The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial

Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.

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The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial

Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.

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Rajesh Exports Acquires Largest Gold Refinery

Mumbai: Valcambi is the world’s largest precious metal’s refining company headquartered at Switzerland. Valcambi has processed and sold 945 tons of Gold and 325 tons of Silver on an average per year during the last three financial years which is more than the annual consumption of gold in India. Valcambi refinery is London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accredited and Valcambi

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Gold Prices May Fall to Rs. 23,000 in a Month

Mumbai: Gold prices are expected to come down to a low of Rs 23,000 per 10 grams on continuing worries over interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and a stronger US dollar. “The gold remains bearish and the prices are likely to decline to Rs 23,000-23,500 per 10 grams in a week to month time. This is mainly because

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Rio Tinto’s Argyle Ramping up Production

Perth: Global mining giant Rio Tinto’s second quarter review of its mining operations shows excellent production results for both the Argyle mine in Australia (100 percent interest) and the Diavik diamond mine in Canada (60 percent interest). The Argyle production for the second quarter of 2015 was 3,374,000 carats, up 5 percent over Q1 2015, and up 37 percent over

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Mining Companies Slash Tens of Thousands of Jobs

Gaborone: Mining companies Anglo American and Lonmin are cutting tens of thousands of jobs as commodity prices fall. Anglo said it would cut 6,000 posts from office and other roles not directly related to production, according to a report published in bbc.com. The company, which has some 150,000 workers worldwide, said employee numbers would fall by 35% after the cuts,

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Rajesh Exports Acquires Largest Gold Refinery

Mumbai: Valcambi is the world’s largest precious metal’s refining company headquartered at Switzerland. Valcambi has processed and sold 945 tons of Gold and 325 tons of Silver on an average per year during the last three financial years which is more than the annual consumption of gold in India. Valcambi refinery is London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accredited and Valcambi

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Gold Prices May Fall to Rs. 23,000 in a Month

Mumbai: Gold prices are expected to come down to a low of Rs 23,000 per 10 grams on continuing worries over interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and a stronger US dollar. “The gold remains bearish and the prices are likely to decline to Rs 23,000-23,500 per 10 grams in a week to month time. This is mainly because

Read More »

Rio Tinto’s Argyle Ramping up Production

Perth: Global mining giant Rio Tinto’s second quarter review of its mining operations shows excellent production results for both the Argyle mine in Australia (100 percent interest) and the Diavik diamond mine in Canada (60 percent interest). The Argyle production for the second quarter of 2015 was 3,374,000 carats, up 5 percent over Q1 2015, and up 37 percent over

Read More »

Mining Companies Slash Tens of Thousands of Jobs

Gaborone: Mining companies Anglo American and Lonmin are cutting tens of thousands of jobs as commodity prices fall. Anglo said it would cut 6,000 posts from office and other roles not directly related to production, according to a report published in bbc.com. The company, which has some 150,000 workers worldwide, said employee numbers would fall by 35% after the cuts,

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