MUMBAI, May 3 (Reuters) - Indian gold demand may improve through to December as positive monsoon rains and government efforts to raise farmer incomes could boost rural purchases enough to offset higher prices because of the weak rupee, the World Gold Council (WGC) said.India is the world’s second-biggest gold consumer and higher demand there could support global prices that have risen over 5...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has become an official participant in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, which was launched in 1999 by the then-UN Secretary General Kofi Anan. IEG thus becomes the main Italian trade show company adhering to the UN Global Compact, and just one of three trade show organizers worldwid...Read More

By Peter KennedyThe Moa nickel-cobalt operation, a 50-50 joint venture with the Cuban government. Source Sherritt International Inc.Nickel is back on investor radar screens amid hopes that growing electric vehicle demand will boost consumption of the base metal.That's good news for Sherritt International Inc. [S-TSX] a Toronto-based company that is engaged in a nickel mining joint venture with the...Read More

CEO Neal Froneman said, in the face of the stronger rand negatively impacting the South African mining industry, the benefits from the company's strategic commodity and geographical diversification during the past two years had been clearly evident.Read More

Jim MIllen, Physiomics Plc's chief executive, explains how the trend towards personalised medicines will aid the commercialisation of its virtual tumour software.UK development agency Innovate has given the group two grants to help with research in the area.That follows deals with two large pharmaceutical companies and a biotech this year for the cancer modelling software.Physiomics had already an...Read More

Gold is experiencing a modest rally today, with June futures currently trading up eight dollars at $1,313.60. This follows yesterday’s exciting move in which gold prices ticked up $10 within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the FOMC statement released by the Federal Reserve. These gains could not be sustained as prices moved back to unchanged by the closing bell.As anticipated, the Federal Re...Read More

RAPAPORT... Signet Jewelers has signed an agreement with a minoritypurchaser for its non-prime credit, the retailer said Wednesday. Global alternative-investmentfirm Castlelake will buy 30% of the credit accounts, Signet reported Wednesday. The deal follows a separate agreement with CarVal in March to acquire approximately 70%. The contract with Castlelake will shift Signet to a fullyoutsourced cr...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 4 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index traded rangebound around 92.4 overnight, buoyed by the upbeat economic data. The market was also looking more cues from US-China trade talks.Most LME metals fell, but copper rebounded and hit a weekly high as inventories declined. LME zinc tumbled 1.3% to...Read More

Are you ready for a potential economic reset?No matter what the news says, when this bubble pops, we're going to witness the worst market crash in history. But if you know this massive reset is coming, and prepare accordingly, it could be the greatest wealth opportunity of your life.You could have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build wealth that lasts not just years... but generations!Once...Read More

FEASIBILITY DESIGN EXPECTATIONS BEING MET AS GOLD SALES AND SUCCESSFUL RAMP-UP CONTINUESVANCOUVER , May 3, 2018 /CNW/ - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (NEE.V) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that we have completed five gold shipments and we continue to meet the design expectations of our NI 43-101 Feasibility Report (published in 2015) at its Moss Mine in NW Arizona .Kenneth Berry , Preside...Read More

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SHANGHAI, May 4 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index traded rangebound around 92.4 overnight, buoyed by the upbeat economic data. The market was also looking more cues from US-China trade talks.Most LME metals fell, but copper rebounded and hit a weekly high as inventories declined. LME zinc tumbled 1.3% to...Read More

SHANGHAI, May 4 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index traded rangebound around 92.4 overnight, buoyed by the upbeat economic data. The market was also looking more cues from US-China trade talks.Most LME metals fell, but copper rebounded and hit a weekly high as inventories declined. LME zinc tumbled 1.3% to...Read More

European spot prices for molybdic oxide and ferro-molybdenum dropped this week while May public holidays took place across much of the continent but trading activity is likely to pick back up in the near term, sources said.Consumers in the steel sector are due to issue tenders for prompt delivery, which should provide near-term direction for spot prices, they said. Prices have been generally drift...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 point in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for first quarter Productivity was an increase of 1.0%. Actual was an increase of 0.7%. Consensus for Weekly Jobless Claims was an increase to 220,000 from 209,000 last week. Actual was 211,000. Consens...Read More

It is the largest gem-quality stone found at Lulo by the company and its partners, Empresa Nacional de Diamantes and Rosas & Petalas, beating out the 43ct yellow gem recovered in January and the 39ct pink stone found in September last year.The 46ct diamond was found in the new mining block four, the area close to the treatment plant and planned for resource delineation this year to be included...Read More

(Kitco News) - Although interest rates are expected to move higher in June, one fund manager said that the currency environment is still positive for gold as the Federal Reserve has no intention of getting in front of inflation pressures.For gold investors, the key phrase from the Fed’s statement on Wednesday should have been: “Inflation on a 12-month basis is expected to run near the...Read More

RAPAPORT... The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has exempted trading in gold, diamonds and precious metals from value-added tax (VAT), according to government news outlets. The government is implementing the change by introducing a "VAT reverse-charge" mechanism, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Tuesday. That process transfers the tax obligation from an overseas supplier to the recipient. T...Read More

Faisal Rahmatallah, executive chairman at Plastics Capital (LON:PLA), tells Proactive Investors the group saw "exceptionally strong" sales over the year just ended.Films (food wrapping and the like) did particularly well with a record year for Flexipol, while there was a recovery at Palagan and good performance from Synpac.  Meet Peninsula Mines Ltd, Silver City Minerals Ltd and Emmerson Reso...Read More

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