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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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Platinum Investing News reports platinum price falls to a value of 45%. As investors have fled the platinum market, they have flocked to gold as a safe haven. Last Thursday, the momentous occasion of gold surpassing platinum occurred as gold purchases gained extra impetus as the U.S. dollar tumbled and oil rallied. Platinum demand has been fundamentally, [...]
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Lead Investing News reports lead price has fell to more than 60% this year. Lead has joined the likes of platinum and palladium in being hit by poor automotive sales data. However, analysts say that lead has been unfairly grouped with these metals. Only around 10 per cent of lead demand is directly linked to new [...]
Continue reading "Will Chinese purchases boost zinc and lead demand?"
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 [...]
Continue reading "Job losses drag gold down, oil retreats"
Monday, November 24, 2008
Lead Investing News reports lead miners are earning little profits as the global economic is on a slowdown. Due to zinc and lead’s low prices many miners are underwater and therefore rethinking business strategies. OZ minerals may have no choice but to keep its loss generating Century Mine in operation because shut down costs would be [...]
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Copper Investing News reports the demand for copper is weakening due to the slow economic growth. Japan and Germany are in a full-fledged recession, and China and the U.S. are in bear markets teetering on the brink. The metal has lost more than half of its value since June 30 as declines in manufacturing; tighter credit [...]
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Gold Investing News reports gold price have dipped to its lowest since September 2007. An adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted by Reuters as saying, “With the plans of the presidency…the country’s money reserves were changed into gold, so that we wouldn’t be faced with many problems in the future.” Before oil prices plunged 60 per [...]
Continue reading "Crude tumbles, gold slips, demand surges"
Monday, November 10, 2008
Gold Investing News reports gold markets did not seem to improve despite the Democrats, President-elect Obama won the recent elections. Obama has proposed a $175 billion package. Analysts predict that gold may test $800-$805 after recent volatility, given the prospect of an improved economy. All of this may boost gold prices in the long-term, as demand [...]
Continue reading "Dull market takes shine off gold"
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Copper Investing News reports post election, stock markets and copper prices. The market prices are largely being influenced by fears of recessionary demand, as the economic outlook deteriorates so goes the outlook for metals consumption. The Bank of England rate cut shook investor confidence. A rate cut much larger than expected is being taken a signal [...]
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Gas Investing News reports gas markets have been relatively stable though other commodities and market indices have been pretty volatile. Though this stability is preventing gas investors from riding the same emotional rollercoaster that most other investors have boarded, it has had a deleterious impact on the overall market. The U.S. Department of Energy has noted that inventories are [...]
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