February 24, 2014 ETF investors fall behind gold price curve While hedge funds' bullish positions on gold soar to 258 tonnes, gold-backed ETF investors continue to offload their bullion holdings.
February 24, 2014 Gold price rally gathers steam as hedge funds go long 258 tonnes Large investors' bullish bets have surged to levels last seen when gold was trading at $1,400 an ounce.
February 24, 2014 Buba explains why US only gave Germany back 5 tonnes of gold The Bundesbank, trying to build trust among Germans concerning the whereabouts of their 3,396 tonnes of gold, tries hard to lay the many rumours to rest.
February 23, 2014 Copper is odd one out on this hedge fund positioning chart The red metal is the lone commodity being shunned by the smart money.
February 23, 2014 ‘No hurry’ in Vale-Glencore talks over Canadian combination Brazil's Vale said over the weekend talks with Glencore over combining their Canadian operations continue, but no deal is likely "early this year."
February 23, 2014 Study shows mining sector funding jumped 180% in December quarter SNL Metals & Mining reveals that while the minerals exploration sector recorded lower drilling activity, funds raised by the mining sector saw a near three-fold increase to $6.2 billion.
February 23, 2014 All currencies are an inverse pyramid based on the dollar Whatever analysis of individual countries might tell us, it has been easy to miss the threat of a deepening global recession, a risk increased by diminishing cross-border flows.
February 23, 2014 Gold and silver extend their rallies amid escalating Chinese demand for gold More and more technical analysts are coming round to the likelihood that prices are bottoming out and gold may be establishing a new uptrend.
February 22, 2014 Strikers vow to fight on as platinum price goes soft Platinum, palladium prices unmoved as South African strike enters second month.
February 21, 2014 Chaparral gold provides update to hostile bid 'The Hostile Bid implies negative value for the Company's mineral properties, which are at an advanced stage of exploration and are located in a mining-friendly jurisdiction.'
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm