(Kitco News) The Federal Reserve's digital dollar is a "scary" concept because it is all about having direct control over currency and economy, said Brien Lundin, executive editor of the Gold Newsletter and the New Orleans Investment Conference host.As the Federal Reserve prepares to launch a review of a possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) shortly, U.S. citizens need to be aware of all t...Read More
(Kitco News) After building support at the $1,700 an ounce level this year, gold could be the metal to follow in 2022, according to Bloomberg Intelligence."Next year will begin almost 24 months removed from the start of the pandemic, and we see the 2021 bounce in industrial metals vs. the decline in precious at greater risk of reversing," said Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity analyst Mike M...Read More
Despite record commodity prices, Mongolian coal miner SouthGobi Resources (TSE:SGQ) announced a profit warning today. In a news release published last week, SouthGobi wrote that it expected a net loss "...primarily attributable to the continued impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the number of trucks of coal crossing the border at the Ceke Port of...Read More
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM, TSX:AEM) announced today reported quarterly net income of $114.5 million,or net income of $0.47 per share, for the third quarter of 2021.During the same quarter a year ago, the company had net income of $222.7 million. The company said income was down due to lower average realized metal prices andhigher production costs, partially offset by higher sales volumes. Payab...Read More
The FOMCmeeting for November began today and will conclude tomorrow. Most importantly, itwill be the statement and following press conference by Chairman Powell thatwill draw the most attention. The statement will contain information about whenthe Federal Reserve will begin tapering their $120 billion monthly assetpurchases. The press conference will clarify any ambiguities found within thestateme...Read More
Mr. Tom Larsen reportsELORO INTERSECTS 100 AG EQ/T (INCLUDING 38.71 G AG/T, 0.88%ZN AND 0.51%PB) OVER 188.5 M IN THE SANTA BARBARA BRECCIA PIPE AT ISKA ISKA SILVER-TIN POLYMETALLIC PROJECT, POTOSI DEPARTMENT, BOLIVIAEloro Resources Ltd. has provided an update on its Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project in the Potosi department, southern Bolivia. To date, the company has completed 34,409 metr...Read More
Gold's day-to-day gains are being capped at $1,800 an ounce as markets wait for the Federal Reserve highly anticipated tapering announcement on Wednesday. Close attention is also being paid to what Fed Chair Jerome Powell will say about inflation.Prior to the central bank's meeting, gold has settled into a fairly narrow trading range between $1,780 and $1,800 an ounce. At the time of writing, Dece...Read More
Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - Gold prices have a chance to push back to $1,900 an ounce throughmost of 2022. Still, the precious metal will be caught between higher inflationand higher real interest rates, according to analysts at...Read More
Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices aredown in midday U.S. trading Tuesday, with silver sharply lower. A higher U.S.dollar index and lower crude oil prices today are negative outside markets forthe metals. Some po...Read More
Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - Kitco estimated thatCarlin was the largest gold operation in the United States in Q2 2021, and thatthe domestic gold mining sector produced 1,370 koz of gold in Q2 2021, 6% less than1,460 koz produced...Read More
Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - B2Gold (TSX: BTO) (NYSE: BTG) today reported that its total gold production in the third quarter of 2021 was 310,261 ounces (including 14,538 ounces of attributable production from Calibre), above budg...Read More
Nov 2 (Reuters) -Shandong Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals Group, China's biggestprivate-sector copper smelter by capacity, has churned out thefirst copper from its 300,000 tonnes per year production lineafter a long shutdown, the company said on Tuesday. Fangyuan, which is ramping up output again after liquidityproblems at the end of 2019 forced it to run well belowcapacity, had fired up the line on Oc...Read More
Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - Karen Jones FSTA and Axel Rudolph FSTA at Commerzbank have taken alook at the dollar index chart in the bank's latest technical research note.The team point out that there could be an Elliott Wave form...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 2 that are worth another look.Eurofer has welcomed the agreement between the European Union and the United States to replace Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs against the bloc's 27 countries with tariff-rate quotas, the European steel association...Read More
Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - This morning manufacturing PMI's are telling a familiar story assupply-side issues are forcing a slowdown despite demand remainingfirm.The report said, "The eurozone manufacturing sector lostfurther mo...Read More
Monday was like the previouscouple of weeks for gold and silver; they made a charge to breakout to theupside but failed. Platinum did the same and the $40.00 rally only reached thetop of the range. The pattern is the key, and it remains the same as a bridgeto nowhere. This morning, gold, silver andplatinum are flat to slightly lower. Our expectations have not changed, we arelong, and the trend is...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange fell marginally across the board at the close of trading on Tuesday November 2, with macroeconomic forces driving the price movements.The market was awaiting results of the United States Federal Market Open Committee meeting on November 3. The three-month copper price fell by 0.6% to $9,495.50 per tonne, from $9,555 per tonne at Monday's close. Volu...Read More
NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The dollar firmed slightly on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve kicked off its two-day policy meeting where it was expected to announce it will begin tapering its massive asset purchases put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Investors in recent weeks have priced in a wave of tightening from central banks as they bet policymakers are sufficiently concerned...Read More
Replacing Section 232 tariffs on European aluminium products with tariff-rate quotas will result in even more trade distortions and create additional market instability for companies in both Europe and the United States, the head of industry association European Aluminium has said.The United States and the European Union (EU) reached an agreement over the weekend to replace the 10% tariff on...Read More
Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - Bitcoin-U.S. dollar are higherin early U.S. trading Tuesday. Bulls are keeping alive a price uptrend on thedaily bar chart. The Bitcoin bulls have the firm overall near-term technicaladvantage. The pat...Read More