Price of gold falls on stronger dollar as palladium slips from 13-year high September 2, 2014 The price of commodities, including gold, silver and palladium, fell yesterday, as a strengthening US dollar hit investor demand for the precious metals that had heightened on the escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. As the dollar strengthened on better manufacturing data and the prospect of an end to stimulus, gold slipped to [...]
Here’s what you need to know about today’s gold price surge April 14, 2014 Demand for the lustrous metal has seen gold prices hit a three week high, with geopolitical risks seeing investors move towards the safe-haven asset. Seen as a hedge against inflation, other metals have also spiked as tensions over Ukraine heat up. Palladium today sees an August 2011 high, as traders worry that US sanctions on [...]
Petropavlovsk’s production on track but low gold price weighs January 23, 2014 THE CHAIRMAN of Petropavlovsk yesterday warned that there might be more job cuts and that management bonuses would be cancelled once again, as the Russia-focused gold miner prepares for another challenging year. Peter Hambro, who founded the FTSE 250-quoted company, told City PM that “life is not easy for any of the miners” and that [...]
US budgetary stalemate could have a negative impact on the price of gold November 6, 2012 AS A historically close US election comes to an end, the outcome may still be uncertain. But more certain is the less ambiguous outcome of a potential Mitt Romney victory – a negative impact on gold and other metals, due to his intention not to re-appoint Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke when his term expires [...]
Gold rush leads to safe haven buying October 26, 2005 Often clients say that they are staying out of the market and waiting for the right moment to get in. Usually, this is precisely the right time to trade and diversify into other products. Just look at the currencies and the commodities, markets that would not usually attract your average financial spread trader, but they [...]
