By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Ben Bernanke’s comments as part of the FOMC’ s statement that the recession in the US is easing increased confidence that demand for metals will strengthen, advancing nickel as much as 8.5 per cent to hit its peak price for 2009. Across the ocean, Germany, the [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Speculation, combined with threatened supplies due to strikes at Vale Inco, has sent the price of nickel on a much needed upswing. On the London Metal Exchange, nickel closed t at US$ 19,100 per tonne in the previous session. Over in India, on the MCX, nickel [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing NewsAt last week’s G20 summit, world leaders gathered and pledged their support to take bold steps to lift the global economy. The summit’s host- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed the meeting marked the emergence of “A New World Order.” Together the leaders unveiled a $1,100 bn [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News As supply and demand fundamentals have rapidly diverged, nickel has slumped more than 80 per cent from its record $51,800 a tonne price reached in May 2007. Miners have been attempting to bring the split fundamentals into line with production cuts. So far cuts equal to about [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel prices will most likely be flat, at best, in 2009, according to Robin Bhar, metals analyst for Calyon Credit Agricole CIB, London. However, nickel premiums are difficult to gauge in a market characterized by a lack of demand, rising stocks and sinking prices. LME nickel prices [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel prices entered the New Year with upward momentum, as the annual commodity index rebalancing was positive for the base metals. Now, it is one month into the year and the gains have halted. London Metal Exchange three-month nickel closed Friday at US$11,150 a metric tonne, [...]
Many existing producers have either shut down or curtailed output at mines and plants as high costs and low prices bite. For full story, click here
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Under the weight of high inventories, nickel is anticipated to be one of the slowest industrial metals to rebound. LME stocks of nickel are at their highest since around mid-1995. The world refined nickel market was in surplus by 42,900 metric tonnes in January-November of 2008, [...]
Overview Bold Ventures Inc. (BOL: TSX.V) is an exploration company with three Canadian projects. The Company’s main emphasis is on two Nickel-Copper-PGE exploration properties located in the McFaulds Lake area ‘Ring of Fire’. In addition, Bold continues to actively investigate additional opportunities in the ‘Ring of Fire’ area. Investment Highlights: Option agreement with Noront Resources [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel started the New Year with a bang, gaining 50% of its value in just two and a half days. The metal, used primarily as a component of stainless steel, was joined by the other major commodities in a rapid rebalancing. Last Friday nickel hit a [...]
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