MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Physical gold demand in India was robust this week as consumers stepped up purchases during the traditional wedding season after domestic rates slipped to a near six-week trough, while gains in global prices weighed on bullion’s appeal in other Asian hubs.Demand in India, the second biggest gold consumer after China, usually picks up towards the end of the year g...Read More
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon marked 75 years of independence on Thursday but while the military staged an invitation-only parade, many citizens saw little to celebrate with the nation’s economic problems and political stalemate deepening.As the army closed off streets for its ceremony, protesters angry at worsening living conditions marched through Beirut under the slogan: “Our independe...Read More
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries belonging to the G20 group of the world’s biggest economies applied 40 new trade restrictive measures between mid-May and mid-October, covering around $481 billion of trade, the World Trade Organization said on Thursday.The new restrictions covered six times more trade than in the previous period and were the largest since the WTO started monitoring G20 trade in...Read More
Mr. John Williamson reportsCAMINO PROVIDES UPDATE AHEAD OF 2019 DRILLING PROGRAMCamino Minerals Corp. is in the process of completing extensive surface exploration on the 20,000-hectare Chapitos copper-gold project, near Chala, southern Peru.Since August, Camino has intensified surface exploration on the Chapitos project, and has commenced planning the 2019 exploration and drilling program. Fieldw...Read More
Mr. John Williamson reportsCAMINO PROVIDES UPDATE AHEAD OF 2019 DRILLING PROGRAMCamino Minerals Corp. is in the process of completing extensive surface exploration on the 20,000-hectare Chapitos copper-gold project, near Chala, southern Peru.Since August, Camino has intensified surface exploration on the Chapitos project, and has commenced planning the 2019 exploration and drilling program. Fieldw...Read More
ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Thursday it would resist pressure from Brussels to revise its big-spending budget, effectively daring EU authorities to punish it with fines ahead of May’s European parliamentary elections.Leaders of Rome’s populist government said they would press ahead with expanding the deficit next year, a day after the European Commission kicked off disciplinary proc...Read More
YOKOHAMA, Japan/PARIS (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co’s (7201.T) board voted unanimously to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday after the shock arrest of the industry heavyweight, ushering in a period of uncertainty for its 19-year alliance with Renault (RENA.PA).The Japanese firm said its board also voted to remove Greg Kelly - who like Ghosn has been arrested after allegations of financial...Read More
Shares in miner and infrastructure supplier Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) went ballistic on Thursday after striking a deal to sell a half-share in its Western Australia-based Wodgina lithium project to battery metals giant Albemarle for $1.15 billion.Under the terms of the exclusivity agreement, the two companies will work to execute a binding transaction by Dec. 14, allowing Albemarle to acquire a...Read More
Shares in miner and infrastructure supplier Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) went ballistic on Thursday after striking a deal to sell a half-share in its Western Australia-based Wodgina lithium project to battery metals giant Albemarle for $1.15 billion.Under the terms of the exclusivity agreement, the two companies will work to execute a binding transaction by Dec. 14, allowing Albemarle to acquire a...Read More
Mr. Derek White reportsMETALLURGICAL TEST WORK INDICATES VERY HIGH GOLD RECOVERIES AT ASCOT'S PREMIER PROPERTY Ascot Resources Ltd.'s confirmatory metallurgical testwork on six new composites from the Premier/Northern Lights, Big Missouri and Silver Coin deposits produced outstanding gold recoveries over a range of grind sizes utilizing a gravity and leach process.Derek White, president and chief...Read More
Mr. Derek White reportsMETALLURGICAL TEST WORK INDICATES VERY HIGH GOLD RECOVERIES AT ASCOT'S PREMIER PROPERTY Ascot Resources Ltd.'s confirmatory metallurgical testwork on six new composites from the Premier/Northern Lights, Big Missouri and Silver Coin deposits produced outstanding gold recoveries over a range of grind sizes utilizing a gravity and leach process.Derek White, president and chief...Read More
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Trade tensions between the United States and China are likely to dominate the G20 summit of the world’s 20 biggest economies next week, according to a senior European Union official who said the EU was keen to act as a bridge-builder.The United States and China have been imposing tariffs on each others goods in an escalating dispute over market access, forced technology...Read More
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The German federal cartel office Bundeskartellamt expects a decision on the EU’s Facebook investigation in 2019, an official said on Thursday.Speaking at a conference in Brussels, Sandro Gleave said: “We are expecting a final decision early next year.”Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, editing by Robin Emmott Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those...Read More
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian musicians are fast reaping dividends from their presence on Spotify, which launched its internet streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa last week.“The Arab hub provides a unique platform that brings the full spectrum of Arab culture and creativity, past and present,” said Suhel Nafar, a musician from the Israeli city of Lod wh...Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation was unchanged in October from the previous month as soft household spending kept firms from hiking prices, a sign the economy lacks the momentum needed to achieve the central bank’s 2 percent target.The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which strips away the effect of volatile food costs, rose 1.0 percent in October fro...Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said a slowdown in the central bank’s bond buying is different in nature from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tapering of asset purchases, signaling that Japan is nowhere near an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy.But Kuroda also said the BOJ would need to shrink the size of its balance sheet once inflation accelerates, suggesting...Read More
Precious metals streaming and royalty company Maverix Metals (TSXV: MMX) forecasts it will exceed its previously announced guidance for the year of 18,000 to 19,000 gold-equivalent ounces.In the third quarter, Maverix recorded attributable gold-equivalent ounces sold of 6,195 ounces, and in the nine months ended Sept. 30, the company's total attributable gold-equivalent production reached 15,236...Read More
Precious metals streaming and royalty company Maverix Metals (TSXV: MMX) forecasts it will exceed its previously announced guidance for the year of 18,000 to 19,000 gold-equivalent ounces.In the third quarter, Maverix recorded attributable gold-equivalent ounces sold of 6,195 ounces, and in the nine months ended Sept. 30, the company's total attributable gold-equivalent production reached 15,236...Read More
Precious metals streaming and royalty company Maverix Metals (TSXV: MMX) forecasts it will exceed its previously announced guidance for the year of 18,000 to 19,000 gold-equivalent ounces.In the third quarter, Maverix recorded attributable gold-equivalent ounces sold of 6,195 ounces, and in the nine months ended Sept. 30, the company's total attributable gold-equivalent production reached 15,236...Read More
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers stressed at their meeting in October the need to reaffirm plans to dial back monetary stimulus even as some saw growing risks to the economy, minutes showed on Thursday.Investors have been questioning the ECB’s resolve to follow through on plans to stop its bond purchases at the end of the year and raise interest rates sometime after n...Read More