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Buffett Makes Fun of Falling Gold Prices
Warren Buffett, the head of investment firm Berkshire Hathaway and arguably the world’s best investor made fun of falling gold prices today, as gold hits a 2-year low. Many hedge funds – Buffett’s rivals – have experienced big losses this week. John Paulson’s major hedge fund lost $1 billion this week in the fall. Buffett has strongly […]
How Much Gold Has The World Produced?
How much gold is there in the world? Warren Buffett, arguably the world’s best investor, estimated that the amount of gold ever produced would total 20m2 – a cube measuring 20 meters by 20 meters. But now we don’t need to estimate any longer. Thomson Reuters GFMS – worldwide specialists of gold and silver data – have come out […]
Germany Bringing Their Gold Home
Bundesbank, the German central bank, is bringing back 674 tons of gold currently held in New York and Paris. The move will take many years but is intended to increase public confidence in German economy. The gold bullion is work about €27 billion ($36 billion). Germany currently has 374 tons in Paris’ Banque de France s and […]
Hedge Funds Continue to Buy Copper
Copper investors are the most optimistic in 11 months, as traders speculate that the US Federal Reserve with announce a new round of quantitative easing (QE3). Hedge funds are buying copper – the largest buys since May 2012 as London Metal Exchange warehouse stockpiles drop to their lowest level in 4 years. Currently, global demand […]
Silver Wheaton Buys More Gold and Silver Production Rights
Silver Wheaton has agreed to buy all of HudBay Minerals’ silver production and most of their gold production from 2 mines, paying $750 million plus royalties. The 2 mines in the agreement are HudBay’s 777 Mine in Canada, and the Constancia mine in Peru. Silver Wheaton is paying $750 million in addition to the cost of […]
Kinross Replaces CEO – Could This Signal a Takeover?
Kinross Gold has announced the replacement of long-running CEO Tye Burt. Burt has been CEO since 2005, but had made some controversial decisions lately while share prices have fallen 34% in 2012. Paul Rollinson, formerly Vice President of Corporate Development, is taking over as CEO. Burt’s most contentious decision was the takeover of Red Back Mining […]