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Gold falls on poor US jobs data

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:53:00 +0000

Gold dipped on Friday, as disappointing US job growth failed to revive safe-haven demand following a raft of strong economic data, and bullion notched its biggest weekly decline since May. Bullion declined for a fifth day, its longest losing streak in
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Gold falls on poor US jobs data

Copper, silver gain on strong economic report

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:37:00 +0000

Copper and silver prices rose Friday as a strong economic forecast sparked hope that demand for industrial metals would grow next year. The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators, which measures future economic activity, rose 1.1
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Copper, silver gain on strong economic report

Anchor currencies in gold again, says World Bank chief

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:01:00 +0000

World Bank president Robert Zoellick has urged leading economies to consider bringing gold back into the global monetary system to stabilise currency movements and ensure a strong economic recovery. Zoellick made the call in an opinion piece in the
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Anchor currencies in gold again, says World Bank chief

Banking reforms, Chinese data keep TSX positive; gold stocks a weight

admin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:59:00 +0000

TORONTO – The Toronto stock market clung to a small gain Monday afternoon as strong economic data from China and the passage of new global banking regulations boosted the base metals and financial sectors, but gold stocks proved a weight. The S&P/TSX
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Banking reforms, Chinese data keep TSX positive; gold stocks a weight

Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks, loonie reach new highs this year (at MarketWatch)

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:37:00 +0000

Canada’s main stock-market index reaches a new high for the year, supported by higher commodity prices and strong economic data. The loonie also inches closer to parity.
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Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks, loonie reach new highs this year (at MarketWatch)

Metals Stocks: Gold, metals get lift from Chinese data

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:00 +0000

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold, platinum and other metals futures rose on Wednesday, gaining as strong economic data reported by China lifted demand expectations. S&P 500 (1 YEAR) • Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks in focus • Today’s biggest advancing,
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Metals Stocks: Gold, metals get lift from Chinese data