Gold – Prices for gold have lately been demonstrating greater sensitivity to news flow out of Europe than positive data out of the United States. With the market seeking out bullish news, confirmation of the European debt crisis will continue to be the strong triggers that will take gold prices up.
Silver – Reuters London reports on market forces and limited silver resources.
Gold – The Winnipeg Free Press reports that the directors of Capital Gold Corp. (TSE:CGC) are urging shareholders to vote for a merger with Gammon Gold Corp. (TSE:GAM) and warning that a rival bidder won't have enough cash without raising $100 million this year.
Copper – Business Report notes that copper jumped to its highest in more than a week on Tuesday.
Gold – Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange edged higher on Monday, as growing unrest in Libya continued to boost demands for safe-haven investment.
Copper – The Financial Post Trading Desk looks to a bullish future.
Vanadium – Vanadium Investing News speaks with Jonathan Lee, a Battery Materials and Technologies Analyst at Byron Capital Markets to learn more about how demand for vanadium can be expected to rise if the vanadium redox battery is widely adopted in renewable energy technologies.
Coal – Global demand for coal drove prices up in 2010, and this trend should continue in coming years, due in part to growing energy needs of the world’s two largest consumers of coal: India and China.
Cobalt – Cobalt consumption has increased in 2010 and this trend should continue in coming years, due largely to the mineral’s use in rechargeable batteries, like those found in hybrid electric vehicles. What makes the future of cobalt somewhat uncertain, however, is that the industry is unusually complex and concerns about conflict minerals continue to make headlines.
Tin – Tin dealers in Malaysia expects that Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) stays firm. According to the dealers the tin trade will likey be above US$17,300 per tonne as Malaysian and European buyers are expected to be active. One of the dealers is quoted saying: “The market was traded mostly lower this week, so we expect to see [...]
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