(IDEX Online) - Beny Steinmetz, the diamond and real estate billionaire, has been handed a five-year jail term by a court in Romania after he was convicted of a land deal fraud. The country's Supreme Court overturned the decision by a lower district court to acquit him last year.Steinmetz, 65, (pictured) an Israeli national, was accused of being involved in corrupt enterprise to recover...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The family-owned Swarovski crystal jewelry empire is reportedly in turmoil as it faces plunging profits and the prospect of wholesale job losses. Robert Buchbauer, recently-appointed CEO and great-great grandson of the company's founder Daniel, wants to shed 6,000 staff, shut 750 stores and take the brand upmarket, according to the AFP press agency. But other family members ar...Read More

In England, we have had festivals at this time of year since well before the Romans began their creeping conquest in AD43. The occupation of most of Britain was a done deal by AD60 following the defeat of Queen Boudica (leader of the Iceni in modern day Norfolk).Back then we were celebrating pagan festivals, either the Anglo-Saxon M??draniht (Night of the Mothers) or Yuletide, which was a mid-wint...Read More

Mid-tier gold miners' stocks are again setting up to achieve more massive gains during gold's next bull upleg.Read full newsRead More

Investors are putting pressure on gold miners, whose high greenhouse gas emissions have been less scrutinized, to report transparently and take concrete steps to curb them after a rally in prices this year drew closer attention to the sector's footprint.Read full newsRead More

Company is raising C$85 million through a subscription receipt offering with a group of investors that will result in a new board and management, as well as a new name.Read full newsRead More

It seemed like we were heading towards the pandemic’s end, as mass vaccinations began across several parts of the world. However, we are not out of the woods yet. The newfound COVID variant, uncovered in the U.K., is apparently more dangerous and is creating havoc through the global financial markets. Here’s how to play the broad market weakness.Barrick GoldThe markets will likely trad...Read More

The idea of buying today’s top stock picks may lack appeal to some investors. The 2020 stock market crash could be fresh in their minds, while an uncertain economic outlook may hold back the performance of many sectors.As such, they may determine that buying physical gold or a gold ETF is a better idea. However, low valuations on offer across the stock market and a likely economic recovery m...Read More

The stock market has witnessed a strong bull run over the past several months despite the economic data pointing otherwise. While the growing disconnect of the stock market with the economy and high valuations led to speculations that a crash is near, I believe the fear of the new COVID-19 strain could possibly be the trigger that could lead to a strong correction. The negative news for the s...Read More

Dec 21, 2020 Guest(s): Ruth Crowell Chief Executive Officer, LBMA With lockdowns resuming in Europe, concerns rise that London, a major vaulting center, will face logistical challenges in transporting and servicing gold and silver bullion, similar to what happened in March that led to shortages of the physical precious metals markets. Ruth Crowell, chief executive of the London Bullion Market As...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday December 21 that are worth another look.Market participants in Asia are bracing for sharp price corrections amid historically high prices for steel, iron ore and ferrous scrap in the region, industry sources told Fastmarkets this week.China's Zhuzhou zinc smelter has successfully met...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down across the board at the close on Monday December 21 amid broad-based profit-taking. Lead was the worst performer, falling 3.9% to $1,959.50 per tonne at the close. Trading volume was relatively low with just over 5,000 lots. Lead stocks on the LME continue to rise, weighing on sentiment for the heavy metal. After big inflows of 13,000 tonne...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading on Monday December 21, consolidating from their recent year-to-date highs.The three-month aluminium price fell by 1.4% this morning after nearly 30,000 tonnes were delivered into LME-listed warehouses.Warehouses in Port Klang received 27,875 tonnes of aluminium, while a couple of hundred tonnes was also delive...Read More

Jack ChanPosted Dec 21, 2020Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Short-term is on BUY signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks and are more suitable for traders.COT data is supportive for overall higher gold prices.COT data is supportive for overall higher silver prices.Our ratio is o...Read More

The US yesterday agreed on a $900 million economic stimulus package but concerns are mounting about a mutated strain of COVID-19, nine months after the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic.Gold, which was below $1,500/oz 12 months ago, hit an all-time high above $2,000/oz in August.It was about $1,877/oz at the time of writing.Elsewhere iron ore was a standout, with 58% Australian...Read More

The decrees, published in Congo-Brazzaville's official gazette, have handed Sundance's flagship Nabeba mining permit, Equatorial's Badondo exploration licence, and Core Mining's Avima permit, toRead More

Port prices of both low- and high-grade manganese ore in China continued to trend upward in the week to Friday December 18 after ore traders raised their offers further, partly boosted by the rallying futures silico-manganese market, market sources said. Fastmarkets' manganese ore port index, base 37% Mn, range 35-39%, fot Tianjin, China was 32.30 yuan ($4.94) per dmtu on December 18, up by 1 yuan...Read More

Consumers of noble alloys and cobalt who usually process scrap are expected to start taking more primary material early next year due to low metal prices and tight scrap availability in the fallout from Covid-19. Scrap availability has tightened because industrial operations were interrupted by shutdowns aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 during the first half of 2020, and then, reduced after...Read More

Prices for imported ferro-chrome in Japan and South Korea have risen for the first time since late September, buoyed by ongoing trade flow disruptions.Fastmarkets' fortnightly price assessment for ferro-chrome, high carbon, 57-65% Cr, cif dup Japan was $0.73-0.75 per lb on Thursday December 17, up by $0.01-0.03 per lb from $0.70-0.74 per lb on December 3.Similarly, the fortnightly price assessment...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday December 21 that are worth another look.Market participants in Asia are bracing for sharp price corrections amid historically high prices for steel, iron ore and ferrous scrap in the region, industry sources told Fastmarkets this week.China's Zhuzhou zinc smelter has successfully met...Read More