Gold futures led lower Friday, pulling back to two straight days of gains, with prices ready to record their first weekly loss in 10 weeks on the back of recent strength in U.S. Treasury yields. The week began with gold trading in record highs, but will end with “several factors …
Read More »Silver: the poor man’s gold no more?
Investors have focused on a surge in record gold prices, but silver rose roughly 25% in July, the metal’s second-highest recorded monthly gain, and is still undervalued compared to the yellow metal. “Silver is often called ‘poor man’s gold’ because some of the same factors that drive gold prices up …
Read More »World gold demand declined in the first half of 2020, even as ETF inflows hit a record high
Global demand for gold declined in the second quarter and the first half of this year overall, but demand for gold as an investment rose to a record as holdings of exchange-traded funds reached a record high in late June, according to a report by the World Gold Council released …
Read More »Gold rises higher for ninth session in a row, ahead of Fed decision
Gold futures were modestly higher on Wednesday, ready to post a ninth straight gain after scoring a record deal and intraday high a day earlier, as investors await the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. In the weeks after the last Fed meeting, “the number of new [COVID-19] cases …
Read More »Register of 212 land and environment activists killed last year | Ambient
A record number of people were killed last year for defending their land and environment, according to research highlighting the routine murder of activists opposing the extractive industries that are fueling the climate crisis and destroying nature. More than four defenders were killed each week in 2019, according to an …
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