May 6, 2011

Silver takes it on the chin

This week saw the type of downside volatility in the precious metals market that will be remembered for years to come

May 6, 2011

Central bank buying and the sudden fall in the gold price

We have seen new surprising and strong demand from global central banks in the last week. This demand occurred over the last two months and had to compete with other…

May 5, 2011

Updated preliminary feasibility study completed for Seabridge Gold’s KSM Project

Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA)(NYSE Amex:SA) announced today the results of an updated National Instrument 43-101 compliant Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") for its 100% owned KSM project located in northern British…

May 5, 2011

Bespoke’s commodity snapshot

Below we highlight our trading range charts of ten major commodities. For each chart, the green shading represents between two standard deviations […]

May 5, 2011

Is commodities carnage Soros’ fault?

There they go again: After a lackluster start to the trading day, stock indexes took a turn for the worse in mid-morning activity on Wednesday, with commodity producers leading the…

May 5, 2011

Commodities rising: a review of recent specific commodities asset class performance

With the US dollar expected to remain weak for an extended period of time, ETFs that track commodity classes like silver (SLV), gold (GLD), and other precious metals (DPB) have…

May 5, 2011

Commodity markets fail at support

Sentiment towards bullion trade remains mixed. Momentum favors the short side of trade, but caution is required in expecting a collapse in GLD and SLV values. There were major buyers…

May 5, 2011

Parabolic moves are only temporary for silver and gold

The past few weeks we have been seeing the US Dollar slide to new lows at an increasing rate. The strong devaluation of the dollar has sent precious metals like…

May 5, 2011

Minefinders provides reserve and resource update for its Dolores Mine

Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (TSX:MFL)(NYSE Amex:MFN) today announced updated gold and silver mineral reserves and resources for the Dolores Mine. Fiscal 2010 marked the first meaningful exploration drilling program at Dolores…

May 4, 2011

Commodities outlook still strong despite dip: Scotiabank economist

Commodities took another hit today on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as declines in oil, silver, copper and gold dragged the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 128 points by mid-day trading. The…