Going forward, gold mining stock investors have to ask themselves to what degree the industry will benefit from expiring hedges, less hedging activity, and
higher gold prices.
Many gold investors tend to focus on the relationship between the US dollar and gold, citing that a lower dollar leads to
higher gold prices in US dollars.
Despite lower production levels, adjusted net earnings, operating cash flow, and free cash flow all increased compared to the prior - year period, primarily driven by
higher gold prices.
However we do think US monetary policy will continue to be supportive of
higher gold prices, with the Fed keeping rates at zero and the TIPS yielding negative rates for multiple maturities (Please see our previous article: The Key Relationship between US Real Rates and Gold Prices).
Higher gold prices also helped bring up Barrick Gold stock.
NEW YORK (TheStreet)-- Shares of Newmont Mining (NEM) closed up by 2.17 % to $ 17.93 on Wednesday afternoon, amid
higher gold prices following the Fed's release of its July minutes.
Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE, TSX: ABX) reported late Monday that first - quarter adjusted earnings rose from a year ago despite lower production, with the company's profitability helped by
higher gold prices.
The miner said adjusted net earnings for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $ 170 million, or 15 cents a share, from $ 162 million or 14 cents a share in the same three - month period a year ago on the back of
higher gold prices and lower depreciation.
So, if the greenback continues to weaken this year as he expects, it could help support
higher gold prices.
April 23 (Reuters)- Barrick Gold Corp, the world's largest gold miner by output, reported a 5 percent rise in first - quarter adjusted profit on Monday, primarily reflecting
higher gold prices and lower depreciation.
Gold miner Northern Star Resources has increased its dividend payout after confirming a 65 per cent jump in full - year profit, on the back of
higher gold prices and a reduction in costs.
Resolute Mining Ltd has given the green light for a $ 77 million expansion of its Ravenswood project in Queensland, as the Perth - based gold miner attempts to capture some of the 25 - year -
high gold price.
In general, greater instability equals
a higher gold price.
The increase in debt was to fund capital expenditures for mine expansion in the expectation of sustained
high gold prices.
Shouldn't lower gold production result in
a higher gold price?
Historically, hyperinflation has always resulted in a significantly
higher gold price.
With
high gold prices Insta Gold Flash can save you a fortune.
High gold prices simply lower your break even point.
The concerns of smuggling because of
the high gold prices are there.
Not exact matches
Investors are warming to the concept of
gold mining in the Wheatbelt, with share
prices of three active players moving
higher in recent weeks.
Gold prices fell to the lowest in nearly six weeks on Monday as the US dollar strengthened and easing tensions on the Korean peninsula helped boost appetite for
higher risk assets such as stocks.
Gold prices will set new record
highs in 2011.
With
gold prices expected to stay where they are, or perhaps climb a little
higher, these stocks have room to rise as costs come down.
(New throughout, updates
prices, market activity and comments; adds second byline and NEW YORK dateline) NEW YORK / LONDON, April 10 (Reuters)-
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hitting their
highest in nearly a week as the U.S. dollar weakened and investors awaited potential U.S. action against suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.
NEW YORK / LONDON, April 10 -
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hitting their
highest in nearly a week as the U.S. dollar weakened and investors awaited potential U.S. action against suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.
He predicts
gold prices will reach 2018
highs of $ 1,400 an ounce before the fourth quarter — about a 6 percent gain from current levels.
«Our base case remains for
higher U.S. real rates and lower
gold prices, albeit with there being risks that the
gold price weakness is pushed out further should the Fed surprise us and remain on hold in December,» Goldman said.
High - grade hits of copper and
gold from the maiden drill program at Jubilee sent Hammer's share
price soaring from 3.4 cents in mid-December to a peak of 5 cents early in the new year.
Gold miners were higher by more than 2 percent while gold prices were slightly lower midday Mon
Gold miners were
higher by more than 2 percent while
gold prices were slightly lower midday Mon
gold prices were slightly lower midday Monday.
LONDON, Jan 24 -
Gold prices hit the
highest in more than five months on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.
LONDON, Jan 24 -
Gold prices hit the
highest in more than four months on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.
BENGALURU, April 25 (Reuters)-
Gold prices edged
higher on Wednesday as most global stock markets fell and as the U.S. dollar eased below an over three - month
high hit in the previous session.
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters)-
Gold prices hit the
highest in more than four months on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.
In the local market,
gold prices were nearly 10 percent
higher during the current festival period compared with last year, with
prices trading around 31,573 rupees per 10 grams, the
highest level since August 2016.
But, if the palladium - to -
gold ratio keeps hovering around its average levels, palladium
prices would probably follow
gold higher.
Intoning lines from a piece called «The
Gold Diggers» Song (We're in the Money)» was probably not the best way to assuage concerns that shareholders might be making hay on the back of
higher prices and job cuts.
Gold prices remained under pressure on Monday as the dollar stormed
higher ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting this week.
Gold prices, which hit a record
highs near US$ 1,900 an ounce back in August, have been falling since beginning the year and stock
prices of miners have come down with them.
Raynor cautions that this doesn't mean businesses should put «
gold - plated Aeron chairs and Godiva chocolates in all the conference rooms,» but that businesses should figure out where they are better than their competition and exploit that gap with
higher prices or
higher volume, not lower costs.
«The extent and speed of the rally in
gold prices is somewhat surprising as there are few pressing reasons to be bullish, indeed there are more headwinds than tailwinds,» ScotiaMocatta said in a monthly note, citing rising U.S. equity markets as well as
higher U.S. interest rates.
Gold prices hovered near multi-week lows on Thursday as
higher U.S. bond yields and a stronger dollar dampened interest in bullion.
THE fundamentals of the
gold market clearly supported a
higher price, this year and in the future, according to Newmont chairman and CEO Ronald Cambre.The basis of his argument is that record consumption in 1999 was seven per cent above the previous...
When
gold prices hit new
highs earlier this decade,
gold had a positive correlation to stocks, meaning when stocks rose, so did
gold prices.
Normally this would put remarkable pressure on the
price of
gold —
higher yields raise the opportunity cost of buying
gold — but over the same period, the U.S. dollar has steadily weakened and is now officially in a bear market.
Comparing the highly correlated
price action of
gold with the miners, he uses their
high levels at the end of 2014 as key reference levels.
Low
gold prices are also expected to generate
high demand in India as we approach fall festivals such as Diwali and Dussehra, not to mention weddings.
Safe - haven investments suffered: in the metal markets, silver
prices tumbled more than 6 %, marking their biggest loss since late 2008, and
gold fell more than 2 %, off a record
high.
We expect bullish momentum to carry
gold ETFs substantially
higher, both in the short term and intermediate - term, but we plan to sell DGP into strength before the first correction occurs, then look to re-enter after it forms a bull flag or a base of
price consolidation.
Gold prices clocked in at four - month
highs recently, while bitcoin plunged 50 % from last month's record levels.
On Friday,
gold prices continued their winning streak, hitting a six - week
high.