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By Alec Gimurtu |
January 10, 2013
Violent strikes and supply disruptions in South Africa put platinum in the headlines last year, and the metal spent 2012 selling at a discount to gold. Is a platinum discount the new normal? How will the market shift in the labor strike fallout?
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By Mark O'Byrne |
October 3, 2012
Gold continues to hover near its 11 month high in dollar terms and near new records and the €1,400 level in euro terms. The lack of confidence over Spain’s finances has kept investors alert as they await a US jobless report on Friday.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
July 17, 2012
Gold inched up on Tuesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's Congressional testimony today and Wednesday which should provide the market with information as to whether the US central bank will flood the market with more US paper.
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By Brian Sylvester |
July 13, 2012
Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing in South Africa, and potential for acquisitions ripening. Analysts George Topping and Michael Scoon of Stifel Nicolaus discuss supply trends for platinum group metals as well as iron ore and other commodities.
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By Brian Sylvester |
June 26, 2012
A third round of quantitative easing won't help support platinum and palladium prices, according to the platinum group metals specialist with CPM Group in New York. So, what will drive the PGMs, which have been suffering from lags in demand and increasing interest from short sellers?
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By Mark O'Byrne |
June 20, 2012
Gold dipped today despite Wall Street hopes that the US Fed will embark on more QE. As we have said for some time QE3, or a new term for electronic and paper money creation, is a certainty and this will lead to inflation hedging and safe haven demand for gold....
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By Mark O'Byrne |
June 19, 2012
Gold has gradually rose 3% in the last eight sessions and is also supported by the debt crisis in Europe with initial euphoria over a victory for pro-bailout parties in Greece giving way to persistent concerns over Spain and Italy and their banking sectors.