(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices have dropped to their daily lowsin morning trading Friday. The metals were pressured when the U.S. stock marketopened solidly higher. However, look for stock indexes to be volatile againtoday, which is likely to work in favor of the precious metals market bulls,especially if the volatility favors the downside. Aprilgold was last down$3.80 an ounce at $1,315.10...Read More
West Africa-focused gold producer Avocet Mining (LON:AVM) has finally concluded the three-times delayed sale of some key assets in Burkina Faso for $5 million to Ghana-based Balaji Group, a move that should avoid a looming bankruptcy.The $5-million deal includes the Inata gold mine and the Souma exploration project.The transaction, which includes the Inata gold mine and the Souma exploration pro...Read More
NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The dollar clung to its earlier gains against a basket of currencies on Friday as Wall Street's major indexes opened higher a day after a massive sell-off knocked the Dow and S&P 500 down into correction territory. At 9:41 a.m. (1441 GMT), the index that tracks the greenback against six major currencies were up 0.18 percent at 90.394, The Dow was up 0.75 percent at...Read More
Amid swinging stock futures, shares of FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) have jumped 13.6% in electronic trading, after the cybersecurity company reported an adjusted fourth-quarter profit of 1 cent per share -- its first since going public in 2013 -- citing cost-cutting measures and its new subscription-based structure. FEYE also gave better-than-expected full-year guidance.Wall Street has been quick to...Read More
Stock futures have swung wildly this morning, suggesting another volatile session could be in store. After falling into correction territory yesterday,Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value, and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are pointed higher. As of yesterday's close, the Dow is on track to post its worst weekly loss since October 2008, while...Read More
Goldman Sachs is upbeat on commodities despite recent weakness,looking for gold to be among the markets that rise. Following financialmarkets, commodity prices sold off sharply over the past week, with the S&PGSCI down 5.6% from the Jan. 26 peak. “This sell-off, however, was less thanthe 10.2% decline in the S&P 500,” Goldman says. “Ironically, the catalystfor the equity...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The budget deal passed by U.S lawmakers early on Friday will alleviate the spending fights that marked President Donald Trump’s first year in office, but sets the stage for a battle over immigration and who is to blame for exploding deficits ahead of November’s congressional elections.In the short term, reducing the risk of government shutdowns could help Trump a...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are trading not far from unchanged in early morning dealingsFriday. The metals are pausing in keen anticipation of the opening of the U.S.stock market. U.S. stock indexes late Thursday took a nosedive, so many lookfor very volatile trading in the early going Friday, which is likely to spillover into other markets. April Comex gold futures were last down $0.30...Read More
Uranium Energy Corp Acquires the Diabase Project in the Athabasca Basin and Appoints Darcy Hirsekorn as District GeologistCanada NewsWireCORPUS CHRISTI, TX, Feb. 9, 2018Read More
Gold has a strong track-record as a store of value by preserving spending power over long periods of time.Gold investment is typically motivated to hedge risk while return chasing is a large impetus for bitcoin buyers.Gold is a physical asset with demand rooted in consumer and industrial applications beyond its role in the financial system.12Click to enlargeNotes: Read More
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The equity markets are undersiege and every major sector is in correction territory for the first time intwo years. Energy, materials, tech, and financials are getting creamed.Treasury bonds are in a bear market, and gold is running in place but losingground every day.The safety assets are notoffering much security, especially the Treasuries as they get pounded dailywith rising rates. For years go...Read More
* Euro headed for worst week since October* Dollar backs off four-month lows vs yen* Strategists say dollar weakness here to stay despite rally* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Friday to extend its recent gains while the euro was headed for its worst weekly performance since Nov. 2016 after the global stock market sell-off squeezed invest...Read More
(Adds details, CEO comment)By Peter HobsonLONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange (LME) was likely to make fee cuts permanent on short- and medium-dated carry trades after volumes on those trades rose in January, despite slightly weaker overall turnover, it said on Friday. The LME cut fees on short-dated carries in October and on medium-dated carries in November in a bid to revive vol...Read More
Trump came out and tried to talk up the dollar.While the "bounce" in the USD has been anemic, the precious metals and mining stocks have reacted very negatively.I don't expect this bull market in gold will be derailed because of these statements, but it could remain under pressure for a bit longer.Eventually, inflation and further increases in interest rates will crush the stock mark...Read More
Endeavour Mining has opened negotiations with local people in Ivory Coast in an effort to head off protests at two gold mines where the company aims to boost production by nearly 4 percent this year, its country manager said on Friday.The Canadian company's Agbaou and Ity mines yielded a combined 236,000 ounces of gold last year, and plan to produce 245,000 in 2018.But operations in Agbaou were re...Read More
* Premiums in India at $1.5/oz vs $2 last week* Premiums in China at $9-$10/oz vs $6-$8 last week By Nithin ThomasPrasad and Rajendra JadhavBENGALURU/MUMBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Physical gold demand in Asia picked up towards the end of the week, as a pullback in prices spurred purchases ahead of the Lunar New Year in China and the wedding season in India.Spot gold has declined about 1 percent so fa...Read More
* Euro headed for worst week since October* Dollar backs off four-month lows vs yen* Strategists say dollar weakness here to stay* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The euro gained against the dollar on Friday but the single currency was still headed for its worst weekly performance since October after the global stock market sell-off squeezed investors betti...Read More
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - South Africa's Northam Platinum Ltd said on Friday it expects a wider mid-year loss despite its Zondereinde and Booysendal mines achieving operating profits.It expects a headline loss per share of 77.6 to 90.5 cents for the six months which ended on Dec. 31 versus a loss of 64.7 cents a year earlier. "The anticipated loss is attributable to the Zambezi Platinum...Read More
Total gold ETF holdings are at their highest level since May, 2013, and this could be due to a growing interest in commodities in general. Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, told Kitco News that growing interest in gold is driven by two main factors: "weaker U.S. dollar, and more volatility and increasing fears of inflation in the market." Rhind compares gold's recent failure to rally in response...Read More