October 22, 2013

How to prepare your investments for another government standoff ahead

Hooray for the folks in Washington! The playground battles among politicians have settled for now, but trust me, it’s going to get nasty again as we move towards the extended…

October 20, 2013

Can China topple the dollar?

Chinese state media commentary calls for 'new world order' with 'new international reserve currency.'

October 19, 2013

Analysts forecast coal price boost this quarter

Production cuts and rising demand in Asia are expected to boost coal prices this quarter.

October 19, 2013

How the exploration industry paved the future of graphite

A look at how the failures of graphite producers sparked price volatility and an exploration boom and yet they are set to be the main beneficiaries.

October 18, 2013

Puzzling early-morning gold jump simmers; gold up 3% for the week

The week's upward momentum gradually declined by late Friday as holdings in gold-backed ETFs dropped.

October 18, 2013

Copper up slightly on Chinese economic growth

Chinese economy is expanding at an accelerated rate, boosting base metals demand.

October 18, 2013

Canada defends oil sands foreign investment limits

Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says oil sands investment not declining on foreign deal limits.

October 18, 2013

China to become world’s main consumer of base metals by 2017— report

Wood Mackenzie also predicts the global base metals market will grow from 96Mt in 2013 to 122 Mt by the end of 2018.

October 17, 2013

Chinese girls want to break down barriers to mining

"Some jobs are really inappropriate for women.”

October 17, 2013

Central banks are unwise to sell their gold: ECB president Mario Draghi

Central bank gold provides fairly good protection against fluctuations of the dollar and risk diversification.