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By The Mad Hedge Fund Trader |
July 5, 2011
For those of you who have been romancing gold, you should check out platinum, her younger, racier, and better looking sister who wears the low riders. The white metal frequently outperforms gold, but this year has fallen 3.4%.
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By Frank Holmes |
June 28, 2011
The light metal's ductile and durable properties allow for a variety of uses. On a daily basis, the world consumes beverages packaged in aluminum cans and depends on vehicles - whether bicycle, train, plane or automobile - made from aluminum.
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By Frank Holmes |
June 27, 2011
Following a substantial 90% increase since the financial crisis, platinum prices have been sluggish. During the first six months of 2011, the metal gained only a few basis points. Platinum has lagged silver and gold but has outpaced palladium.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 28, 2011
Well, the Fed "giveth" less than some had hoped for, but it also "giveth" a roughly two-month reprieve to the dollar-carry/commodity-betting crowd. The parade on "Easy Street" thus continues amid noisy revelry.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 27, 2011
Lingering selling pressure persisted in silver overnight and the white metal sank very near to the $45 per ounce bid quote as the US dollar rebounded from fresh lows ahead of today's Fed meeting and Bernanke press conference.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 8, 2011
Spot gold dealings opened Friday with a $13.60 per ounce gain in New York and a bid-side quote at $1,472.00 amid hectic activity. Silver added 63 cents to open at $40.27 the ounce. Massive gains in platinum and palladium were also manifest.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 22, 2011
Tuesday's trading action opened under somewhat more subdued conditions as a slight easing in the level of apprehensions surrounding Japan and the MENA region induced global investors to seek more profits in equity and risk.
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By Oilprice.com |
July 21, 2010
Lithium-ion batteries are way ahead of traditional lead-acid batteries in power and weight, but they aren't perfect.
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By Jon Nadler |
July 12, 2010
Gold prices fell back towards the psychologically important $1,200 mark as the new trading week got underway, with little in the way of bullish news coming the way of precious metals buyers.
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By Adrian Ash |
June 29, 2010
Gold fell further in London dealing on Tuesday morning, extending its drop to almost 2.5% from yesterday's near-record high, as world stocks sank and commodity prices also dropped.
