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Almost everyone is hedging that gold will rise next year, with some analysts predicting values to reach a bullish $2,300 per ounce (it’s selling at around $2,035 today), says CBS News.
May 20 marked an all-time high price for gold, at a spot price of $2,435.96 per ounce. Gold futures were higher at $2,438.50. Spot silver also rose to $32.17, an over 11-year high.
The precious metals market has seen unprecedented growth this year. Gold prices have shattered records, reaching an all-time high of over $2,700 per ounce in October.
For example, if one owns a share in a gold mine where the costs of production are US$300 per troy ounce ($9.6 per gram) and the price of gold is $600 per troy ounce ($19/g), the mine's profit margin will be $300. A 10% increase in the gold price to $660 per troy ounce ($21/g) will push that margin up to $360, which represents a 20% increase in ...
Metal prices are the prices of metal as a commodity that are traded in bulk at a predefined purity or grade. Metal can be split into three major categories, precious metals, industrial metals and other metals. Precious metals and industrial metals are priced by trading of those metals on commodities exchanges. [1]
On 21 January 1980 the gold fixing reached the price of $850, a figure not surpassed until 3 January 2008 when a new record of $865.35 per troy ounce was set in the a.m. fixing. However, when indexed for inflation, the 1980 high corresponds to a price of $2,305.18 in 2011 dollars, [ 3 ] thus the 1980 record still holds in real terms .
Costco continues to chip away at the gold mine that is the precious metals market.The wholesaler is adding Swiss-made platinum bars to its selection. Costco on Wednesday announced the 1-ounce ...
The price of silver has risen fairly steeply since September 2005, being initially around $7 per troy ounce, but reaching $14 per troy ounce for the first time by late April 2006, and the average price of the month was $12.61 per troy ounce.