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Copper falls on persistent demand worries

LONDON Copper fell nearly 3 per cent on Thursday, shrugging off a softer U.S. dollar, dragged lower by the persistent weak demand outlook, while aluminum dropped towards a three-year low after a hefty jump in stocks. Metals failed to take support from ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  27 Nov 2008

Gold jumps to one-week high as oil gains

LONDON Gold climbed more than 3 per cent to its highest level in more than a week on Wednesday, as the euro surged to a session peak versus the U.S. dollar and oil prices recovered from a 22-month low. Platinum prices held firm after rallying as much ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2008

Platinum gains on bargain-hunting

LONDON Platinum gained more than 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, lifted by bargain-hunting and after a major producer announced mine closures while gold prices were range-bound. A key industry report from the world's top platinum refiner Johnson Matthey said ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  18 Nov 2008

Copper tumbles more than 5 per cent

Reuters Copper tumbled more than 5 per cent on Monday and aluminum sank to a three-year low on a weaker consumption outlook for metals in the face of a global downturn. European shares dived with miners among the 10 biggest losers on Britain's leading ...

From ANNA STABLUM AND HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  17 Nov 2008

Metals tumble as economic gloom resurfaces

LONDON Industrial metals tumbled on Tuesday, with copper falling around 4 per cent, as persistent economic gloom dented the demand outlook. Resurfacing recession fears sent global markets lower across the board. European shares lost ground, tracking ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2008

Copper eases in choppy trade

LONDON Industrial metals lost ground on Tuesday, with copper sinking nearly 4 per cent at one point as worries about demand continued to haunt investors, but rising equity markets and a weak dollar offered some support. Copper for three-months delivery ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  4 Nov 2008

Gold sinks on strong U.S. dollar

LONDON Gold prices sank about 2 per cent on Friday and headed for its biggest monthly drop in more than 30 years, as a strong dollar and recession fears triggered a sell-off, traders and analysts said. Macroeconomic data on Thursday that showed the U.S. ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  31 Oct 2008

European steelmakers move to cut output as economy slows

FRANKFURT: European steelmakers are preparing production cuts by the end of the year in the face of a deeper-than-expected economic slump, although German companies are likely to cope better than their rivals with weaker demand. The $700 billion steel ...

From MARILYN GERLACH AND HUMEYRA PAMUK, International Herald Tribune,  9 Oct 2008

Gold holds gains after rate cuts

LONDON Gold held onto its gains on Wednesday as investors sought safer assets despite a co-ordinated rate cut by the world's biggest central banks to calm battered financial and equities markets. The U.S. Federal Reserve led a global round of emergency ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  8 Oct 2008

Demand worries push copper to 20-month low

LONDON Industrial metals were hammered on Monday, with benchmark copper tumbling almost 7 per cent as evidence of a global slowdown and demand worries mounted in the deepest financial crisis in 80 years. Copper sank to its lowest level in almost 20 ...

From HUMEYRA PAMUK, Globe and Mail,  6 Oct 2008

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