Chinese gold imports from Hong Kong totaled 51 mt in August, down 15% from 59 mt a year earlier, data released by the Hong Kong Customs and Statistics showed Wednesday. The figure is down around 45% from 91 mt reported in July and is the ...
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Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Monday as U.S. equities weakened and the dollar fell. The most active gold contract for April delivery rose 6.9 U.S. dollars, or 0.56 percent, to settle at ...
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The Chinese mainland's gold purchases from Hong Kong in 2015 may hold around this year's levels as physical demand in the world's biggest consumer remains stable and the country considers easing restrictions on imports. Net imports ...
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This year will likely be a year of consolidation for gold and silver prices, with the gold price possibly going as low as $1,100/oz, precious metals consultancy Metals Focus said Wednesday. "Following a poor 2013, this year's start ...
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A lack of investment interest in gold is starting to take its toll on the price, with an average of $1,225/oz forecast for 2014 and heading lower in 2015, GFMS said Thursday in its Gold Survey 2014. The price forecast is 13% lower than ...
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Gold is lacking direction ahead of key US employment data due Friday, with mixed views on physical demand. ANZ said in a gold report that "the $100/oz decline in gold over the past two weeks was largely the unwinding of the 'safehaven' ...
Tags: Service, employment data, Economy
Gold could have further to go on the downside as physical buying is still lacking, according to a research note published by Swiss bank UBS Wednesday. "Gold reached our one-month forecast of $1,280 this week. Despite its $100 decline from ...
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Offers for China's domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 remained generally steady Tuesday, while the physical demand stayed healthy after the pickup seen the previous week, industry sources said. Domestic offers were heard around Yuan ...
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ICE Cotton posted solid gains on the back of strong physical demand this week, with Z3 gaining over 200 pts to close at 86.69. The selling out of Australian cotton has shifted buyers towards the US, however due to the late crop and smaller ...
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A 53% jump in consumer demand for gold in China and India during the second quarter was not enough to offset a heavy decline in Exchange Traded Fund purchases which fell 400 mt over the same period, leaving demand down 12% on year at 856 ...
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A slew of bearish technical and fundamental factors put the market under pressure this week. First we had the breach of a 6-1/2-month uptrend line, which put the spec longs on the defensive, although we have yet to see any widespread spec ...
Chinese gold imports are likely to swell further after more than doubling to a record high in March, as retail consumers pounced when prices plunged to a two-year low last month. China is the world's second-largest buyer after India, and ...
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Macquarie Research has cut its price forecast for several commodities, including copper and gold, due to renewed concerns about future commodities demand as optimism about the global economy erodes. Macquarie Research, a unit of Macquarie ...
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FOB prices for Australian 5,500 kcal/kg and 6,000 kcal/kg net-as-received spot cargoes came under intense pressure Thursday from a firmer freight market, lower Asian physical demand and weaker prices for domestic coal in China, market ...
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Buying interest stayed muted at south China's trading hubs for imported thermal coal Tuesday, and CFR delivered prices were rangebound at $86/mt and remain capped by competitively priced domestic thermal coal, traders said. The ...
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