Despite improving market dynamics, one of the sectors still largely flying iunder the investors' radar is the junior end of the mineral sands industry. We have seen steadily increasing prices for both ziron and titanium feedstocks over recent times, with these forecast to stay strong for the foreseeable future, due... Show More
The current ~$420 million takeover offer by OZ Minerals for ASX listed Brazilian copper miner Avanco Resources should pique the interest of investors in Brazil, a major global producer of a number of commodities with highly prospective geology, but with only a relatively few ASX listed resources companies operating in... Show More
There’s an overwhelming sense of déjà vu as far as the gold market is concerned. Two years ago during December 2015, we witnessed the first US Fed rate hike since the 2008 GFC – a 25-basis point increase. This followed years of promises, threats and jawboning by the US Federal... Show More
Strong investor interest has continued in the junior and mid-cap resources stocks through 2017. Despite a relatively flat first half of the year, the second half has seen a 20-30% increase in the relevant ASX indices on the back of steadily improving metals prices, particularly in the base and battery... Show More
Northern Territory focussed explorer Todd River Resources (ASX: TRT) is set to list on the ASX at 12 noon AEST today. The Company, which has a portfolio of quality conceptual to feasibility stage assets, is a spin out of TNG Limited (ASX: TNG), which has over recent years focussed activities... Show More
Cardinal Resources was one of the best-performing emerging gold plays of 2016, after having invested considerable amounts of time, energy and money in exploring, appraising and steadily de-risking its multi-million ounce Namdini gold project in Ghana to an acceptable level. All of this activity happened at just the right time... Show More
It is that time of year where we reflect on the previous 12 months and look towards the next. For all intents and purposes 2016 has been a bumper year for the juniors and mid-cap resource stocks following five years of pain, with our view being that 2017 again will... Show More
Precious metals are my primary focus, and short-term I’m neutral with a downside bias, a position unchanged from our pre-Jackson Hole outlook here at ABC Bullion. The greater focus on a potential rate hike in either September or December of 2016 that came out of Jackson Hole reaffirms this view.... Show More
The precious metal market made another move higher post-Brexit, consolidating the strong gains made in the first six months of 2016. On Tuesday 26th July, ABC Bullion will host an event entitled ‘The New Bull Market in precious metals’, which will explore the key drivers of the gold price. Nick... Show More
Silver’s break above the US$16.40 level, and a climb out above the Weekly Ichimoku clouds for the first time in almost five years, mark a significant move, with scope for silver to move up above US$20 and aim for US$22 in a test of the 2014 highs. Take a look... Show More
I believe the gold sector is currently vulnerable to a pull back. The XGD gold index rallied 31.76% in the month of February leaving this sector exposed. The main driver of gold pricing has been volatility in capital markets and we believe this situation will start to stabilize towards the... Show More
The recent rebound in the price of gold in light of heightened financial market volatility should serve as a reminder to investors of the “safe haven” properties that this precious metal can offer. What’s more, should more central banks resort to negative interest rate policy (NIRP) in the face of... Show More
This time last year we ran a short survey with the Livewire audience to find out their predictions on interest rates, the AUD as well as the best and worst performing asset classes for the year ahead. With CY15 rapidly coming to an end it is time to check the... Show More
This week gold has reached the lower end of its current range. The news from the currency market is that real money dollar buyers have only just started to react to the recent weakness in EURUSD. Saxo's head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen says that whether this will translate into... Show More
Gold is getting slammed. Gold tumbled below $1200 an ounce on Friday. It's feeling the pain for two reasons: First, gold is often a haven asset, and one that pays investors zero interest. Rising rates (and the potential for them) make yield-bearing assets more attractive by comparison. Secondly, the dollar... Show More
I expect gold will continue to rise this year, however, it will likely be a bumpy ride. My prediction for the rest of the year is for gold to go higher, but in a choppy fashion. The last time that we talked, gold, silver, and a large number of resource... Show More
Another range bound night for the precious metal complex overnight, with gold trading between USD $1285 and USD $1298oz, as neither bulls nor bears can gain a decisive advantage in terms of setting market direction. Earlier in the week we had Central Bank gold agreements - but yesterday we were treated... Show More
Great 48 hours for precious metal bulls. In a classic case of sell the rumour, buy the fact, gold prices were quite soft earlier in the week, as talk of a debt ceiling deal saw prices push down toward the USD $1250 range. Once the debt deal was announced though,... Show More