precious-metals

NEW YORK—Gold futures ended nearly flat as signs of progress in Europe's debt crisis struggled to convince investors to leave the sidelines and return to the precious-metals market.

Gold Ends Nearly Flat Tatyana Shumsky 2011

"Over the last 20 years Russia has been a swing factor in palladium," said Tim Murray , general manager of U.S. operations at Johnson Matthey, a precious-metals refiner and specialty chemicals company.

Palladium Prices Likely to Rise as Russia Plans to Cut Sales Tatyana Shumsky 2011

A new government stimulus would likely keep precious-metals prices moving higher.

Gold Ends Lower on Stronger Dollar Jerry A. DiColo 2011

It is this dollar strength that is curbing safe-haven demand for precious metals, said Marc Ground , a precious-metals analyst with Standard Bank.

Gold Again Loses Its Radiance Tatyana Shumsky 2011

Other commodities followed oil's lead, with precious-metals prices hitting new highs as investors sought protection from inflation.

Crude At 2½-Year Highs As Libya Fighting Continues Dan Strumpf 2011

There is one notable exception: the precious-metals subsector, where ETF flows significantly outstrip those of mutual funds.

Commodities Investors Favor Mutual Funds Over ETFs Sam Mamudi 2011

But in a statement, it said it had reason to believe that Kitco, a privately owned precious-metals trader and research firm based in Montreal, worked with several entities and individuals in a scheme involving gold-bullion and gold-scrap transactions that allowed them to inappropriately collect provincial tax credits.

Canada's Kitco Metals Raided in Tax-Avoidance Probe Edward Welsch 2011

The agency also said it had reason to believe another privately owned Montreal gold wholesaler, Carmen International Inc., was involved in a similar scheme, as well as 124 other scrap-gold and precious-metals companies that served as intermediaries, or were complicit in the alleged fraud.

Canada's Kitco Metals Raided in Tax-Avoidance Probe Edward Welsch 2011

Meanwhile, the 25 precious-metals ETFs have seen close to $8 billion in net inflows, compared with 74 like-minded mutual funds that have reaped $3.7 billion.

Commodities Investors Favor Mutual Funds Over ETFs Sam Mamudi 2011

The precious-metals investment is part of the company's inflation-hedging strategy, but Mr. Pursche said it also provides some potential for gains because of the broadly increasing interest in those assets.

Investors Hide From the U.S. Dollar Stephen L. Bernard 2011