Category: Precious Metals
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Ibbotson study determines diversification benefits of precious metals bullion
TORONTO, June 30 /CNW/ – A study prepared for Bullion Marketing Services Inc. by Ibbotson Associates has determined that the addition of precious metals bullion to a portfolio of traditional asset classes enhanced diversification and improved the reward-to-risk ratio in conservative, moderate and aggressive asset allocations. Since an investment in commodity-related stocks does not provide…
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Glittering future predicted for Dubai gold exchange
Dubai: The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), which is expected to go live this year, will float a fully owned subsidiary to carry out the settlement of trades on the exchange. David Rutledge, chief executive officer of the Dubai Metals and Commodities Centre (DMCC), said the new clearing house being established by DGCX will…
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Bullion Tame as Oil-Gold Ratio Hits 3-Decade High
NEW YORK – The ratio of oil-to-gold prices spiked to a 29-year peak in March reflecting the persistent divergence in the fortunes of the two resources. The ratio has been steadily ascending since September 2003 with only a brief interruption last November, and reached an all-time daily high of 0.135 on 4 April when oil…
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The Gabelli Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust IPO Raises $332 Million
RYE, N.Y.- March 29, 2005–Gabelli Asset Management Inc., (NYSE:GBL) today announced the initial public offering of common shares of the Gabelli Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust, a new closed-end fund investing primarily in equity securities of gold and natural resources companies. The Fund intends to earn income primarily through a strategy of writing…
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Goldcorp Delivers First ‘Campaign Promises’ Quickly
By Tim Wood – ST. LOUIS (ResourceInvestor.com) — Goldcorp’s [GG] newly minted president and chief executive, Ian Telfer, is holding to his publicly announced playbook with the $70 million cash acquisition of the Bermejal gold deposit in Mexico. Despite Telfer flagging his ‘new’ strategy repeatedly even before the Goldcorp-Wheaton deal, many investors thought the newly…
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Fund interest keeps red-hot metals near highs
SINGAPORE – Industrial metals traded close to multi-year highs on Thursday as funds flocked to red-hot commodity markets and a bruised U.S. dollar made copper a more attractive buy for overseas investors. Star performer zinc, up more than 12 percent since the start of the year, traded around a 7-1/4-year peak and copper crept $10…
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Gold trade booming in China
Gold is coming back in fashion in China, according to latest reports, with the middle class queuing up to purchase the precious metal. Evidence of the demand for gold was particularly clear when the Caishikou department store sold all its gold bars in just a matter of hours last month. When a second set of…
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Bullion Price Forecast for 2005
London Bullion Market Association have released a 10 page report called “Annual Metal Winners 2004“. The best visions of the future often start by looking at the past. Last year held rewards for both the bulls and bears and also for those in the middle. The 2004 average for gold hovered near $410 at years-end…
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Gold could reach 480 dollars – Merrill Lynch
The price of gold could reach US$480 a troy ounce during the first half of 2005 if the euro strengthens to $1.39 in the same six-month period, investment bank Merrill Lynch said in a report issued this week. The bank sees gold averaging $440/oz in 2005, with the metal trading in a range between $400/oz…