Copper Investing News reports price of copper has fell more than 55% this year due to the global recession. Copper fluctuated this week, first it declined, and then it pared losses as the US dollar plunged against the Euro, spurring demand from investors seeking alternative assets. A weakness in the dollar may spark a rally for [...]
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Copper Investing News reports copper fell more than 2% before turning to positive on Thursday. The U.S. dollar retreated to its lowest point relative the euro in six weeks, making the metal less expensive for international holders. U.S. copper futures turned positive, copper for March delivery HGH9 moved up 1.85 cents, or 1.24 per cent, to [...]
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Silver Investing News reports silver metal has been hit with lower prices and higher production costs. U.S. miners are now faced with a new challenge as a Democratic-majority Congress is threatening mining reform legislation that has many in the industry worried about the future of mining under the Obama administration. For complete story, click this link. Follow [...]
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Moly Investing News reports molybdenum finally took a hit in the fall as economic crisis spreads. The alloying metal is down 65 per cent this year, and this decline was seemingly overnight. Molybdenum is a minor metal, therefore, purchase contracts come up less often than the big players copper and nickel. For complete story, click this link. Follow developments [...]
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Gold Investing News reports further drops in oil and job cuts have led to lower gold prices in the recent week. New York gold futures fell sharply to close just above $750 an ounce, ending the week more than 8 per cent lower as the bleak US jobs report triggered wholesale liquidation of assets across the [...]
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Copper Investing News reports copper futures fell to a low dating back in July 2005. London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouse stocks fell to 292,775 tonnes, a drop of 250 tonnes. Inventories are still running about 50 per cent above September at their highest levels since January 2004. Indian copper futures traded steady with a downside bias on [...]
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Gold Investing News reports gold futures were lower with falling oil prices and firm US dollar and the need for President-Elect, Obama’s support in the recent India’s terror attacks. The ‘right’ trade on the India attacks would be two-fold: long gold, short oil. Oil could suffer because the attacks could impair growth in India. As the Indian [...]
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Lead Investing News reports lead prices have significantly fallen to about 57% this year. So far, the mass amount of output cuts by lead and zinc companies have done little to stabilize the metals’ precipitous price decline. Australian miner Oz Minerals Ltd (ASX:OZL), already in trouble due to the sharply falling value of metals, has been given [...]
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Moly Investing News reports moly prices have been affected with the global economic slowdown. China just announced that its exports of molybdenum are down 6.1 per cent in October, and 21.6 per cent annually for the year on year period. China shipped out 2245 tonnes of molybdenum products in October, and 2230 tonnes in September. For complete [...]
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Zinc Investing News reports zinc prices have fallen to $1,198 a tonne, lowest in 2 years. After reductions in automobile production, both General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co cut vehicle production as sales slumped to their lowest level since 1991, the metal used in car batteries took a hit. Lead for delivery in three months [...]
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