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Gold & Silver Miners Love Low-Rate Outlook (SLW, PAAS, GG, NEM, KGC, AEM, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 3:07 pm

Silver and gold miners just got some great news today after having lost so much luster in recent months.  The FOMC has now telegraphed that it expects that interest rates ...
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Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 12:43 pm

In what appears to be a counterintuitive move, CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today raised its margin requirements for copper futures contracts. The requirement rose by 15%, from $6,750 to $7,763 ...
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Gold Miners Outshine Copper Miners (RIO, BHP, VALE, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, AUY, SLW, GLD, GDX, SLV, SIL)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

At yesterday's meeting for investors, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) offered a subdued forecast for the iron ore and copper markets going forward. There was some upbeat talk about new ...
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Gold Sets Another Record High, Silver Punts (NEM, ABX, GG, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, DBS, SLW, PAAS, SIL)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm

As the disagreement on the US debt ceiling turns into a debacle, gold posted a new high near $1,635/ounce this morning before pulling back to trade at around $1,624 late ...
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Golden Rules (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, ABX, NEM, BVN, SLV, SIL)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 12:11 pm

Gold prices set a record high above $1,624/ounce in foreign trading this morning, and is remaining quite solid, trading above $1,617/ounce at around mid-day. Silver posted a solid gain this ...
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Is Silver Heading for $100? (SLV, SIVR, DBS, SIL)

Posted: July 22, 2011 at 9:29 am

Since posting a high over $49.50 in late April, silver has been treading water at around $35/ounce. But there are several analysts who believe that the devil's metal is looking ...
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The Devil’s Metal Redux… Is Silver Above $40 Just Another Death Trap? (SLV, SIVR, PSLV, ZSL, SIL, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 1:39 pm

As the politicians in America play chicken with our prized Triple-A debt rating and as Europe is succumbing to its PIIGS, gold has eclipsed $1600 per ounce and now it ...
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Major Growth Trends Continue… Doubling ETF Assets By 2015 (BK, BX, STT, SIL, GDXJ, VOO, AMLP, ELD, REMX)

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 10:23 am

At the end of 2010, US ETFs held assets of $1.005 trillion. By the end of 2015 that number will more than double to $2.091 trillion. That's a compound annual ...
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Funds Watch: The Real Conundrum of Precious Metals Funds (GLD, SGGDX, USAGX, VPMGX, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 2:08 pm

Since the beginning of this year, the price of gold has gained about 6%. Three large precious metals funds, however, are down between -5% and -10% during the same period. ...
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Commodity Watch: Gold Getting Attractive Again, But Not Silver (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, SIL, NAK, MIDSX)

Posted: June 15, 2011 at 12:08 pm

The failure of the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to reach an agreement on a second bailout package for Greece, combined with a variety of other poor ...
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Commodity Watch: Top Miners Near $1 Trillion in Assets (BHP, VALE, RIO, SLW, POT, ABX, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: June 8, 2011 at 2:08 pm

Consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers has released its annual review of the mining industry, claiming that "the financial results for the Top 40 [companies] were spectacular." That's pretty hard to argue ...
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Commodities Watch: Peru Halts Silver Mining Concessions; Corn, Wheat Continue to Flounder (BCEKF, RIOAF, ABX, NEM, SLV, SIL, CORN, DBA, MOO)

Posted: June 1, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Today's commodities watch looks at a government-ordered suspension of mining concessions in Peru and the continuing worries over grain prices as US corn planting remains behind schedule and Russia gets ...
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Commodities Watch: Silver May Have Bottomed, The Devil’s Metal Lives On (SLV, SIVR, PSLV, ZSL, SIL, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Today's commodities watch focuses exclusively on silver, The Devil's Metal. It appears that the gray metal may have hit a floor although the exact level of that floor is arguable. ...
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Commodities Watch: Silver Streaking Again; Coffee is Steaming; Investors Shedding Exchange-traded Ag Funds (SLV, SIL, SLW, SBUX, SJM, MOO, DBA, CORN)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 2:40 pm

Today's commodities report takes a look at the recovery in silver, another comeback for coffee, and some concerns about agricultural exchange-traded products.  The price of silver is up about 4.5% ...
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Commodities Watch: Stronger Dollar Weakens Commodities; Lumber Prices Continue Falling; Cotton Prices Uncertain; Gold, Silver Could Stay Soft for a While (WY, PCL, LPX, GPS, ARO, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 2:24 pm

Today's commodities news is all about the effect of a stronger dollar on commodities prices. Cotton prices, which rose almost non-stop beginning in August 2010, could be moderating and giving ...
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