Gold could rise to $1,310 in the next 24 hours, having generated a strong bullish cue in late NY/early Asian session. The yellow metal is currently trading at $1,304 per Oz - up 1.87 percent from the recent low of $1,280. Prices crossed $1,300 in the overnight trade confirming an upside break of the bearish broadening channel on the 4-hour chart. The bullish breakout has strengthe...Read More
Highlights: Stocks lost ground against bonds and gold. S&P 500 rejected the important resistance range of 2800-2820. The VIX bounced over 18% as volatility came back into the equities markets. Small caps were the worst performers from a factor perspective. Low volatility was the best performing factor. Bonds, Gold, and the US dollar had strong weeks. Growth continues to slo...Read More
Gold Mining Incorporated has the symbol GOLD on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).Goldmining has about 23 million indicated and inferred ounces.This gold mining stock at $ 0.93 (Canadian) is a bargain.Goldbugs that are a bit superstitious will have their interest aroused when they learn that there is a gold mining company with the symbol GOLD, whose stocks can be bought on the Toronto Stock Exchang...Read More
UK Data Economic reports from the UK showed that the GDP rose 0.2% in the three months to January. On a quarterly basis, the economy picked up the pace, rising 0.5%. The gains came from an increase in IT, health services and wholesale trading. This offset the declines from manufacturing in metals, cars and construction repairs. Manufacturing production rose 0.8% on the month beating estimates of a...Read More
• The precious metal built on its recent bullish trajectory from six-week lows and continued gaining traction on Wednesday, marking the third day of positive momentum in the previous four. • The overnight sustained move above a confluence resistance - comprising of 200-hour SMA and 23.6% Fibo. level of the $1347-$1280 recent downfall was seen as a ke...Read More
Yesterday’s slightly weaker US inflation data weighed on the dollar and this helped to maintain the recent short-term bullish trend for the buck-denominated precious and some base metals like copper. The metals have extended their gains this morning, with gold hovering just above $1300 and silver trading around $15.50 per ounce. The fact that more central banks turned dovish last week is a p...Read More
Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments, sponsor of the VanEck Merk Gold Trust, joins us today to discuss gold delivery.OUNZ is the only ETF to offer a patented gold delivery process.When you own gold in the VanEck Merk Gold Trust, you have a pro rata ownership in the underlying gold. So, when you take delivery, nothing happens from a tax point of view with regard to...Read More
Aluminium was one the best performers on the London Metal Exchange on Wednesday March 13, because of stock outflows from LME sheds.The price of the three-month aluminium contract was up by $28 per tonne to $1,905 per tonne at the close of trading on Wednesday.Around 7,425 tonnes of aluminium left LME warehouses on Wednesday, with most of the outflows from Port Klang, Singapore and Rotterdam. Overa...Read More
The Comex copper price continued to push higher in the midweek session on Wednesday March 12 with potential supply disruptions supporting the market. The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched up 0.55 cents to $2.9340 per lb. Codelco faces further delays in bringing back refined copper smelting at its Chuquicamata plant, which is now...Read More
Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange could hit as high as $8,000 per tonne this year, Marex Spectron's head of market analytics Guy Wolf told delegates at Fastmarkets' International Copper Conference in Amsterdam on Wednesday March 13."My view is that we could see copper's three-month price on the LME move past $7,500 per tonne and reach $8,000 per tonne this year," Wolf said."I...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices rose on Wednesday in Asia as traders opted for the safe-haven metal after U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered another defeat in the British Parliament.Parliament rejected May’s withdrawal deal for the second time on Tuesday, raising concerns of a “hard-Brexit” scenario before the planned departure date on March 29.May would hol...Read More
Gold had a rough time since February 20.The ECB did not help the yellow metal.Another in a series of higher lows could be in the cards.Levels to watch in gold.Buying gold stocks - FNV offers value.Gold has been facing lots of adversity lately. On Friday, March 1, the price of the yellow metal dropped like a stone and took out the $1300 per ounce level. Last week, gold moved lower reaching a low th...Read More
• The prevalent cautious mood underpins the commodity’s safe-haven demand. • A modest USD rebound and positive US bond yields seemed to cap strong gains. • Traders now eye US durable goods orders data for some meaningful impetus. Gold held on to its positive tone through the early European session on Wednesday and remained...Read More
Toronto's Hudbay Minerals has reached an agreement with United Copper and Moly to buy out UCM's 7.95% interest in the Rosemont copper project 50 km southeast of Tucson. The purchase includes termination of all UCM's remaining earn-in and offtake rights.The price of the deal is $45 million in cash now plus three annual installments of $10 million beginning on July 1, 2022.The arrangement simplifies...Read More
Gone are the days where the economics of sustainability meant mining companies had to choose between what was best for their bottom line and what was best for the environment and the communities their mines affect, a BDO report, Impressions from PDAC 2019, released this week finds.Among the reports key findings are that sustainability pressure turns into competitive advantage. After stakeholder p...Read More
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:NDM) has entered into a bought deal financing with Cantor Fitzgerald Canada to raise $10 million that will allow the miner to further advance its Pebble copper-gold-silver project in Alaska.The deal prices the company's shares at 64 Canadian cents, a 13.5% discount to the stock's price before the financing was announced.The Canadian miner has also granted the underwr...Read More
Pakistan's military is taking a key role in the development of one of the world's biggest untapped copper and gold deposits, which is currently stalled by a multi-billion dollar legal wrangle with foreign mining firms, multiple sources familiar with the situation said.The Reko Diq mine has become a test case for Prime Minister Imran Khan's ability to attract serious foreign investment to Pakistan...Read More
Skorpion Zinc's refinery in Namibia has to suspend its operations for five weeks on a lack of raw material feed following a mine strike, while the delivery of certain exports will have to be delayed, Fastmarkets has learned.The Namibian operation, Africa's largest integrated zinc operation, has run out of zinc oxide ore as a result of a strike at its mine that started on February 22, parent compan...Read More
The European price of mesh-quality wire rod narrowed at the low end of the range on Wednesday March 13, reflecting the market's sound fundamentals starting to re-emerge in a murky political environment.Fastmarkets MB's weekly domestic price assessment of mesh-quality wire rod for both Northern and Southern Europe edged up to ?,?535-550 ($603-620) per tonne delivered on Wednesday from ?,?530-550 pe...Read More
Gold prices gained Tuesday, recouping most of the previous session's losses, with the dollar weakening in the wake of monthly U.S. inflation data, as investors watched the outcome of a vote by U.K. lawmakers on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan, which came after the finish for bullion. Matt Stroud, a CME Group spokesman, said a "technical issue," caused some metals and energy settlements to...Read More