CHART: Gold price winning against US rates
Given the strong inverse relationship between US yields and the gold price, gold should've been trading in triple digits right now.
Frik Els , Editor
Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.
Posts by Frik Els:
New year gold price surprise for hedge funds
Large-scale gold futures speculators who placed a record number of bearish bets during the final week of 2015, wrong-footed by Monday's safe haven buying.
One analyst predicted gold price down to the dollar
One year ago, winner of London Bullion Market Association's precious metal forecasting competition predicted gold would average $1,160 in 2015.
The world’s 10 coldest mines
With temperatures that can drop to nearly -50°C, these mines offer some of the most challenging working conditions in the world.
The world’s 10 driest mines
Average annual precipitation at many of these mines is zero.
Mining in 2016: Six reasons to be cheerful
No 3: "The return of inflation could revive demand for hedges including commodities, with gold in particular likely to benefit."
Monster rally for mining stocks
Broad advance for mining shares as metal prices jump on China stimulus hopes – Freeport rockets 17% in massive volumes.
Gold price: Worries about Chinese, Indian physical demand
In India December quarter gold sales could be the worst in 8 years; in China chain stores are closing and jewelry manufacturers are going out of business.
You’re too bearish on China growth
Beijing has very ambitious 2020 growth targets. A new survey finds Chinese executives are much more confident than the rest of the world about hitting them.
Study shows 96% of some mining jobs can be automated
INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Don't just think truck drivers – 38% of first line mining supervisors' activities can be automated using CURRENT technology.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive
Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly.
