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Gold eases from 3-month highs, palladium investors wary of Ukraine conflict. 1

Gold prices fell on Monday, as the U.S. dollar gained, with worries around the Russia-Ukraine conflict limiting losses of the safe-haven metal and keeping palladium traders on tenterhooks. Spot gold was down 0.2% to $1,855.86 per ounce by 1030 GMT. On Friday, prices jumped the most since mid-October and hit their highest level since Nov. 19 at $1,865.15. U.S. gold futures rose 0.6% to $1,853.70. “Gold had a classic safe haven jump on Friday… (but) the problem with safe haven spikes is that they never really last for that long,”… Read More Here

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Gold heads for weekly gains as stocks drop before US data jobs

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 admin

Gold headed for a weekly advance as US equities fell after Meta Platforms suffered a historic share-price rout, while investors awaited a key jobs report for more clues on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path. The Facebook parent plunged 26% Thursday on the back of woeful earnings results, erasing about $251-billion in market value in the biggest one-day wipeout for any US company. Concerns over tightening monetary policy also contributed to the worst slide for American technology shares since 2020. January’s employment report due Friday is expected to be weak… Read More Here

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Glencore’s output falls amid COVID Challenges

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 admin

Switzerland-based mining company Glencore saw the production of most of its minerals fall year-on-year (YoY) in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect operations. The company saw falls in copper, zinc, lead, nickel, gold and silver production. The most significant drop was in lead, which declined by 14% YoY to 222,000 tonnes, followed by gold, which fell by 12% YoY to 809,000 tonnes. However, the miner did see an increase in ferrochrome production output, which jumped by 43% to 1.46 million tonnes, and coal-coking, which rose by 20% to 9,100 tonnes. Despite… Read More Here

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Gold back above $1 800-mark on firmer investment demand

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 admin

Gold prices firmed above the key $1 800-level on Tuesday as investment demand strengthened, with a weak US dollar and Treasury yields offering further support. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $1 806.32 per ounce by 10:38 GMT. US gold futures climbed 0.6% to $1 807.40. A weaker dollar is helping gold along with “good uptake yesterday on the ETF side that took us through the magic $1 800 level,” independent analyst Ross Norman said. Holdings of the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, rose to the highest levels since mid-August on… Read More Here

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World: 2021 ended with rising gold demand (WGC)

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 admin

Global demand for gold for the whole of 2021 has seen an increase, reaching 4,021 tons, according to the World Gold Council (WGC) report published on January 28, 2022. In this report, it is specified that demand has recovered a large part of the losses linked to the health crisis in 2020. World Gold Council notes, in the same report, the drop in gold consumption levels around the world in the first half of 2021 and the chain, the following three months, also with a drop. The report states that… Read More Here

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Africa: With a new acquisition of a 15% stake in Orca Gold, Perseus Mining expands its gold footprint in the continent

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 admin

Perseus Mining, a mining company that owns several gold mines in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, announced on Monday, January 31, 2022, the signing of an agreement with Resolute Mining to acquire its 15% interest in the company. Canadian company Orca Gold, active in Sudan on the Block 14 gold project and owning shares in the Koné gold project, in Côte d’Ivoire. According to a press release posted on its website, Perseus Mining announces that the amount of the transaction is estimated at 17.5 million Canadian dollars (13.7 million USD). In… Read More Here

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Gold set for worst month since September on Fed rate-hike prospects

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 admin

Gold prices fell on Monday and were set for the biggest monthly drop since last September, as markets anticipated higher rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve on the back of key economic data, while a stronger dollar put further pressure on bullion. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,787.70 per ounce, as of 0658 GMT, taking its monthly drop to more than 2%. U.S. gold futures were up 0.1% at $1,789.20. “It’s just that continuation of the real rates moving higher again and that’s producing a more negative backdrop… Read More Here

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Gold demand hits highest level in more than two years

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 admin

Market development organisation the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) latest ‘Gold Demand Trends’ report shows that yearly demand, excluding over-the-counter markets, has recovered many of the Covid-19-induced losses from 2020 to reach 4 021 t for the 2021 full-year. Demand for gold reached 1 147 t in the fourth quarter of 2021 – its highest quarterly level since the second quarter of 2019. It is also an increase of almost 50% year-on-year. Gold bar and coin demand rose 31% to an 8-year high of 1,180 t as retail investors sought a haven against the backdrop of rising inflation… Read More Here

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DRC: more than 5.4 billion USD generated by the production and export of Gold between 2015 and 2019

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 admin

The production and export of gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) generated revenues of around 5,492,424,428.13 billion US dollars, according to the statistical data contained in the sector directory of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2020 edition. According to this report, during the period under analysis, gold production amounted to 164,656.3 kilograms. Of the 164,656.3 kilograms of gold produced on Congolese soil, nearly 162,765.94 kilograms were exported to the international market for this mining product. Evolution of production and exports recorded between 2015 and 2019 In 2015, the… Read More Here

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Gold price holds 2-month high ahead of Fed announcement

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 admin

Gold prices retreated but still held near a two-month high on Wednesday, as investors await the outcome of a US Federal Reserve meeting that may offer more clues on the outlook for monetary policy tightening. Spot gold declined 0.8% to $1,833.15/oz by noon EDT, its highest since mid-November. US gold futures fell 1.0%, trading at $1,832.70/oz in New York. Later in the day, Fed chair Jerome Powell and his fellow policymakers are expected to signal their first interest-rate hike since 2018, setting the stage for a March move to cool inflation. The Federal… Read More Here