Balance sheets still in focus

Gold, base metals down

Capital markets

Whether targeting a debt-free status is good, or not so good, is not really the question because a growing number of mining companies have already achieved that goal, or soon will.

Investment banks ahead of the gold price, institutions still behind

Gold stocks up, juniors outperform on small cap strength

Gold stocks rebound to new highs

US$ and bonds not the safe havens normally expected

Crash driven by tech and highly cyclical sectors