Editorial: Gold’s time to shine
Breathe a sigh of relief: Gold’s up over US$1,400 an ounce again … at least for now.
Commodities Markets
Metals, mining and money markets
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Making sense of copper’s perplexing price movements
In early August the price for copper hit US$3.04 per lb. and seemed to be heading into a tailspin. But after several days, the price stabilized and reached a US$3.32 high before closing at US$3.31 per lb. What is going on?
Metals, mining and money markets
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Executive compensation and M&A: Preparing for selloffs
Falling commodity prices, rising production costs, and a risk-averse investment community have led to a decrease in mining mergers and acquisitions so far in 2013. With scarce investment dollars available, many junior mining companies are now…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Potash producers plummet after Russia’s Uralkali quits cartel
VANCOUVER — Russian major Uralkali (LSE: URKA) has apparently bowed out of one of the world’s two big potash cartels, which together supported prices by limiting supplies. It was an unexpected move that stunned the potash market on…
Editorial: Potash earthquake
Like a sudden Saskatchewan thunderstorm, the potash market surprised everyone yet again with its capacity for drama and destruction, as everyone learned just how important the Russian-Belarusian potash cartel had been all this time in…
Global copper use down, production up in 2013: ICSG
The Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group (ICSG) released the following preliminary data for April 2013 world copper supply and demand in its July 2013 Copper Bulletin. The Bulletin is available for sale upon request. For more…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Are aluminum prices set to fall?
No one would describe aluminum’s recent pricing as strong. Since the beginning of the year the price of the metal has fallen roughly 14¢, and was trading at 82¢ per lb. at press time.
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, July 23, 2013 Precious MetalsPrice…