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PRECIOUS-Gold edges up, headed for worst week in a month

Alex — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:51:22 +0000

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Gold edged up on Friday as stock markets paused after rally, but the metal was still on track for its worst weekly decline in a month as investors cut exposure to bullion, sending holdings in exchange-traded funds to the lowest in four years. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.17 [...]

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Gold Bullion: 4 Fundamental Facts

Alex — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:48:55 +0000

WHEN VOLATILITY prevails in the gold market, I love seeing so many different opinions because it promotes critical thinking and healthy markets, writes Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer of US Global Investors. But because gold is unlike any other commodity, many perspectives can be extreme, such as “goldenfreudes” who take pleasure in gold [...]

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Gold Demand Remains Strong As Buying Records Continue To Tumble

Alex — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:19 +0000

The World Gold Council’s 1st Quarter Global Gold Demand report was published today. Today’s AM fix was USD 1,377.00, EUR 1,070.01 and GBP 904.32 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,412.25, EUR 1,094.51 and GBP 926.67 per ounce. Gold fell $32.70 or -2.29% yesterday to $1,392.70/oz and silver slid to $22.50 and finished – [...]

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Market Buzz: Japan’s GDP wows and gold hits 9-yr low

Alex — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:59:09 +0000

Despite other emerging markets performing well, Russian markets hit their lowest close in two weeks. Rosneft fell and the ruble weakened against the dollar on the decision of Bank of Russia to hold the refinancing rate at 8.25 percent. The MICEX dropped 0.98 percent and will open Thursday at 1391.98. The RTS slightly eased and [...]

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16 Secret Google Analytics Advanced Segments Worth Their Weight in Gold

Alex — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:57:59 +0000

Analyzing your website data with Google Analytics is much like mining for gold. Advanced prospectors profit because they know where to look to find the nuggets, while inexperienced practitioners come up with only dirt after making the mistake of trying to prospect the entire mountain. If web analytics is like gold mining, then a Google [...]

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Gold Demand In One Chart: Physical vs ETF

Alex — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:54:36 +0000

China’s demand for gold jumped 20% to 294 tonnes in the first quarter of 2013, while global gold demand overall slid 13% thanks to the dramatic rotation of demand from paper to physical. Chinese demand in gold bars and coins grew to 109.5 tonnes – more than double the five-year quarterly average of 43.8 tonnes. [...]

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Gold’s dichotomy: Investment demand plunges, but consumers keep buying

Alex — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:52:10 +0000

Today’s gold market is being defined by two trends: aggressive selling by investors in North America through exchange-traded funds, and aggressive buying by consumers in Asia. Billionaire investor George Soros joined Northern Trust Corp. and BlackRock Inc. in cutting holdings of exchange-traded products backed by gold before a bear market in prices last month, while [...]

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Aussie Dollar Weakness A Dangerous Sign For Gold

Alex — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:43:58 +0000

The commodities front remains mixed as the U.S. dollar’s recent rally has put downward pressures on many resource prices. Furthermore, the ongoing bull run on Wall Street has prompted many investors waiting on the sidelines to jump into equities in lieu of chasing paltry yields in the bond market or lackluster returns in the commodities [...]

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Cannes: Sony Worldwide Picks Up Justin Timberlake’s ‘Spinning Gold’ (Exclusive)

Alex — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:42:41 +0000

Foresight Unlimited’s biopic of music legend Neil Bogart, starring Justin Timberlake, sells for Latin America, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe on the eve of the Cannes film market. On the eve of the Cannes Film Market, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has struck a multi-territory deal for Foresight Unlimited’s Neil Bogart biopic Spinning Gold, headlining Justin Timberlake [...]

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Gold And Silver Are In Liquidation Mode Again

Alex — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:40:56 +0000

It’s happening again. Gold and silver are lin liquidation mode. Both of the two precious metals are back to being taken to the woodshed. Gold looks at risk of breaking below $1400/oz. again. And silver is just plain ugly. The end of the world trade (which explains a lot of gold‘s appeal) is looking [...]

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