Mining’s old guard needs strong medicine
A new report details subpar investor returns in the mining industry over the last decade, particularly big cap diversified companies which have not adapted to new realities.
The gold price recovered this morning in London to Fix at $1,381 after Friday’s p.m. Fix of $1,368.50. With Asian demand being the new kid on the block and Indian demand muted on Friday because of their holiday, forces that history has not factored in before are at work here. While in the developed world there may be a case to answer that this time of year sees a setback, we would be uncomfortable in saying that it will be much, if at all.
Asia doesn’t recognize the developed world’s festive season and the influence on the gold price is moving eastwards.
With Ireland’s credit rating not far off junk bond status now, the Eurozone worries continue. What is most worrisome is the fact that when an individual country or bank cannot repay its loans, the lending banks number in their hundreds. If two or three Eurozone nations go down, then an awful lot of banks may go down with them. Hence the fear is now that the Eurozone may have expressed a political willingness to have a sufficient rescue plan, but will they really have the capacity and then willingness to rescue all the Eurozone nations in trouble when push comes to shove?
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Gold – Very Short-term
Gold looks like it will continue to consolidate with a stronger bias today in New York.
Silver – Very Short-term
Silver is holding above its Fix today of $29.21 and looks as though it will hold above $29 today.
Gold Price Drivers
The seeming political accord that enabled the ‘Tax Bill” to pass into law last week appears to be dissolving into the usual discord now. With such a political stalemate in the developed world, the prospect of U.S. [or European] politicians governing as effectively as is needed right now, seems remote. These are not the sort of financial climates that will see gold fade away into a bear market.
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Julian D.W. Phillips
