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By Mark O'Byrne |
September 26, 2012
Gold continues to eke out gradual gains in all currencies. It looks set for the best quarterly gain in more than two years, as central banks and investors diversify into gold to hedge against the prospect of weaker currencies and slowing growth.
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By Elliott Gue |
September 21, 2012
Goldcorp has the three key value investing qualities I look for in a senior gold producer: strong production growth potential through near-term mine projects, a low cash production cost per ounce and focus on mining jurisdictions with below-average political risk.
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By Roger Conrad |
September 7, 2012
A way investors can protect themselves is to stick to large, geographically diversified resource producers. Or focus on companies that get the majority of output from more politically stable countries where the odds of resource nationalism taking hold are lower.
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By Martin Hutchinson |
August 28, 2012
It's highly likely South African mine output will be heavily disrupted for several years to come – even if Malema's objective of mine nationalization fails. Like a disruption of oil supplies, disruption of South Africa's output will raise prices.
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By Jon Nadler |
July 6, 2012
Spot gold fell to lows near $1,587 and then opened at $1,596, down $7 while silver touched $27.25 per ounce overnight but opened at $27.52. Once again, the US dollar added a few small steps to yesterday’s upward march and reached 82.85 on the index.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
July 2, 2012
Gold ticked lower in Asia prior to a brief bounce in Europe prior to further losses which have seen gold fall to 1,590.40 USD/oz. Gold is marginally lower in pounds and marginally higher in euros and Swiss francs.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
June 6, 2012
Gold crept gradually higher in Asia and then quickly jumped $10 at 0848 GMT as sizeable orders hit the market sending gold through recent resistance at $1,627/oz to over $1,637/oz.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
March 7, 2012
German lawmakers are to review Bundesbank controls of and management of Germany’s gold reserves. Parliament’s budget committee will assess bullion bars that are believed to be stored in Frankfurt, Paris, London and New York.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
February 7, 2012
Gold rose $10 in Asian trading to reach $1,730/oz. as investors nervously watch Greece.Just prior to European markets opening gold began to fall and has fallen below the lows in Asia and testing short term support at $1,712/oz.
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By Susan Shabangu, MP |
February 7, 2012
In the midst of this debate about nationalisation, we have consistently maintained that nationalisation is not the policy either of the ANC or the government of South Africa.