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Bank probes opened into precious metals collusion

By Joshua Franklin and Jan Harvey, Reuters | September 28, 2015

The Swiss competition watchdog has launched an investigation into possible collusion in the precious metals market by several major banks, it said on Monday, the latest in a string of probes into gold, silver, platinum and palladium pricing.

Crude edges higher

By Reuters | September 25, 2015

Crude oil prices edged up on Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic data though the longer-term outlook for energy markets remains weak due to a global oil supply glut and uncertainty over economic growth prospects in Asia.

Next silver bull market may have already started

By Jeff Lewis | August 24, 2015

And yet evidence for why prices are the way they are - and why they will eventually return from whence they came is ignored almost as a matter of routine.

Crude crash: Pick a reason

By Phil Flynn | August 3, 2015

Crude oil prices ended their worst month since the 2008 financial crisis after 3 events in a row knocked oil and other commodities for a loop. Those three events in order are Greece, Iran and China; and while I guess you can't call them "black swan" events, the timing of all three colliding at the same time led to the oil markets July swan song.

Gold teeters near five-year low after 'bear raid'

By Reuters | July 21, 2015

Gold edged higher on Tuesday, the day after it took its deepest dive in years and hit five-year lows, with many dealers bracing for more losses on expectations for a rise in U.S. interest rates and subdued demand from India.