Published 20 Hours AgoUpdated6 Hours AgoReuters Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGold will continue to shine amid a weak dollar, says author and gold pro Jim Rickards.Gold was steady on Friday but still on track for a second weekly gain as sluggish U.S. economic data stoked worries about a global slowdown and investors awaited signals on U.S.-China trade talks.Spot gold was up 0.53 percen...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest gold producer, may eclipse its recent and perhaps overly-analyzed merger with Randgold Resources by buying rival gold major Newmont (NYSE:NEM) in a $19 billion all-share deal.Commenting on media speculation, the Canadian miner confirmed it had reviewed the opportunity to merge with the US miner in an all-share zero premium tran...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest gold producer, may eclipse its recent and perhaps overly-analyzed merger with Randgold Resources by buying rival gold major Newmont (NYSE:NEM) in a $19 billion all-share deal.Commenting on media speculation, the Canadian miner confirmed it had reviewed the opportunity to merge with the US miner in an all-share zero premium tran...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second-largest gold producer, may eclipse its recent and perhaps overly-analyzed merger with Randgold Resources by buying rival gold major Newmont (NYSE:NEM) in a $19 billion all-share deal.Commenting on media speculation, the Canadian miner confirmed it had reviewed the opportunity to merge with the US miner in an all-share zero premium tran...Read More
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Today, most governments, including the US, are already ensnared in a debt trap - only the public has yet to realise the consequences and the planners are not about to tell them. The difficulty for nearly all governments is the deterioration in their finances will eventually wipe out their currencies unless a solution is found.A currency board system is not the best mechanism whereby currency is ma...Read More
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Nothing impacts gold prices quite like the Fed policy.Gold has appreciated by nearly 3,800% since the dollar decoupled from gold in the 1970s, and in that time, the U.S.'s monetary base exploded by roughly 4,300%.It appears that the Fed is about done with its tightening program, and an upcoming economic slowdown will likely push the Fed towards halting QT, lowering rates and implementing QE.Th...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed at the close of trading on Thursday February 21, with strong afternoon performances in the prices of three-month aluminium, tin and lead amid a slowdown in copper and nickel activity.The three-month aluminium price climbed by 2% over the afternoon to reach its highest point since February 7, while a fresh cancelation of more than 17,000 to...Read More
Copper price moves on the United States' Comex trading system reversed in morning trading on Thursday February 21 after recent trade talks between the US and China gave no boost to metal prices.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped on Thursday by 2.30 cents per lb to $2.8970 per lb.Senior officials from the US and China are engaged i...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading on Thursday February 21, with positive steps in US-China trade talks doing little to support slumping prices although both copper and nickel futures held ground. Copper's three-month price consolidated lower over the morning but remains well supported above $6,300 per tonne by LME inventory which is at a decad...Read More
With the vast majority of the world's diamonds estimated to be conflict-free following the development of certification procedures under the Kimberley Process, the mining industry is now developing a blockchain-based solution to track the supply chain of the precious stones. The industry still faces challenges from insurance fraud, the financing of global pipelines and the tampering of official ce...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday February 20 pricing session in Shanghai. Cobalt metal key drivers The domestic Chinese cobalt metal price trended lower midweek due to thin spot activity following the Chinese New Year holiday on February 4-10 as well as lower offers from some suppliers who were trying to offload stocks. Mainstream offers and sales for Jinchuan-brand cobalt were around 290,0...Read More
The Turkish scrap import market was quiet on Thursday February 21 because of the sluggish markets for finished and semi-finished long steel and the subsequent downturn in prices.This week's only transaction so far was a UK cargo sold at $316 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) on Wednesday. After this, the market prices went down by around $8-9 per tonne.The mills were showing almost no buying inter...Read More
With the vast majority of the world's diamonds estimated to be conflict-free following the development of certification procedures under the Kimberley Process, the mining industry is now developing a blockchain-based solution to track the supply chain of the precious stones. The industry still faces challenges from insurance fraud, the financing of global pipelines and the tampering of official ce...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped Thursday after U.S. economic data were weaker than expected.Nike Inc. (NKE) declined 1.06% after Duke's Zion Williamson, one of the most popular collegiate athletes in the United States and a projected No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft, injured his knee after his Nike shoe collapsed dur...Read More
Copper price moves on the United States' Comex trading system reversed in morning trading on Thursday February 21 after recent trade talks between the US and China gave no boost to metal prices.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped on Thursday by 2.30 cents per lb to $2.8970 per lb.Senior officials from the US and China are engaged i...Read More
A correction is underway in the three-month base metals prices traded on the London Metal Exchange with prices off by an average of 0.5% on the morning of Thursday February 21, compared with Wednesday's closing levels.This morning's price pullbacks follow a day of strength on Wednesday when the complex closed up with gains averaging 1.2%, which saw copper pushed up through the top of resistance on...Read More