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By Austin Kiddle |
May 18, 2012
Gold futures bucked the trend of the broader market and jumped $38 or 2.5% on Thursday, the largest percentage increase since Oct. 25, 2011. The S&P 500 fell almost 2% while Euro Stoxx 50 and crude oil both dropped 1.5%. The US Dollar Index rose for 14 consecutive days.
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By Brian Sylvester |
May 2, 2012
Ongoing inflation pressures and China's investments in the African gold supply chain point to a higher gold price according to the editor of Stansberry & Associates' S&A Resource Report. He outlines companies whose equities should catch up to the higher gold price.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 12, 2012
Gold has been trading sideways in Asian trading and remains in a tight range in Europe this morning near $1,656.07/oz. Gold remains supported this morning as the ECB signaled that it would intervene in the debt markets on worries about Spain.
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By Jeffrey Nichols |
April 5, 2012
Continuing Chinese gold accumulation has important long-term significance that is not generally acknowledged by many gold analysts and market pundits. China’s private- and official-sector gold purchases are unlikely to be sold back to the world market any time soon.
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By Elliott Gue |
April 3, 2012
An improvement in the outlook for global growth has helped drive a modest uptick in global steel prices and a similarly modest rally in the prices of global steel producing stocks.
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By Frank Holmes |
March 27, 2012
To paraphrase the great Steve Martin, today’s investors are very passionate people and passionate people tend to overreact at times. An overreaction is exactly what’s happened in gold and global markets in recent weeks.
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By Roman Baudzus |
March 22, 2012
Companies affected by this tax expressed disappointment, with many saying that this so-called super-tax will negatively affect investment in the country's commodities sector – an extremely important component of the Australian economy.
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By Jeffrey Nichols |
February 13, 2012
China’s total gold supply from domestic mine production and other sources is, without a doubt, much higher than reported or discussed by analysts and observers of the Chinese gold scene.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
February 9, 2012
Without critical materials many technologies, products, gadgets and toys, would not exist. The US used to be the world’s leader in development and production of high-tech magnets, it can be again, but not without required rare earth oxides.
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By Martin Hutchinson |
January 12, 2012
Yes, I know that markets are irrational. I read Charles Mackay's 1841 classic, "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" long before it ever became fashionable. Even so, when you think about it, 2011 must set some kind of record.
