PRECIOUS-Gold sinks below $1,200 for first time in nearly 3 years
* Gold slides even as other commodities rise * Analysts cite liquidation, quarter-end book squaring * Bullion set for biggest quarterly drop since at least 1968 * Coming up: U.S. Reuters/UMich index...
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Gold traded near the lowest level in 34 months and headed for the worst quarterly slump in at least nine decades amid speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will reduce stimulus as economic data beat...
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Gold has fallen below $US1200 for the first time in nearly three years, as month-end book squaring and relentless liquidation by institutional investors sent bullion prices sharply lower. Gold...
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Gold traders are divided on the outlook for prices, with some judging that the slump to a 34-month low following the Federal Reserve’s comments on tapering stimulus will spur demand for coins and...
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NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold surged more than 2 per cent on Friday on end-of-quarter short-covering, but bullion still posted its largest quarterly loss in at least 45 years due to selling amid fears the US...
View ArticleLate rally ends dismal quarter for gold
Gold surged more than 2 per cent on Friday on end-of-quarter short-covering, but bullion still posted its largest quarterly loss in at...
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Most European shares fell yesterday marking the close of a volatile quarter with their first monthly loss in over a year, as investors worried about a future reduction in US monetary easing. European...
View ArticleMarkets Live: ASX eyes third day of gains
9:54am: Gold has fallen below $US1200 for the first time in nearly three years, as month-end book squaring and relentless liquidation by institutional investors sent bullion prices sharply lower. Gold...
View ArticleMarkets Live: Winning first half for shares
4:32pm: And finally for this financial year: Upvotes:0 Downvotes:0 Copy Link 4:32pm: For the week: Upvotes:0 Downvotes:0 Copy Link 4:32pm: We've got a bonanza of charts coming up. First, here are the...
View ArticleMarkets Live: Winning first half ... just
4:32pm: And finally for this financial year: Upvotes:0 Downvotes:0 Copy Link 4:32pm: For the week: Upvotes:0 Downvotes:0 Copy Link 4:32pm: We've got a bonanza of charts coming up. First, here are the...
View ArticleJSE stocks set for first quarterly loss in seven
Johannesburg - South Africa’s benchmark stocks index gained for a fourth day, paring the gauge’s first three-month decline in seven quarters that was propelled by a slowing economy and labor unrest at...
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Mumbai - Emerging-market stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to its biggest three-day rally in nine months, as South Korea raised its economic growth forecast, India’s current-account deficit...
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View ArticleChoppy end to best half since 1998
The S&P 500 ended Friday's session with its strongest first half of any year since 1998 after reaching record highs in May on a rally underpinned by the Federal Reserve's massive monetary stimulus....
View ArticleMarkets Live: ASX hands back early gain
11:12am: Some more on the gold price, which has slumped another 1.2 per cent this morning to $US1184.94 an ounce, its lowest since August 2010. Gold has slid nearly $US200 in 10 days. It is down more...
View ArticleWorld markets gain on optimistic data
World equity markets and bonds gained yesterday, showing further signs of stabilising from a dramatic sell-off as investors’ view strengthened that major central banks’ monetary stimulus measures would...
View ArticleMarkets Live: Back to normal
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View ArticleGLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise as Fed fear ebbs; gold's glimmer dims
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View ArticleGold falls below $US1200 to 34-month low on US data
Gold futures tumbled below $US1,200 an ounce, extending a slump to a 34-month low, as US economic data topped estimates by analysts, eroding the metal's appeal as a store of value. In May, consumer...
View ArticleLuster gone: Gold posts worst quarter on record
(Reuters) Gold surged more than 2 percent on Friday on end-of-quarter short-covering, but bullion still posted its largest quarterly loss in at least 45 years due to selling amid fears the U.S. Federal...
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