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By Roman Baudzus |
December 21, 2012
South African platinum producers are already enduring significant production drops caused by strike activities. Now that the situation is somewhat back to normal, the government is upsetting companies and markets with plans to introduce legal changes.
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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 Mark O'Byrne |
September 18, 2012
Gold inched lower in quiet volatile trade on Tuesday after equity and commodity markets pulled back overnight and investors booked profits from the recent rally created by the US Fed’s QE3 launch.
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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 |
August 24, 2012
Friday’s spot metals dealings opened to the downside amid mild profit-taking and amid incipient signs that pre-weekend book-squaring was underway. Spot gold opened with a loss of $6 at the $1,665 bid level while silver dropped 27 cents to start at $30.31 the ounce.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
August 23, 2012
Bullion prices have rallied for six days, moving through the technical resistance of the 150-day and 200-day moving averages. Platinum and palladium also rallied for a fifth straight day on growing fears that violence due to labor issues will spread.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 2, 2012
Gold traded volatile in Asia with quick gains seen at the open prior to determined selling which saw a drop to $1,663.77/oz. in late Asian trading and European trading saw further weakness.
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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 Jon Nadler |
January 26, 2012
Momentum players pulled the “buy” trigger on precious and base metals, along with crude oil and equities, yesterday afternoon, after they concluded that the Fed’s offer to not hike interest rates until late 2014 was tantamount to a fresh QE program.