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Tag Archive | "silver"

Palladium in limbo over auto bailout

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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Palladium Investing News reports palladium price rebounded on Monday’s trading to more than 5%. Palladium hit $176.50 per ounce as technical buying emerged after demand worries stemming from an ambiguous auto industry vote hit platinum group metals on Friday. Platinum and palladium traders are still awaiting the outcome of a new vote; anticipated to come through [...]

Miners’ woes product of loose credit?

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Silver Investing News reports silver prices rose with gold on Monday’s trading. Silver may be able to reach $12.20/oz in the short term if it can break $11.00/oz. The precious metals have been benefitting from a weaker dollar and gains in equities and other commodities. For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in resource mining and [...]

Silver busts the $10.50 fence

Monday, December 15, 2008

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Silver Investing News reports silver price moved slightly higher than $10.50 on Thursday’s trading. A weaker dollar and gains in commodity prices helped to stir speculation that future inflation may be on the cards. The surge in price has recharged the bullish sentiment of many analysts. For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in resource mining [...]

The U.S. mining industry in jeopardy?

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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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 [...]

Job losses drag gold down, oil retreats

Monday, December 8, 2008

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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 [...]

MAG mystified by “take-under” offer

Friday, December 5, 2008

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Silver Investing News reports MAG Silver Corp. rose 13 per cent after Fresnillo PLC, world’s biggest primary silver reported its take-over for MAG Silver.  The senior silver producer is offering MAG US$4.54 a share for complete ownership. Earlier this year, Fresnillo purchased a 19.8 per cent stake in MAG, its joint venture partner on the Juanicipio deposit in Mexico. Currently, MAG owns 44 per [...]

Gold, oil crisis, and Obama’s support

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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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 [...]

Extended downside expected for palladium

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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Palladium Investing News reports palladium prices are expected to fall next year. This is tough news, considering how much of a price decline the metals have already witnessed in 2008.  How much more of a hit will palladium take? For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in resource mining and exploration for free.Sign on to The [...]

Economic factors influencing silver

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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Silver Investing News reports silver prices have fallen from $10.26 on Fridaylast week to $9.15 on Monday this week. Silver and gold were both under pressure from a firm dollar, falling oil prices, and grim global economic news. Resource stocks in general experienced losses. The TSX took a dive and analysts anticipate its six-session streak of gains will [...]

Hard assets for hard times

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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Silver Investing News reports silver prices peaked as high as $10.60 per oz in New York on Monday. Mark O’Byrne, Executive Director at Gold & Silver investments lists weakness in the dollar, oil gains and safe-haven buying as contributing factors to gold’s significant gains in early morning trading, and these factors can be attributed to silver’s [...]

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