Precious Metals
A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. China and coal; ASX gold sector; outlook for energy sector; iron ore prices.
Feb 09 2017
More copper and less gold production is expected from OZ Minerals in coming years and Carrapateena’s imminent feasibility study could be a catalyst for the stock.
Jan 31 2017
A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Silver use in PV cells; tight zinc markets; China’s coal policies; dividend outlook for miners.
Jan 30 2017
Gold miner Evolution Mining is cashing up and brokers laud the company for its production and debt-free potential.
Jan 30 2017
Previous Stories
Rally Fails On Wall Street Again, All Metals Hammered
Jun 27 2007
Again the Dow attempted to post a 100 point rally and again it failed. Precious metals, base metals and oil were all trashed overnight.
Rally Fails On Wall Street
Jun 26 2007
The Dow suffered a 136 point turnaround last night as renewed vigour was met by ongoing mortgage market concerns.
Wall Street Uncertain On Debt And Taxes
Jun 23 2007
The Dow fell 185 points on Friday as Bear Stearns activated a US$3.2bn bail-out and the Democrats declared war on the rich.
Wall Street Recovers And Blackstone Raises Billions
Jun 22 2007
The biggest US IPO in five years closed after market last night as Blackstone raised US$4.13bn. Some comforting economic data saw Wall Street rise against higher bond yields.
Hedge Fund Jitters Hit The Street
Jun 21 2007
A jump in bond yields and a withdrawal of a JP Morgan bid for two hedge funds spooked Wall Street in the last hour of trade.
Rudi On Thursday
Jun 20 2007
Weekly musings from your editor. This week he looks into prospects for share prices of gold and uranium companies.
Nickel Tanks In A Bad Night For Metals
Jun 19 2007
Today may not be the day for Rio to close over $100, but it will be BHP and nickel stocks that will cop the brunt.
Swiss Gold Sales Not Significant
Jun 18 2007
The Silver Stock report argues Swiss gold sales will not impact the market while gold watcher James Turk calls a new technical low.
The Week Ahead: Eye On Housing
Jun 18 2007
The CPI failed to frighten in the US on Friday as both the US and Australia look ahead to housing data this week.
Switzerland To Sell 250 Tonnes Of Gold
Jun 15 2007
Just when gold bulls were hoping European central banks sales were coming to an end, along comes Switzerland.
