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Gold price hits two-month high, retreats after Hormuz escalation spikes oil price

Saxo Bank says bullion has to hold $4,360 to keep the rally alive, with headwinds building from oil, yields and the dollar into Wednesday’s inflation print.

Staff Writer | August 11, 2026 - 10:51 am

Markets

Gold price holds jobs-shock gain, Barrick craters

Barrick sank as much as 9.7% after analysts judged its $1.95 billion Fourmile deal too cheap, while hedge funds turned their most bullish on gold in six months.

Staff Writer | August 10, 2026 - 9:37 am

Critical Minerals

World’s biggest mining companies now worth $2.17 trillion

An $18 billion July gain hides stock swings of 40% in a month, a $50 billion gap at the top no ranking has seen before, and a spinning revolving door at the bottom.

Frik Els | August 7, 2026 - 6:11 pm

Critical Minerals

Copper price sets fresh US record as tariff-driven hoarding meets shrinking supply

Deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz may be days away, but the five-month closure and China's export ban have already cut deep into the sulphuric acid supplies that a big chunk of world copper output depends on.

Staff Writer | August 5, 2026 - 9:26 am

Markets

Gold price: record gold output, record cost per ounce

All-in costs hit a record $1,785 an ounce in Q1, and the World Gold Council expects the conflict-driven energy bill to show up in the numbers still to come.

Staff Writer | July 31, 2026 - 9:01 am

Markets

Copper price jumps on tightening supply, mining stocks rally

Codelco's new chairman sees "no possibility" of the state giant returning to past output levels, just as nearby contracts flip to a rare premium over later deliveries.

Staff Writer | July 30, 2026 - 8:50 am

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Gold price rebounds from sub-$4,000 dip as split Fed holds fire, silver jumps

The Fed has never hiked with market odds below 60%, and it did not start today: relief carried gold up $70 from its low while Allied Gold's collapsed Zijin deal stole the session's equity headlines.

Staff Writer | July 29, 2026 - 11:55 am

Iran War

Gold price tests $4,000 floor before divisive Fed decision, silver in bear clutches

Bullion has clung to $4,000 since late June on steady dip-buying, but the gold miners have taken the most punishment.

Staff Writer | July 28, 2026 - 9:26 am

Iran War

Copper price pulls back from record territory as war jitters trump earnings beats

Copper prices fell as US-Iran tensions rattled metals markets, eclipsing strong miner earnings, Cobre Panama restart hopes and shrinking stockpiles.

Staff Writer | July 23, 2026 - 10:47 am

Iran War

Gold price retreats from two-week high as oil nears $100, silver down 4%

TD Securities sees bullion sliding to $3,900 support as rate swaps price one-in-three odds of a Fed hike as soon as next week.

Staff Writer | July 23, 2026 - 9:52 am

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Frik Els

Gold price hits two-month high, retreats after Hormuz escalation spikes oil price

Gold price holds jobs-shock gain, Barrick craters

World’s biggest mining companies now worth $2.17 trillion

Copper price sets fresh US record as tariff-driven hoarding meets shrinking supply

Gold price: record gold output, record cost per ounce

Copper price jumps on tightening supply, mining stocks rally

Tags for you

Gold price rebounds from sub-$4,000 dip as split Fed holds fire, silver jumps

Gold price tests $4,000 floor before divisive Fed decision, silver in bear clutches

Copper price pulls back from record territory as war jitters trump earnings beats

Gold price retreats from two-week high as oil nears $100, silver down 4%

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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