MUMBAI/BENGALURU - Demand for physical gold gathered steam during a key festival week, shrugging off a recent downtrend going into the traditional busy wedding season, while other major Asian hubs saw limited activity.India, the second biggest bullion consumer after China, celebrated the Dhanteras and Diwali festivals this week, when buying gold is considered auspicious."We were initially skeptica...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold andsilver prices aresolidly lower in early U.S. trading Friday. Bearish outside market forces areworking against the precious metals markets today, as the crude oil market iscareening lower and the U.S. dollar index is not far below last week’s 16-monthhigh. Gold prices hit a four-week low overnight, while silver dropped to asix-week low. December gold futures were last...Read More
Gold has come under pressure thelast few days, but from a long-term perspective, the pattern has held up andall signs point to higher prices. We can look at the trade in gold a couple ofways -- we can panic because it's down 2% from its recent highs or rejoice thatit's still 5% higher than the lows.In other words, is the glass halfempty or half full? We will choose to look at the glass half full....Read More
(Kitco News)- Goldprices remain under pressure, and are trading at session lows after producerprice inflation came in much hotter than expected last month.Friday,the U.S. Labor Department said its Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.6% in Octoberfollowing an increase of 0.2% in September; the data was stronger than expectedwith economists' forecasting an increase of 0.2%.CorePPI, which strips out vo...Read More
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Gold spot ($) The downside prevails. Stay on top of the markets with Swissquote’s News & Analysis Pivot (invalidation): 1224.00 Our preference Short positions below 1224.00 with targets at 1212.00 & 1209.00 in extension. Alternative scenarioAbove 1224.00 look for further upside with 1227.00 & 1230.00 as targets. Comment The RSI advocates for further decline. Silver s...Read More
PretiumResources Inc. (TSX, NYSE: PVG), which operates the Brucejack Mine in BritishColumbia that began commercial production in July 2017, reports adjustedearnings rose to $26.3 million, or 14 cents per share, in the third quarter, upfrom $14 million, or 8 cents, in the same period a year ago. Net earnings were$10.7 million, or 6 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $7 million, or 4cents, a...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks are on track for their biggest drop in two weeks while oil prices held near six-month lows on Friday as a confident U.S. central bank and weak Chinese data hit demand for risky assets.While the decision to hold interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve was anticipated by markets, some participants had expected a more cautious approach from the central bank after a...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell to multi-month lows on Friday as global supply increased and investors worried about the impact on fuel demand of lower economic growth and trade disputes.Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 fell below $70 a barrel for the first time since early April, down more than 18 percent since reaching four-year highs at the beginning of October.Brent dropped $1.52 to a low of $69...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s economy picked up pace during the third quarter, growing at the fastest rate since late 2016, but this may prove a high watermark ahead of Brexit, official figures showed on Friday.Gross domestic product in the three months to September was 0.6 percent higher than in the previous quarter, matching the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, figures fr...Read More
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Cabinet ministers from the United States, Mexico and Canada will sign a new trade agreement on Nov. 30, Mexico’s economy minister said on Thursday.The deal will be signed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo told reporters at an event in Mexico City. Argentina is hosting the G20 international forum for governments and central ban...Read More
Editor's Note: Welcome to Kitco's new Bitcoin Daily Technical Alert. Every trading day veteran Kitco technical analyst Jim Wyckoff will provide you with a concise and easy-to-understand near-term technical brief on Bitcoin. Importantly, Jim will glean the short-term charts and technical studies, and then alert you to the signals he sees regarding upcoming potential bigger price moves or price tren...Read More
* Italy/Germany bond gap returns to above 300 bps* Bank of Italy says Italy/Germany spread must be reduced* German Bund yields fall from 2-week highs* US 2, 5-year bond yields hit decade highs after Fed meeting* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (Recasts to focus on Italy, adds quotes)By Dhara Ranasinghe and Virginia FurnessLONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Italy’s bond yields...Read More
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Montana halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday on the grounds that the U.S. government did not complete a full analysis of the environmental impact of the TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO) project.The ruling deals a major setback for TransCanada Corp and could possibly delay the construction of the $8 billion, 1,180 mile (1,900 km) pipeline.The rulin...Read More
Guyana Goldfields (TSX:GUY) announced today that is has started underground development at its 100%-owned Aurora Mine, which is located in northwestern Guyana, in a territory in dispute with Venezuela.In a media statement, Guyana Goldfields said is has completed the first blast on the Mad Kiss portal and that now the contractor is working on completing and reinforcing the collar and extending the...Read More
* Copper marks biggest weekly drop since August * Zinc premium of cash over 3 months highest in over a year (Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Nickel slumped to its lowest pricein nearly 11 months on Friday and other industrial metals slidas speculators unleashed more selling due to worries abouthigher U.S. interest rates and slowing Chinese economic growth.Copper...Read More
(Adds background, details, quotes)ISTANBUL, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Turkey's Treasury will not holdthree of six bond auctionsoriginally scheduled for next week,it said on Friday, after its financing needs decreased due tonew savings measures and strong demand for eurobonds.The move is likely to ease some worries over Ankara'sexternal funding after a currency sell-off earlier this yearsent the lira to a...Read More
Looking ugly below $14.00.Looking great over $14.90.A speculative metal in hibernation.Silver is not following gold.USLV and DSLV can provide explosive short-term returns.The silver market is stuck in a rut. Even though gold broke above its short-term technical resistance, silver has not moved to a level that is outside of its trading range since trading down to the lowest level at $13.91 in mid-S...Read More
ANKARA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira weakened around onepercent against the dollar to its weakest level of the week onFriday after the U.S. Federal Reserve reaffirmed its stand ontightening monetary policy, causing markets to price in a U.S.December rate hike.The lira has recovered strongly from a plunge toa record low of 7.24 to the dollar in August, triggering heftyinterest rate hikes. Howeve...Read More
* Silver headed for biggest weekly fall since Sept. 7 * Platinum set for worst week since late Sept * Fed holds rates for now, on track to gradually hike them (Updates prices)By Sumita LayekBENGALURU, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Gold dipped on Friday, on trackfor its biggest weekly fall since August, as the dollar rosetowards 16-month highs after U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to itstight monetary stance and lo...Read More