton !!!

Emas turun lagi USD 1569

Harga emas turun lagi dengan betul-betul rendah. Lebih rendah dari harga beberapa bulan yang lalu. Masa yang amat-amat sesuai untuk lock harga atau membeli emas dan kemudian jual waktu harga tinggi.

Harga emas turun menjunam USD 1627

Tanpa disangka-sangka, harga emas turun menjunam selepas menikmati kenaikan sementara beberapa minggu lalu. Penganalisa berkata walaupun harga turun, pembelian agak perlahan. Ini disebabkan kekuatan US Dollar menyebabkan harga dilihat tidak begitu menarik di mata pembeli di Asia.

Wbp, bagi yang ingin membeli, inilah masanya yang paling sesuai ketika ini. Jangan tunggu lagi. Bagi yang nak menjual emas simpanan mereka, tangguhkan dahulu. Tunggu hingga harga naik kembali.

Kenaikan tahunan amat rendah iaitu 16.6 %. jauh lebih rendah dari kenaikan tahunan purata iaitu sekitar 27-30% setahun.

Sesuai membeli emas sekarang USD 1625

Setelah dikejutkan dengan kenaikan emas mendadak pada hujung bulan Ogos lalu sehingga USD 1907 seounce, kini ia turun menjunam disebabkan US Federal Reserve menambah bilangan US Dollar dengan membeli bon-bon daripada US Treasury Department. Atau dengan kata lain nilai US Dollar naik disebabkan tindakan ini lantas harga emas jatuh merudum.

Ada juga pendapat penanalisis bahawa harga emas sengaja dijatuhkan untuk menakutkan penyimpan emas daripada terus menyimpan emas. Menurut beliau Bank-bank pusat menjual dengan banyak emas simpanan mereka supaya harga emas jatuh. Ini adalah kerana mereka berpendapat jika harga emas naik, orang ramai tidak ingin membeli fiat moneys. Ini merugikan mereka.

Ada juga yang mengatakan, pelabur menjual emas mereka untuk membayar kerugian-kerugian pada pelaburan lain disebabkan harga saham jatuh.

Apapun, bagi mereka yang sudah lama ingin membeli emas, ada hikmahnya. Inilah waktu yang ditunggu-tunggu. Jangan tunggu lagi rendah. Ini pun sudah cukup rendah. Alhamdulillah pada ketika ini, ramai rakan-rakan saya menempah untuk membeli emas Public Gold 20g kerana harga tengah rendah. Ada yang dapat pada harga RM 3555 untuk PG 20g.

Ada juga yang ingin beli Kijang emas di Maybank atau Australlian Nugget di UOB Bank tapi tiada stok. Saya nak beritahu para pembaca, kelemahan Kijang Emas dan UOB Gold ialah, ketika harga turun, stok tiada !!! Sedangkan Public Gold tidak pernah kehabisan stok. Kita boleh tempah bila-bila pada waktu yang kita suka. Nak menjual pula sangat mudah. Boleh jual dengan Public Gold atau ramai juga pembeli-pembeli lain yang sanggup beli dengan harga lebih tinggi sedikit dari harga "we buy".

Harga sekarang ialah USD 1624.80 seounce. Sangat rendah iaitu kira-kira 15% lebih rendah dari harga maksimum lalu !!! Kesimpulannya beli sekarang sangat menguntungkan.

Apa lagi jom membeli sebelum harga naik. Kitco buat survey mendapati ramai menjangka harga naik minggu hadapan. Selamat membeli !!

Harga emas turun - sesuai membeli

Bagi mereka yang dah lama menanti nak beli emas, waktu ni dirasakan agak sesuai membeli. Mungkin harga akan turun sedikit lagi selepas ini, tetapi jika membeli sekarang pun tiada ruginya. Harga emas ketika ini jatuh ke USD 1740 seounce. Kalau dapat beli atas tangan orang dengan harga bawah market price lebih baik.

Saya rasa waktu paling sesuai lock emas bagi yang nak membeli ialah ketika harga menjadi USD 1700 seounce ke bawah atau untuk Public Gold 20g, RM 3600 ke bawah. Ini pendapat saya. Terpulang pada pembaca tentukan sendiri.

Selamat memantau harga emas.

Emas Naik Melepasi USD 1900

Seperti dijangka, emas naik melebihi USD 1900 seounce pagi tadi. Harga Kijang emas hari ini disandarkan ketika emas berharga USD 1907 seounce iaitu RM 6010. Bayangkan pada bulan 12, hargannya sekitar RM 4500. Sesiapa yang beli Kijang emas sekitar bulan Februari 2011 lah yang paling banyak untung. Untung bersih selepas tolak spread sudah melebihi 30 % tidak sampai setahun. Inilah namanya rezeki penyimpan emas.

Emas Naik Lagi Menghampiri USD 1900 !!!

Sejak hampir setahun saya menyimpan emas, kali inilah saya rasa emas betul-betul naik dengan amat pantas. Kalau ini berterusan, saya rasa satu masa nanti agak sukar untuk golongan pertengahan membeli emas kerana harganya yang sangat mahal. Rasanya sekarang ni gelang emas biasa pun mungkin harganya sekitar RM 6000 ! bayangkan.

Kenaikan kali ini disebabkan krisis hutang Eropah yang terus menerus tidak nampak pulihnya dan prestasi ekonomi yang lembap di seluruh dunia. Jika kita tengok Bloomberg atau CNBC Asia pun asyik cerita pasal saham yang jatuh di seluruh dunia. Harga minyak pun turun tapi harga minyak di Malaysia tak turun2.

Setiap kali berlaku kejatuhan ekonomi, harga emas akan meningkat naik kerana sebenarnya nilai emas sama, cuma nilai mata wang saja yang makin jatuh.

Kenaikan tahunan amat tinggi iaitu melebihi 50 %. jauh lagi tinggi daripada kenaikan purata sekitar 27-30%. Waktu ni sesuai menjual atau terus menyimpan. Jika nak beli, cadangan saya sama ada tunggu bila berlaku penurunan sementara selepas ini atau beli atas tangan orang dengan harga di bawah pasaran.

Harga perak juga nampak makin naik. Cuma harga perak dikatakan agak volatile iaitu mudah naik dan turun. Tapi tak rugi menyimpan seperti yang dianjurkan oleh Rasulullah SAW. Yakinlah. Tapi jangan lupa bayar zakat ye... Bertambah berkat simpanan kita , insya Allah.

Gold Advances to Record, Platinum to 3-Year High, Silver to 3-Month Peak

Gold rallied for a sixth day to an all-time high as a global economic slowdown and the European debt crisis boosted demand for a haven. Platinum climbed to the highest level in more than three years.

Immediate-delivery bullion gained as much as 1.6 percent to $1,882.55 an ounce, and traded at $1,881.50 at 2:14 p.m. in Singapore. The metal is up 16 percent in August, heading for its best monthly performance since September 1999.

“Gold has support given the risks are still there, so I wouldn’t want to short gold in the current environment,” said Jeremy Friesen, commodity strategist at Societe Generale SA. So- called short sales refer to bets on declines in prices.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index capped its biggest four- week loss since 2009 last week on concern German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s resistance to common euro-area bonds will prolong the region’s debt crisis. Central bankers from around the world will meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week amid speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may signal a third-round of asset purchases to boost the faltering recovery.

December-delivery gold rose as much as 1.8 percent to a record $1,885.90 an ounce. Bullion priced in sterling advanced to an all-time high, while June-delivery gold on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange and December-delivery metal on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed to their highest ever. Futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. also reached a record.

Emas catat rekod lagi USD 1825 !

Emas catat rekod lagi. Kali ni dikaitkan dengan krisis hutang Eropah yang makin meruncing serta kejatuhan pasaran saham seluruh dunia menyebabkan pelabur mengalih pelaburan mereka kepada emas yang terbukti lebih selamat. Kita bila lagi ?

Begitulah kelaziman emas. Setiap kali saham dunia jatuh, harga naik. Duit USA jatuh, harga naik. Hutang Eropah makin teruk, harga naik. Jadi kesimpulannya bagi penyimpan emas, jika berlaku perkara-perkara yang disebutkan tadi, mereka akan tersenyum...

Tengok sajalah jadual Kitco di atas. Kenaikan tahunan sudah hampir 50% !!! Maknanya jika kita beli emas RM 3000 tahun lepas (18 Ogos 2010) , kini harganya sudah hampir RM 4500 !! Untung RM 1500. Bayangkan.

Apa lagi. Mari membeli dan menyimpan emas. Jangan tunggu naik lagi. Tapi jika nak dapat harga di bawah market price, cuba tengok di Facebook Public Gold.

Comex Gold Sharply, Hits New Record High, amid EU Debt Worries
(Kitco News) -Comex gold futures prices are trading sharply higher Thursday morning and have established another all-time record high of $1,819.90 an ounce as of this writing. Once again investor risk appetite has pulled back as the world stock markets are selling off Thursday, due to more European Union debt concerns. That's prompting fresh safe-haven demand for gold. December gold last traded up $22.70 at $1,816.60 an ounce. Spot gold last traded up $24.10 an ounce at $1,813.75. December Comex silver last traded up $0.067 at $40.445 an ounce.

The European Union debt crisis remains a major bullish fundamental factor for the gold market. European financial stocks sold off sharply overnight and gold rallied. Tuesday's meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who discussed what to do about the debt crisis, left traders and investors nonplussed. The EU debt saga drags on with no end in sight.

The market place continues to look to the U.S. stock market and its daily movements. The daily price moves in the U.S. stock indexes continue to be the gauge for measuring investor risk appetite in the market place. And Thursday, investors have pulled in their horns and are seeking perceived safer assets.
The U.S. dollar index is trading firmer Thursday morning on short covering in a bear market. The greenback bulls have faded again this week. Currency and financial markets are also awaiting some U.S. inflation and other key U.S. economic data due out Thursday morning.

Crude oil prices are trading solidly lower Thursday morning on the EU debt woes and slumping stock markets. However, recent price action hints the crude oil market has put in a near-term bottom. Look for choppy and sideways trading in crude oil in the coming weeks. The crude oil market will continue to be a major "outside market" force for the precious metals.

In an interview on CNBC Wednesday, widely followed newsletter writer Dennis Gartman said gold is not a safe-haven investment asset because its price is too volatile on a daily basis. Although I respect Gartman's work, he's off base on that matter. A market's or asset's perceived safe-have status has nothing to do with its daily price volatility. It's a sound notion that the vast majority of investment demand for gold is based upon the idea that gold is a safer store of value during very uncertain economic times and amid gyrating currency, stock and financial markets.

U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the consumer price index, leading economic indicators, existing home sales and the Philadelphia Fed business survey.
The London A.M. gold fixing was $1,794.50 versus the previous P.M. fixing of $1,790.00.

Technically, gold futures bulls have the strong overall near-term and longer-term technical advantage and are gaining near-term upside technical momentum this week. Bulls' next near-term upside technical objective is to produce a close above solid technical resistance at $1,850.00. Bears' next near-term downside price objective is closing prices below psychological support at the last "reaction low" on the daily bar chart, at $1,725.80. First resistance is seen at $1,825.00 and then at $1,850.00. First support is seen at $1,800.00 and then at the overnight low of $1,786.80.

Technically, silver bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage. Bulls are regaining some upside technical momentum this week. However, the silver bulls are not nearly in the powerfully bullish technical posture that gold now possesses. Silver bulls' next upside price objective is producing a close above solid technical resistance at the August high of $42.31 an ounce. The next downside price breakout objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at the August low of $37.055. First resistance is seen at Wednesday's high of $40.63 and then at $41.00. Next support is seen at Thursday's low of $40.11 and then at $40.00.

Jangan letak semua telur dalam satu bakul

Berikut adalah satu petikan menarik tentang pelaburan emas. Banyak ilmu yang boleh diperolehi daripada artikel ini. WBP janganlah terima bulat2 semua statement berkenaan. Ambillah mana yang baik dan abaikan mana yang kita tidak setuju.

Pendapat saya, jika ada duit lebih, beli emas. Tapi paling elok pada ketika harga nya menurun sedikit atau ketika berlaku 'correction'. Atau jika ada orang nak jual emas pada kita dengan harga di bawah 'market value', sambar je...

Don't invest everything on gold, say economists

KUALA LUMPUR: Don't put all your eggs in one basket and spend your money wisely, say economists when commenting on whether money should be used to buy gold for investment as prices have been escalating recently.

The price of gold has skyrocketed to RM190 per gramme from RM142 per gramme about a year ago.
Following the drop in the US dollar, consumers are displaying greater confidence in gold which is considered the best investment in view of the US debt crisis.

However, economists say despite its rising cost, gold remains an investment liability.

They cautioned investors not to place all their money in gold, although it may now seem like a sure bet as the price will eventually drop. Instead, the advice is to use the money on properties, food, oil and gas stocks.
Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad's (RAM) group chief economist Dr Yeah Kim Leng said the price of gold is rising because of falling US currency, and it is only natural that people turn to gold as a "safe haven" in such a scenario.

"In times of trouble, gold is always seen as a refuge for investors. It is only natural that people would seek gold and buy it as a substitute for the falling US dollar. While the price of gold may rise further, it is expected to dive when the dollar begins to picks up."

Yeah said the increase in gold prices is due to uncertainty in the market and should not be viewed as a continuous or permanent situation.

"It is better for people to buy oil and gas stocks or assets instead of gold," he said.
Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad's (BIMB) chief economist Azrul Azwa Ahmad Tajudin also warned that what goes up must come down.

"In times like this, investors will buy gold when currencies are down as a means to 'shield' themselves.

"It is common for gold prices to go up during times of an economic slowdown but it is really advisable to invest your money in stocks such as in oil and gas, and food and properties. This is because the market for gold is not fixed and therefore once the currency issue is resolved, we are bound to see a drop in gold prices later on."

Azrul Azwa said even though it is not wrong for investors to buy gold at this time, it would be much wiser if they use it for other things.

"Diversify your portfolio as you don't necessarily have to fix your target on just gold when you can buy other commodities."

Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) director and National Economic Action Council's (NEAC) globalisation committee member Tan Sri Dr Ramon Navaratnam advised potential investors to look to properties instead of gold as it would not give long-term financial returns.
"Do not put all your eggs in one basket. Diversify and look to other assets when looking to invest, such as properties, food or oil and gas. If you only purchase gold, that would be risky."
Ramon said this pertains to all forms of gold, be it Australian nuggets, Emas Kijang, Dinar of even the Canadian Maple Leaf.

"Gold is gold, it does not matter which kind or type, it still gold," he said.

In the US, gold prices pushed to new heights last Tuesday as investors digested the possible consequences of the lowered US credit rating and Europe's debt crisis on a slowing global economy.
Investors view gold as a safer bet amid rising worries about debt levels of the major economies and uncertain stock markets. The value of gold, unlike that of a currency, doesn't hinge on whether countries can make their bond payments, or on the vigour of their economies.

The metal's price has more than doubled since the recession began in late 2007, and its climb accelerated this summer.

Gold is more than a currency substitute or an investment for scared traders desperate to latch onto an asset that is not losing value. It is also a material used in industrial products and by consumers who will now have to pay more for engagement rings, gold crowns for their teeth and perhaps even electronics.

Harga Emas Naik melebihi 1800 USD !!!

Pada waktu blog ini ditulis, harga emas turun sedikit. Tapi pada pagi tadi ia telah melebihi 1800 USD. Sesiapa yang ada menyimpan kijang emas sudah tentu tersenyum lebar kerana untung yang berlipat kali ganda. Begitu juga dengan pemilik emas Public Gold. Nasihat saya, terus menyimpan emas jika mampu kerana harga nya dijangka naik lagi.

Tengok saja kenaikan tahunan di atas. Sudah berada pada tahap 49.15 % atau 588 USD naik setahun berbanding tahun lepas. Kira-kita RM 1760 setiap ounce.

Cuma jangan lupa bayar zakat ye jika cukup haul setahun dan cukup nisab 85 gram (untuk emas bukan perhiasan).

Emas Naik Lagi USD 1757

Emas terus naik lagi kerana sentimen pelabur yang membeli emas dengan banyaknya sebagai langkah selamat disebabkan kebimbangan terhadap situasi ekonomi yang tidak menentu di US dan Eropah serta kemungkinan kemelesetan ekonomi global.



Gold Tops Record $1,750 as Investors Seek Haven

Gold futures exceeded $1,770 an ounce for the first time as the global rout in equities and commodities deepened on concern the economic slowdown will worsen after Standard & Poor’s cut the U.S. credit rating.

Gold for December delivery in New York advanced as much as 3.6 percent to a record $1,774.80 an ounce and traded at $1,759.40 at 2:56 p.m. in Melbourne. Immediate-delivery gold rose as much as 3.1 percent to an all-time high of $1,772.38. Gold was costlier than platinum for the first time since 2008.

The precious metal has surged 23 percent this year, heading for an 11th year of gains, as the global sovereign-debt crisis and a faltering economy boost demand for wealth protection. Gold holdings had their biggest daily advance since May last year as of Aug. 8. John Paulson, who made $15 billion betting against subprime mortgages, is still the biggest investor in the largest exchange-traded fund backed by bullion.

“The market is now worried about another global recession,” Natalie Robertson, a commodity analyst at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., said by phone from Melbourne. “The S&P downgrade of the U.S. credit rating has fueled a lot of those concerns and the market is also focusing on the European situation.”

Holdings in exchange-traded products backed by gold surged 1.4 percent to a record 2,216.8 tons on Aug. 8, data compiled by Bloomberg show, an 11th straight gain. Gold futures jumped $61.40, or 3.7 percent, yesterday to settle at $1,713.20 an ounce, the biggest gain since March 19, 2009.

Harga emas naik melonjak lagi ke USD 1696 !!!

Harga emas naik dengan begitu drastik sekali. Posting saya sebelum ni ia naik ke USD 1613. Sekarang USD 1696 !!! Kenaikan kali ini disebabkan sentimen awal pasaran saham yang tidak baik ekoran penurunan US credit rating pada Jumaat lepas dan pengumuman Kesatuan Eropah bahwa krisis hutang mereka semakin serius.

Pendapat saya, waktu ni tidak sesuai membeli kecuali jika beli dari tangan orang dengan harga 'we buy' yang lebih rendah. Paling elok ialah terus menyimpan atau jika ingin pakai duit, elok juga jika menjual ketika ini.

Cuba kita tengok jadual di atas. Kenaikan bulanan sahaja sebanyak USD 154 dollar iaitu 9.97 % !!! Ini amat tinggi. Lebih RM 300 sebulan untuk setiap auns. Kenaikan tahunan jangan cerita : USD 492 atau 40.85 %.!!! Ini melebihi purata kenaikan tahunan sekitar 25-30 % setahun.

Bila waktu sesuai membeli emas ? Saya selalu cadangkan, jika kenaikan bulanan di jadual di atas negatif, dan jika kenaikan tahunan di bawah paras 20%, waktu tu sesuai membeli emas. Itu teori saya.

Jadi, kepada yang ada duit lebih, jangan rasa rugi membeli dan menyimpan emas kerana ia amat menguntungkan. Saya rasa bila2 masa ia boleh naik melebihi USD 1700. Kita tunggu nanti.

Kalau nak tanya pendapat saya, membeli emas Kijang Emas di Maybank dan Public Gold amat menguntungkan berdasarkan pengalaman saya. Cuma mungkin kita boleh tunggu harga turun sedikit selepas ini untuk membeli. Atau jika ada yang nak menjual dengan harga yang murah, apa lagi, sambar je....

Harga Emas Melambung Naik Lagi ke USD 1613

Harga emas naik lagi. Kali ni ke tahap USD 1613.8 seounce. Menurut penganalisis kenaikan ini disebabkan kebimbangan pelabur berkenaan masalah hutang US yang semakin serius dan tiada menunjukkan tanda-tanda pemulihan.

Kenaikan tahunan amat tinggi iaitu sebanyak 35.66 % atau USD 424. Ini bermakna harga emas kini adalah USD 424 lebih mahal daripada harga emas satu tahun yang lepas.

Bagi mereka yang ingin menjual emas, inilah masa yang paling sesuai. Tapi kalau masih ada cash di tangan, teruslah menyimpan. Harga tetap akan naik, insya Allah.

Gold hits fresh record as U.S. debt talks grind on

SYDNEY(MarketWatch) — Gold futures hit a fresh record in electronic trading Monday, as U.S. debt-ceiling talks to avert a default continued, with no apparent progress toward a deal.

Gold for August delivery /quotes/zigman/700181 GC1Q +0.81%  gained $16.30, or 1.0% to $1,617.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange during Asian trading hours.
Last week gold reached a nominal record of $1,602.50 an ounce.

Adjusted for inflation, gold would have to settle at around $2,400 an ounce to supplant a record around $850 an ounce reached in January 1980.

The metal has benefitted from the uncertainty stemming from global debt problems in recent weeks, with the deadlock in U.S.negotiations taking center stage on Monday.

Harga Emas dan Perak Catat Rekod Tertinggi

Harga emas dan perak catat rekod tertinggi hari ini melebihi tahap psikologi USD 1600 untuk emas dan USD 40 seounce untuk perak. Pelabur mengaitkan kenaikan drastik ini disebabkan oleh krisis hutang di Eropah dan Amerika Syarikat. Boleh kita bayangkan, negara Amerika pun ada masalah hutang ? Manakala negara Eropah seperti Greece dan mungkin selepas ni Italy pula, tidak dapat lari dari masalah berkenaan. Jawapannya kerana duit yang mereka gunakan sebenarnya tidak mempunyai nilai pada dirinya sendiri. Ia disandarkan kepada US dollar yang juga tidak stabil dan bebas dimanipulasi oleh Kerajaan Amerika Syarikat. Manakala emas dan perak pula bebas dari sebarang bentuk manipulasi dan pengurangan nila kerana ia mempunyai nilainya yang tesendiri.

Bagi yang membeli emas Public Gold pada awal tahun ini, sudah boleh jana keuntungan beratus-ratus ringgit untuk setiap jongkong 20g. Harga pada awal tahun ni pernah jadi RM 2900. Kini sudah menjadi RM 3447 !!

Kenaikan emas tahunan semasa juga agak tinggi iaitu sebanyak 34.52 % atau sebanyak USD 411.80 setahun !! Kenaikan bulan juga amat drastik iaitu 64.80 %.

Jadi, mari kita tambah koleksi kita jika ada duit lebih dalam simpanan.


Comex Gold Hits a New High Above $1,600.00, Silver Above $40.00, on Safe-Haven Demand

(Kitco News) - Comex gold and silver futures prices closed solidly higher Monday on more safe-haven investment demand amid the debt crises playing out in Europe and the U.S. The debt problems on both sides of the ocean have rattled most of the world's currency and stock markets. Gold is now viewed by even more investors as a currency and/or the safest asset in a very risky world market place. August gold last traded up $12.30 at $1,602.40 an ounce. Spot gold last traded up $8.10 an ounce at $1,602.75.
December Comex silver last traded up $1.159 at $40.25 an ounce.

There is still trader and investor nervousness on the European Union sovereign debt front and on the U.S. debt-ceiling debate. Despite efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to resolve or control those situations, the market place on Monday was still viewing the matters with anxiety. European banks' stress test results on Friday were about as expected but have failed to assuage traders and investors. EU leaders are scheduled to hold a summit on Thursday, regarding the matter. And the U.S. congress and the President Obama are still at loggerheads over raising the U.S. debt ceiling that will be hit in early August. The wrangling has invited still more buying demand for the precious metals markets.
The U.S. dollar index traded higher morning, on short covering and some safe-haven buying interest on the idea that the U.S. currency is the lesser of evils in the currency markets. Recent price action in the dollar index suggests the index will trade choppy and trendless in the near term. Any further weakening of the dollar index would be a bullish development for the precious metals.

Crude oil prices traded solidly lower Monday. There are presently fears a world economic slowdown is in progress amid the EU debt crisis, which have been a bearish weight on the crude oil market recently. Recent choppy and sideways price action in the crude oil market suggests more of the same in the near term.

The London P.M. gold fixing was $1,599.00 versus the previous P.M. fixing of $1,587.00.
Technically, August Comex gold futures prices closed nearer the session high Monday. Gold bulls have the strong overall near-term technical advantage. There are still no early clues to suggest a market top is close at hand and the path of least resistance for prices remains sideways to higher for gold. Bulls' next near-term upside technical objective is to produce a close above psychological resistance at $1,625.00. Bears' next near-term downside price objective is closing prices below solid technical support at the June high of $1,559.30. First resistance is seen at Monday's record high of $1,607.90 and then at $1,615.00. First support is seen at Monday's low of $1,591.40 and then at $1,590.00. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 9.5.

December silver futures prices closed near mid-range and hit a fresh 2.5-month high Monday. The silver bulls have the solid overall technical advantage and gained more power Monday by pushing prices above what was strong psychological resistance at $40.00. Bulls' next upside price objective is producing a close above solid technical resistance at $42.50 an ounce. The next downside price breakout objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at $38.00. First resistance is seen at Monday's high of $40.75 and then at $41.00. Next support is seen at $40.00 and then at $39.50. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 8.0.

December N.Y. copper closed down 90 points 442.30 cents Monday. Prices closed near mid-range and did hit a fresh three-month high early on. Gains were limited by bearish "outside markets" that included a stronger U.S. dollar index and lower crude oil prices. The copper bulls still have the solid overall near-term technical advantage, but bulls are worried about the world's economies slowing down. Copper bulls' next upside breakout objective is pushing and closing prices above solid technical resistance at 450.00 cents. The next downside price breakout objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at 425.00 cents. First resistance is seen at 445.00 cents and then at Monday's high of 446.75 cents. First support is seen at 440.00 cents and then at 437.50 cents. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 7.0.

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By Jim Wyckoff of Kitco News; mailto:jwyckoff@kitco.com

Emas Naik Kembali

Akhirnya setelah sekian lama menyepi, harga emas naik kembali. Sila lihat Jadual Kitco di bawah.

Saya suka melihat prestasi emas berdasarkan kenaikan harian, bulanan dan tahunan. Berdasarkan jadual di atas, semua kenaikan tersebut adalah positif berbanding beberapa minggu lalu, kenaikan bulanan sentiasa negatif. Kenaikan tahunan juga menyamai kenaikan purata iaitu sekitar 27 %. Ini petanda baik.

Kenaikan kali ini menurut penganalisis disebabkan hutang negara-negara Euro dan data ekonomi US yang tidak memberangsangkan.

Kesimpulannya, sesuai menjual emas pada waktu ini dan kalau nak beli emas mungkin boleh tunggu petanda-petanda baru selepas ini.

Harga Emas dan Perak Masih Rendah - Sesuai membeli

Telah lebih sebulan saya tidak menulis blog kerana terlalu sibik dengan pekerjaan harian. Harga emas dan perak didapati lebih kurang sama dengan bulan lepas. Apa maknanya ? Maknanya inilah masa yang masih sesuai untuk menambah bilangan emas dan perak kita jika memang kita sedang dalam proses membeli.

Pengekalan harga emas ketika ini dikaitkan dengan dengan pengukuhan US Dollar manakala harga perak agak turun sedikit.

Jika kita lihat kenaikan tahunan di bawah adalah amat rendah iaitu 19.78% sahaja. Biasanya sekitar 27-30%. Ini bermakna waktu ini tidak sesuai menjual emas sebaliknya sesuai membeli emas.

Jadi apa lagi. Jom membeli ...

Sekarang Waktu Membeli Emas dan Perak

Bagi pembeli yang baru nak beli emas atau perak atau penyimpan sedia ada yang nak menambah koleksi, waktu inilah dirasakan sesuai untuk membeli emas atau perak kerana harganya yang jatuh begitu rendah sekali berbanding minggu lepas.

Bagi yang dah membeli dengan harga tinggi sebelum ni, jangan risau. Harga tetap akan naik, insya Allah. Cuma waktu ni sebenarnya adalah peluang untuk membeli. Nanti kita akan tengok selepas ini harga akan naik kembali dan susah dapat peluang membeli pada harga seperti ini. Adat emas dan perak, jika ramai orang membeli, harga akan naik balik kerana seperti dinyatakan dalam tulisan saya sebelum ni, harga emas dan perak di Malaysia bergantung kepada dua faktor iaitu naik-turun nilai US dollar dan jumlah jual-beli emas dan perak di pasaran dunia.

Untuk dealer, baguslah pada waktu ni kerana banyak dapat jualan. Cuma Public Gold sekarang telah menetapkan peraturan yang lebih ketat iaitu, tempoh bayaran untuk tempahan dipendekkan kepada 24 jam. Jika dalam masa 4 hari tak dijelaskan, akaun akan digantung. Agak sukar juga untuk dealer kerana jika pembeli yang lambat menjelaskan bayaran, dealer yang akan kena blacklist. Apa nak buat. Mungkin pihak pengurusan Public Gold boleh kaji balik isu ini.

Satu lagi cara untuk tentukan waktu yang sesuai untuk beli emas ialah tengok pada Jadual Kitco di atas. Kenaikan tahunan semasa (365 hari) agak rendah iaitu 21.37 %. Biasanya melebihi 30%. Jadi jika ia berada pada tahap ini (21.37%), elok membeli manakala jika kenaikan tahunan sekitar 30% ke atas boleh menjual (jika ingin jana keuntungan).

Jadi ... Selamat membeli !!! Jangan tunggu harga naik balik....

Advantages of Silver Over Gold

The average person can’t afford to buy gold, so it is most suitable for wealthy people for investment and central banks.

With silver being so much cheaper, the average person can go to his local coin dealer and buy some.

The advantages of silver over gold as an inflation hedge are numerous and need to be considered:

1.     The silver market is much smaller, and it doesn’t take as much money moving into silver as an investment to move the market up. Silver has outperformed gold dramatically over the last few years, going from $3 an ounce to over $40 an ounce.

2.     Silver is also a very important industrial metal with over 3,000 industrial uses.

3.     The government has never seized silver, although they have seized gold. If that worries you (it doesn’t worry me much), you would feel safer with silver rather than gold.

4.     The government actually has no stockpile of silver to unload. There is now more gold above ground than silver because of the silver industrial usage.

5.     I look upon silver as money. Throughout history more silver has been used more for money than gold. Historically, silver coins became the common denominator for money in more places and more times than gold.

If you are wealthy and can afford to buy some gold, be my guest. I think you will do just fine. However, silver will outperform gold about three to one. When I receive income from my business, I set aside enough cash to take care of my normal business affairs because paper money is still a means of exchange, although it is no longer a store of value. As a means of exchange, you can conduct your normal affairs. If I have any left over, I go to my local coin dealer and buy silver.

What kind of silver should you buy?

There are American silver eagles, junk silver, and foreign silver coins that can be bought from any coin dealer, and they are also easy to sell. The price fluctuates not only daily, but hourly. So there is always a place you could sell it.

But why would you want to sell it if the government is still inflating the currency? Hang on to your silver.

How far will silver go? Darned if I know; that’s above my pay grade. All I know is that we are in a bull market, and we ain’t seen nothin yet.
I don’t expect it to retreat. When I buy silver, I am just buying another form of money that I believe will prevail over paper.

Where will you keep it? Any place that thieves won’t be able to find it or get to it. Concealment is probably the best strategy. I wouldn’t keep it in my bank safe-deposit box, just in case the government decided to change its position on silver. Right now, silver is just treated as another commodity.

The government is even manufacturing and selling silver coins. But they have no stockpile, so they have to buy on the open market just like you do.

There are more people in the world who can afford to buy some silver than can afford to buy gold; thus, smaller volume will move the market up and up, and up.

Who cares about that? I don’t care if it goes up. I won’t sell it any time soon. This bull market will not end until the world changes its attitudes towards paper money. There is no sign of that.

Some day you might want to give it to your children or build your estate for them to inherit it. They will thank you and call your name blessed.

By Howard Ruff
The Ruff Times

Beli perak sekarang ?

Dalam tulisan saya sebelum ni, saya katakan kalau nak beli emas atau perak baik beli sewaktu berlaku correction (penurunan harga sementara). Rasa-rasanya perak sedang mengalami correction sekarang ni. Jika ada yang nak membeli perak, sekarang rasanya waktu yang paling sesuai. Mungkin harga akan turun lebih rendah lagi, tapi still menguntungkan jika dibandingkan harga tertinggi beberapa minggu lalu.

Kalau nak beli emas pun boleh juga kerana harganya pun sedang turun sedikit. Tetapi mungkin lebih menguntungkan jika beli emas atas tangan orang yang boleh menawarkan harga lebih murah sedikit daripada harga semasa.

Di mana nak cari penjual ? Paling mudah di laman web Facebook Public Gold. Selamat membeli !!

Public Gold Keluar Produk Baru, Emas 10 g

Syarikat Public Gold mengeluarkan produk baru iaitu emas jongkong 10 gram. Separuh daripada saiz terkecil sebelum ini iaitu 20 gram. Saya berpendapat ini tanda-tanda harga emas semakin meningkat. Ia memberi peluang kepada lebih ramai orang membeli jongkong emas kerana harga jongkong yang lebih murah tetapi dengan saiz yang lebih kecil.

Analisis yang boleh dibuat ialah, harga segram untuk jongkong 10 g lebih mahal sedikit daripada jongkong 20g. Harga semasa untuk jongkong 10 gram ialah RM 170.60/gram manakala harga untuk jongkong 20g ialah RM 169/gram.

Cuma satu beza yang amat ketara ialah spread (beza harga Sell dan Buy). Spread untuk jongkong 10 gram agak besar iaitu 8% manakala untuk jongkong 20 gram hanyalah 6 %.

Pendapat saya : Beli jongkong 20 gram lebih menguntungkan tetapi jika budget lebih kecil, boleh beli jongkong 10 gram. Jika nak menjual kembali jongkong 10 gram satu masa nanti, lebih baik jual pada orang berbanding jual balik pada Public Gold kerana spreadnya tinggi.

Saya jangkakan, jongkong 10 gram akan menjadi popular di masa akan datang kerana harganya yang lebih rendah dan mudah untuk menjualnya kepada pembeli baru.

Bayangkan 10 tahun akan datang, bila harga emas sudah terlalu mahal, mungkin kebanyakan orang hanya mampu beli emas 2 atau 5 gram sahaja (atau mungkin perak). Pada waktu itu beruntunglah bagi mereka yang sudah menyimpan emas dari sekarang kerana membeli dengan harga sekarang masih rendah berbanding 10 tahun akan datang.

Secara purata, kenaikan emas adalah kira-kira 30 % setahun. Bermakna lagi 10 tahun harga emas mungkin akan naik 300 %. Jika seseorang memiliki emas sebanyak RM 20k pada waktu ini, lagi 10 tahun nilainya mungkin akan menjadi RM 80,000 !!

Emas naik secara drastik USD 1565

Emas semakin menerbitkan fenomena. Seperti tulisan saya sebelum ni, perak dijangka 'slow down' kerana sudah naik mendadak sebelum ini tetapi emas pula sekarang naik mendadak. kenaikan kali ini disebabkan pembelian secara besar-besaran oleh pelabur yang terarah kepada pelaburan selamat ke atas emas dan perak disebabkan keadaan inflasi yang semakin naik. Adakah emas akan naik sehingga USD 1600 seounce dalam masa terdekat ? Sama-sama kita tunggu.

Market Nuggets: Comex Gold Hits Record High In After-Hours Screen Trading

Kitco News) -- Comex gold hit a fresh record high in after-hours screen trading following the pit-session close, with the June futures getting as high as $1,569.80 an ounce. “The world’s investors and traders are continuing to flock to gold and silver as a safe haven hedge against rising inflation,” says Mike Daly, gold and silver specialist with PFGBEST. Also, during the course of the day, several analysts cited a weak dollar for the strength in gold. At 4:30 p.m. EDT, June gold was up $31.20 to $1,562.30 an ounce.

Bagaimana nak menjual emas ?

Semalam baru saya terfikir, tentu ramai bakal pembeli atau penyimpan emas dan perak nak mengetahui, macammana nak jual emas kita bila tiba masanya.

Untuk emas atau perak Public Gold, ada 2 cara :-

1) Jual balik dengan Public Gold - harga murah sikit pasal untuk emas tolak spread (beza harga) sebanyak 6 % manakala untuk perak spread nya ialah 15%. Boleh juga beri pada mana-mana agen PG yang akan tolong bawa emas/perak tu ke pejabat Public Gold terdekat. Wang hasil jualan akan dimasukkan ke dalam akaun simpanan agen, sehari selepas penyerahan emas/perak.

2) Jual kepada mana-mana pembeli yang berminat. Paling mudah, iklankan dalam Facebook Public Gold. Cara ini mungkin dapat harga lebih tinggi sedikit. Tapi ingat jangan jual mahal sangat, nanti orang tak nak beli. Biasanya jual pada harga lebih tinggi sedikit daripada Harga 'We Buy' Public Gold.

Untuk emas Kijang Emas, senang je. Jual pada mana-mana kaunter maybank yang ada menjual Kijang Emas. Terus akan dapat duit tunai. Harga adalah kurang 4% dari nilai semasa emas tersebut.

Harga Emas Catat Rekod USD 1530

Harga emas naik lagi ke paras USD 1530 seounce. Memang sejak akhir-akhir ini, tulisan saya banyak cerita tentang harga emas naik. Nak buat macam mana, memang harga emas tengah naik. Ramai kawan-kawan tanya nak beli emas macam mana pada waktu ini. Yang saya boleh kata, beli pada waktu ini agak tinggi harganya. Ada juga pendapat mengatakan tunggu bila berlaku correction (penurunan sementara) baru beli pada waktu itu. Tapi apa yang berlaku, bila berlaku correction, ramai orang beli dan harga naik kembali. Kesimpulannya beli emas pada bila-bila masa tak pernah rugi, insya Allah. Harga tetap akan naik. Biasanya 27-32% setahun kadar kenaikan. Cuba lihat Jadual di bawah. Kenaikan tahunan semasa (365 hari) ialah USD 365.40 atau 31.36 %. Maknanya dalam setahun lepas, harga emas naik lebih RM 1,000 seounce !!! Bayangkan keuntungannya. Jika seorang membeli 30 ounce emas tahun lepas, bermakna dia sudah dapat laba lebih RM 30,000 !!!

Kenaikan harga emas kali ini dikaitkan dengan kebimbangan terhadap kadar inflasi oleh pembuat polisi kewangan. Ini menyebabkan ramai orang membeli emas dengan kadar yang banyak sebagai langkah pelaburan yang selamat.

Harga silver juga seolah-olah tidak mahu turun-turun. Berada di paras USD 48 seounce pada waktu ini.

Akhirnya emas cecah USD 1500

Seperti disebut-sebut sebelum ni, akhirnya harga emas cecah juga USD 1500 seounce. walaupun dijangka pada hujung April 2011, tetapi baru 20 April harga sudah melebihi USD 1500. Lepas ni kita tengok pula , bila harga akan cecah USD 1600.

Pada waktu ni sesuai untuk menjual bagi yang memang hendak menjana keuntungan atau bagi yang belum nak pakai wang, teruslah menyimpan. Kalau nak beli boleh, tapi pastikan seboleh mungkin beli atas tangan orang dengan harga yang lebih rendah daripada harga semasa. Itu sranan saya sahaja. Terpulanglah pada pembaca buat keputusan sendiri.

Kenaikan kali ini disebabkan oleh kelemahan US Dollar dan kerisauan berkenaan hutang di Eropah serta kadar inflasi yang lebih cepat naik daripada dijangka. Ini mengakibatkan ramai pelabur dengan segera beralih kepada pelaburan selamat iaitu kepada precious metals.

Perak juga mencatat rekod kenaikan tertinggi sejak 31 tahun yang lalu. Harga semasa perak ialah USD 44.73 seounce !!!! Sangat tinggi berbanding 3 bulan lalu.

Saya cadang jangan tunggu lagi. Kalau ada duit lebih di tangan, cuba-cubalah tukar sebahagiannya kepada emas atau perak, insya Allah ada keberkatan. Baru tadi lepas berbual dengan seorang kawan yang melabur banyak dalam fixed deposit sejak 10 tahun lalu. Sudah tentu keuntungannya tidak sebanyak jika membeli dan menyimpan emas dan perak. Kenaikan emas biasanya sekitar 27% - 31% setahun manakala perak kira-kira 25% dalam masa 4 bulan !!!

Di bawah adalah artikel dari Bloomberg berkenaan prestasi emas semasa. Selamat membaca.

Gold Exceeds $1,500 as Dollar Drops on Concern About U.S., European Debts

Gold rose above $1,500 an ounce to a record in London and New York as a weaker dollar and concern about debt and faster inflation spurred demand for an alternative investment. Silver reached a 31-year high.

The dollar slipped as much as 0.8 percent against six major currencies, trading at a 16-month low, while a U.S. gauge of trader inflation expectations approached the highest level since 2008. Gold, which typically moves inversely to the greenback, has climbed this year as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and Europe’s debt crisis boosted demand.

“The dollar has lost ground to its major counterparts,” James Moore, an analyst at TheBullionDesk.com in London, said in a report to clients. “The mix of inflation, currency debasement, euro zone debt and Middle East and North African unrest continues to fuel investment demand.”

Immediate-delivery bullion gained as much as $9.33, or 0.6 percent, to $1,505.65 an ounce and was at $1,502.95 by 11:21 a.m. in London. Gold for June delivery was 0.6 percent higher at $1,503.60 an ounce on the Comex in New York after reaching a record $1,506.20.

Bullion rose to $1,505 an ounce in the morning “fixing” in London, used by some mining companies to sell output, from $1,490.50 at yesterday’s afternoon fixing.

The difference between yields on U.S. 10-year notes and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, a gauge of trader expectations for inflation, today widened to as much as 2.66 percentage points. The spread reached 2.67 percentage points on April 11, the most in three years. Standard & Poor’s lowered its U.S. credit-rating outlook on April 18, citing the widening budget deficit.

Emas naik lagi USD 1494 !!!!

Seperti dijangka emas naik lagi. Kali ni menghampiri USD 1500. Seperti dalam tulisan blog saya sebelum ni, kali ini giliran untuk emas pula naik selepas kenaikan perak tempohari. Sama-sama kita tunggu sampai mana emas akan naik. Bagi yang nak menjual, waktu ni paling sesuai untuk jana keuntungan. Ingat, harga bulan Januari 2011 hanya sekitar RM 2900, sekarang sudah RM 3331. Beza RM 400 lebih dalam masa 3 bulan. Cepat membeli dan menyimpan emas !!! Ingin lock harga boleh SMS saya 012-3140772.



Emas Dijangka Naik Hingga USD 1500 / USD 1600

Emas dan perak catat sejarah lagi sekali dengan harga tertinggi setakat ini. Harga terkini emas ialah USD 1486 manakala harga terkini perak ialah USD 43.05.

Saya baru lepas mendengar Kitco News. Menurut penganalasis yang ditemuramah emas mungkin akan naik sehingga USD 1500 atau USD 1600 pada hujung bulan April, Mei atau bulan-bulan berikutnya kerana setakat ini ia kelihatan tertinggal di belakang kenaikan pantas nilai perak. Ini jangkaan beliau. Mungkin berlaku mungkin tidak. Kenaikan kali ini dikatakan disebabkan kadar inflasi yang buruk di seluruh dunia.

Menurut beliau juga, oleh kerana perak naik begitu drastik akhir-akhir ini, harganya dijangka akan statik untuk beberapa ketika selepas ini. Ini kerana kenaikan baru-baru ini melebihi purata kenaikan bulanan perak.

Saya ada dapat tempahan dari rakan-rakan mengatakan jika harga emas PG 20g turun ke RM 3100, mereka mahu lock. Apa yang saya boleh katakan ia boleh berlaku, tapi agak sukar. Harga emas terkini ialah RM 3310.

Ada takde boleh cuba tengok di Facebook PG mana tahu ada orang nak jual dengan harga lebih murah daripada harga pasaran. Harga perak semasa pula seperti berikut :-

Saya ingat lagi pada bulan Januari 2011, harga perak 500g hanya sekitar RM 1900. Sekarang sudah RM 2793 !!! Naik kira-kira 47% dalam masa 4 bulan.

Mari kita cuba analisis prestasi kenaikan emas tahunan seperti di bawah :-

Kenaikan tahunan ialah sebanyak 28.27 % manakala purata kenaikan bulanan agak baik iaitu 6.06 %. Sama-sama kita pantau prestasi kenaikan emas melalui Jadual di atas yang ada di laman http://www.kitco.com/. Di bawah ini adalah artikel kitco tentang prestasi emas semasa.

Inflation Worries Adding Further Fuel To Gold's Rally To Record Highs

15 April 2011, 12:32 p.m.
By Allen Sykora
Of Kitco News

(Kitco News) - Inflation worries remain a theme among gold traders, and this has been reinforced by some of the data this week in the U.S. and elsewhere, analysts said.

“I think inflation is a concern,” said Frank Lesh, broker and futures analyst with FuturePath Trading. “I think it’s one of the reasons we have been buying gold.”

Gold hit record Fresh highs and silver hit a 31-year peak Friday. As of roughly noon EDT, June gold had been as high as $1,480.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, while May silver had been as muscular as $42.825.

Analysts have cited a number of factors beyond ongoing strength, such as continuing European sovereign-debt issues, a weak U.S. dollar, unrest in the Middle East-North Africa region and concerns about U.S. budget deficits and a looming showdown between Republicans and Democrats over further spending.

Add inflation to that mix. A sharp increase in producer prices has many worried that the Federal Reserve’s current accommodative monetary policies will spark even greater increases in both consumer and producer prices later in the year, said Mike Zarembski, senior commodities analyst with optionsXpress.

“Gold has historically been seen as a store of value, and concerns about rising inflation -- especially with the U.S. dollar being as weak as it has been -- can only help to give added support to the gold market,” he said.

During the latter part of the week, the U.S. reported that the overall Producer Price Index rose 0.7% in March and the Consumer Price Index climbed 0.5%. Consumer prices have climbed 2.7% in the last 12 months, the largest such annualized increase since December 2009. Back in November, this rate had been around 1.1%.