Los precios del petróleo crudo Brent cayeron un 15% en mayo. Mientras que cerró el día en 101,87 dólares, el commodity futuro ha bajado 17,60 dólares para el mes, marcando la peor pérdida mensual desde diciembre de 2008. El descenso de los precios se debió al aumento de los niveles de inventarios de Estados Unidos, […]

Los precios del oro y de la plata cayeron con fuerza después de los datos del Índice de Gestión de Compras en los EE.UU. (Purchasing Managers ‘Index) En la actualidad, las economías del mundo están siendo reforzadas por el crecimiento activo en los EE.UU., por lo que los datos de hoy del PMI fue un […]

Barrick Gold (ABX) – the world’s largest gold producer – has decided to replace CEO. Gold prices have been rising steadily over the past few years, however Barrick Gold’s share price has not kept pace, so it is no surprise to see the ousting. Aaron Regent has been replaced by current CFO Jamie Sokalsky. Barrick shares have […]

Liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers are the most expensive ships in the world – and prices are rising due to limited competition from inferior Chinese ship builders and rising worldwide demand for LNG, particularly in Asia. The average price for a 160,000 m3 ship is $200 million – the same price as in 2010 before the […]

Gold and silver prices went up steadily on the assumption that the central bankers will act more aggressively in trying to stimulate their economies – particularly the US Federal Reserve. This will cause inflation, and gold is the traditional favorite hedge against inflation. The Group of Seven – central bankers from  France, Germany, Italy, Japan, […]

Los precios del petróleo cayeron a un mínimo de 7 meses, las clasificaciones de crédito de la compañía Egan-Jones bajaron en su calificación crediticia de España de B a BB-. Este movimiento también afecto al banco Bankia de otro rescate del gobierno. El euro también está debilitándose por nuevas conversaciones de Grecia para salir de […]

El experto en Minera canadiense y en desarrollo de negocios Catherine McLeod-Seltzer predice muchas mas fusiones y adquisiciones en el año 2012 ya que los pequeños productores se enfrentan a una crisis crediticia. Productores más grandes, como Kinross, Barrick, Yamana, Goldcorp luchan por flujos de ingresos más altos. Las minas más pequeñas son temerosas de […]

The Iraqi Oil Ministry released their figures showing crude oil exports dropped 2.2% in May 2012. The drop was largely due to increased domestic demand as Iraq’s economy grows, and not a result of a decline in production. Oil exports in May averaged 2.45 million barrels per day, which was lower than April’s 2.51 million […]

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Crude oil prices fell to an 8-month low as US unemployment rose, and also experienced less demand from the EuroZone. Oil prices dropped 4% on Friday after the US Labor Department released their employment figures showing an increase in joblessness. This signaled an economic decline, and will result in less manufacturing — the biggest consumer […]