Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

The commodity conundrum — why are prices so weak?

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While it is accepted wisdom that energy is the most important commodity complex, representing more than 80% of the dollar volume of trading in commodity markets, there are dozens of important raw materials and soft commodities that also serve…

Gold And Silver’s Drop Has Hit Precious Metals Investors Hard

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Gold and silver prices dropped hard last week primarily on the realization that the Fed will hike interest rates during its upcoming meeting. Speculators sold off gold positions with the price drop but we still remain fairly high…

Gold price matching rise in stock markets: Capital Link CEO McGonegal

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Gold is not acting like a traditional hedge against equity markets or inflation, says Capital Link International CEO Brett McGonegal. The price of gold is currently pacing the rise in stock markets, he said. “If you’re looking to hedge,…

IEA: Global oil market headed for ‘boom/bust cycle’

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Oil markets globally are faced with the rising threat of a shortage emerging over the next few years due to the lack of development of new oilfields, with capital spending at the lowest  level in more than 50 years, the International Energy…

What Is Gold Saying About Trump?

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Amidst the larger drama of the election last Tuesday, the financial markets staged their own little drama. When the Dow futures plummeted by hundreds of points as it began to look as though Donald Trump would achieve a surprise victory, some…

As markets rally, should you still hold gold?

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A desire to hold “real assets” in turbulent times has massively boosted the popularity of gold-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs). But following the biggest political upset of the year — Donald Trump’s US presidential victory — gold…

Gold investment demand jumps world-wide, but overall demand drops

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Global investment demand for gold jumped 44% in the third quarter from a year earlier with the U.K.’s exit from out of the European Union and the U.S. presidential election among the key reasons why investors sought refuge in the precious…

The London Gold Market – ripe for take-over by China?

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Will the London Gold Market Self Destruct? London Gold Market has been unchallenged for nearly 100 years So opaque that quotes of its $5 trillion size are estimates Five new offerings are set to appear in the market in the next six…

Physical gold market in largest surplus in a decade

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Gold continued to tread water on Thursday, trading at $1,270 an ounce in early morning trade in New York. The gold price has been on the defensive since the start of October when it crashed through the $1,300 an ounce level and is now down more…

How Gold and Silver or Other Commodity Prices Are Set

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In the quest to explain something that may be complex into something easily understood, please allow me to reference a recent issue most in the US are now familiar with – the shocking rise in price for EpiPens, produced by the Mylan drug company.…