Mexico’s proposed higher mining royalties could block nearly $7bn in investments
The Mexican government proposed raising mining royalties under the argument that metal prices have risen in recent years.
Rising inflation in China and India’s tenth interest rate hike since March 2010, is set to take a toll on consumers preference for the yellow metal, according to analysts and traders.
“Gold and silver will surely get pummelled in the near term with signs of a stronger US dollar and yet another rate hike in India. Investors have very little savings these days and prefer not to invest in gold,” said Manoj Maheswari, bullion analyst at a brokerage firm here.
