US markets fall, March 19-23
Gold rose 2.5% to close at US$1,346.8 during a poor week for U.S. markets. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 3.5% to 81.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…
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Commentary: Fifty years of ‘free’ gold
It is difficult to say when the ‘free’ gold market came into existence, since there always has been one. Yes, the gold price has been set and fixed by governments…
TSX falls while gold rises, March 19-23
Canada’s benchmark index moved lower and gold moved higher after the U.S. said it would impose US$50-billion worth of tariffs on Chinese exports, and China retaliated with import taxes on…
TSX Venture Exchange inches higher, March 5-9
After rising as many as 24 points midway through the trading week, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index levelled off at 828.9 — a 0.35% gain over the previous week. Shares…
US markets rise, March 5-9
U.S. markets moved higher as U.S. President Donald Trump accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-un, and signed into law tariffs on imports of steel (25%)…
TSX posts modest gains, March 5-9
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.25% to 5,577.81 during a largely stagnant trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.35% to 70.33 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 0.75%…
TSX Venture Exchange slips, Feb. 19-23
Cobalt 27 Capital jumped $1.86 to $13.32 per share. The company has acquired a 1.75% net smelter return royalty on production from the Dumont nickel-cobalt project in Quebec. The fully…
Canada’s benchmark index posts slight increase, Feb. 19-23
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.20% to 15,638.45. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.56% to 72.96. A rising U.S. dollar put pressure on the gold price, which dropped US$18.30…
US markets dip, Feb. 19-23
Gold closed at US$1,328.20, down 1.36% over the previous week, as U.S. markets slipped. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 3.24% to 80.53 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
TSX Venture Exchange inches higher, Feb. 5-9
After falling nearly 90 points in the first week of February, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index has levelled off, rising 0.2% to finish at 813.39. Shares of Gold Reserve rose…
TSX down nearly 4%, Feb. 5-9
In one of the most brutal and volatile trading weeks in recent memory, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 571.5 points, or 3.7%, to 15,034.53. The downturn — which started in…
US markets fall, Feb. 5-9
Gold closed at US$1,315.7 per oz., down 1.2% over the previous week. U.S. markets suffered as the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 6.6% to 78.35, and the Dow Jones…