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Gold Is Buoyant despite Falling Equity Markets (Continued from Prior Part) A risk-off trend
A general sell-off wave for commodities is prevalent in the current market. However, opting out of the risky assets means more money is flowing into the safe-haven investments like Treasuries, gold, and currencies like the yen and euro. US ten-year Treasury yield fell below the 2% mark for the first time in the past six years. Higher demand for the safe-haven Treasuries means higher prices and lower yields. It’s due to an inverse relationship between the bond prices and its yields. The benchmark US ten-year note yield fell by eight basis points, or 0.08%, to 1.96% as of Monday, August 24. Recent buying ended a bearish period in gold. It had fallen to a five-year low as recently as late July.
Oil slump adds to the fuel
As oil prices fell to a six-year low, due to the oversupply concerns, the effects were seen in precious metals as well. Lower crude oil prices accompanied with volatile Chinese markets may indicate an economic slowdown. China is the world’s second largest commodity consumer. The negative sentiment in the Chinese markets is adding fuel to lower commodity prices.
As of Monday, August 24, gold fell ~0.50% and touched a high of $1,169.80 per ounce. Silver fell 3.70% as of Monday, August 24. It was a remarkable day where global markets fell and most commodities fell due to oversupply concerns. Platinum and palladium fell 3.60% and 4.80%, respectively.
Precious metals are expected to face a tough time once the interest rates climb. However, the current tighter monetary policy gives precious metals some breathing room. Gold has no cash flows like interest or dividend bearing counterparts. This makes it even tougher to compete with the other asset classes in the absence of higher inflation rates.
Miner’s performance
Mining companies like Barrick Gold (ABX), Pan America Silver (PAAS), Harmony Gold (HMY), and Gold Fields (GFI) also fell as of Monday, August 24.
Gold ETFs like the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) and the iShares Gold Trust ETF (IAU) rose during August due to the upswing in gold prices.
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Pan American Silver Corp.
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CODE : PAAS |
ISIN : CA6979001089 |
CUSIP : 697900108 |
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Pan American Silver est une société de production minière d'argent basée au Canada. Pan American Silver est productrice d'argent, de cuivre, d'or, de plomb et de zinc au Mexique, au Perou, en Argentine et en Bolivie, en développement de projets d'argent et d'or au Mexique, et détient divers projets d'exploration au Mexique et en Argentine. Ses principaux projets en production sont QUIRUVILCA MINE, HUARON et MOROCOCHA au Perou, LA COLORADA, ALAMO DORADO, LLUVIA DE ORO et DOLORES MINE au Mexique, SAN VICENTE en Bolivie et MANANTIAL ESPEJO en Argentine, son principal projet en développement est LA PRECIOSA au Mexique et ses principaux projets en exploration sont ORO BLANCO, EL DURAZNO, SAN ANTONIO ORO BLANCO, SANTA LUCIA, REAL VIEJO, PLANCHAS DE PLATA, LA DURA, LA RESERVA / EL CORREO, LA VIRGINIA GOLD/SILVER, LA CRUZ et LA BOLSA au Mexique, FLAMINGO, ESPEJO, REGALO, NAVIDAD, CALCATREAU, HOG HEAVEN, WATERLOO et LOMA DE LA PLATA (NAVIDAD) en Argentine, RIVER VALLEY PGM au Canada et PICO MACHAY au Perou. Pan American Silver est cotée au Canada, aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique et en Allemagne. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 3,1 milliards US$ (2,9 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus bas niveau récent le 07 novembre 2008 à 10,01 US$, et son plus haut niveau récent le 12 septembre 2024 à 20,51 US$. Pan American Silver possède 153 176 265 actions en circulation. |