Specialist Blog
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PREVIEW: Bank of England February Quarterly Inflation Report
Today Bank of England’s Governor Mervyn King will once again grace the stage as he presents the bank’s quarterly inflation report, where he will likely pave the way for further assets purchases and undoubtedly face questio…
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CME Launches Gold Forwards Clearing in London
CME Clearing Europe (CMECE) launched its centralized clearing service for over-the-counter (OTC) London Gold Forwards on 30, January 2012.
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Unemployment Rate Drops, Should You Sell?
On Friday, the U.S. jobless rate dropped unexpectedly in January to 8.3 percent, the lowest level since February 2009. According to the Labor Department, the economy added 243,000 jobs. Furthermore, today's report includes…
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Silver Powering 20 Million Homes as Glut Subsides: Commodities
By Nicholas Larkin - Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) Record industrial demand for silver and resurging investor interest is diminishing a supply surplus, driving the metal used in everything from solar panels to batteries into its bes…
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Gold Set for Best January Showing Since 2008 as Demand Surges
By Glenys Sim - 31 Jan. 2012 (Bloomberg) Spot gold gained 0.3 percent to $1,735.63 at 1:39 p.m. in Singapore after touching a seven-week high of $1,740.02 on Jan. 27. It’s climbed 11 percent this month, the best adva…
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Natixis Metals Review - Q1 2012
Natixis is a key player in the banking sector in France and Europe, offering services centered around three core businesses: Corporate & Investment Banking, Investment Solutions and Specialised Financial Services.
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Inflation concerns remain as gold climbs higher
On Thursday, gold and silver prices were essentially unchanged. Despite positive economic data being released, gold prices settled at $1,654, while silver closed at $30.51. Newly released inflation data from the Bureau of …
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Is a new Gold Standard a Realistic Option?
There was a time when politicians kissed babies to show they had the common touch and a real connection with ordinary folk. With the outcome of the US elections finely poised, gold and a return to a gold standard is seen a…
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Gold Investment Statistics
This brief commentary summarises gold’s price performance in various currencies, its volatility and correlation to other assets from the perspective of global financial markets, describing the macroeconomic factors that in…
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Monthly Metals Review
A monthly Global Trading Summary of the Metals Markets: highlights, futures, options
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Rogers says Gold Will Reach $2,400
Legendary investor Jim Rogers talked to “First Financial Daily” in Shanghai recently. He shared his outlook for 2012 and was extremely bullish about gold and agricultural products. Here is what Rogers said in the interview.
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Alternative Investment, Foundation Asset
Diversified portfolios which contain non-traditional (or "alternative") assets such as private equity, hedge funds, real estate and commodities can be enhanced by adding a discrete allocation to gold as a foundation.
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In Gold we Trust
The (financial) world is currently long in questions but short in answers. We believe
that gold is still one of the few right answers in times of chronic uncertainty. In what is
now our fifth Gold Report we w… -
In gold we trust
A definitive study of gold mine production from 2011 to 2015
