August 28, 2013

Chart of the week: India gold price at all-time high

With the Indian rupee continuing to plumb new lows against the US dollar, it is clear that the Reserve Bank of India is losing its war on gold.

August 28, 2013

Fukushima radioactive plume to hit the US by 2014

Most radioactive materials will stay in the North Pacific, and are unlikely to be harmful.

August 28, 2013

Ditch Assad, we’ll control global oil together: Saudis to Russia

There can be "no escape from the military option" if Russia refuses to cooperate on oil.

August 27, 2013

Mongolia to scrap foreign ownership law

40% slump in foreign direct investment in the Asian nation during the first half of the year behind re-think.

August 27, 2013

No special treatment for these miners in Indonesia

Freeport and Newmont will have to process all ore domestically.

August 27, 2013

Global QE exit crisis coming, Fed ‘steeped in denial’

"Developing economies are now feeling the full force of the Fed’s moment of reckoning."

August 26, 2013

Gold sentiment shift? Hedge fund bets highest in 6 months

"We'll see gold prices continue to rise quite strongly over the next couple of months."

August 25, 2013

Indians continue to chase gold higher despite domestic prices equal to $1,800

Gold hit a nine-month high on India's domestic bullion market over the weekend. Falling rupee, government curbs have little impact.

August 25, 2013

Where all the ETF sold gold ended up

Tracking the flow out of gold-backed ETFs from West to East.

August 24, 2013

Met coal outlook improves significantly

"The lack of supply growth potential sets coking coal apart in the bulks."