Issues for monetary policy
Although the gold standard could hardly be portrayed as having produced a period of price tranquility, it was the case that the price level in 1929 was not much different, on net, from what it had bee…
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Editorial Cartoon (December 30, 2002)
Daily Metal Prices (December 30, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 23Dec. 20Dec. 19Dec. 18Al Alloy1345/13301340/1…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 30, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 20 (change from Dec. 17 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1249850(+2…
Lending Rates (December 30, 2002)
as of 4 pm ET, Dec. 19, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount0.75U.S. Fed Funds1.25U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.40LIBOR US$ 6-month1.40LIBOR US$ 1-year1.53Gold lease 3-…
Drilling keeps Tiberon keen at Nui Phao
Vancouver — Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) has released more results from ongoing drilling at the Nui Phao tungsten polymetallic deposit in northern Vietnam.The program is designed to define mineralization…
Exchange Rates (December 30, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 23Dec. 20Dec. 19Dec. 18US$ in C$1.55041.55241.54751.5537…
Northern Miner Indices (December 30, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 30, 2002)
DateDec. 23Dec. 20Dec. 19Dec. 18HighLowTSX Composite6628.256560.626536.976560.937992.70…
Higher gold price adds Christmas cheer
The S&P-TSX composite slipped 60.9 points over the holiday-shortened Dec. 18-20 report period, partly because of a weakened gold group. The index finished at 6,560.62.Gold ascended US$6.25 in overseas…
Breakwater gets debt extension (December 30, 2002)
Zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) has struck a deal with its banking syndicate and Dundee Bancorp to extend repayment of more than US$44 million on its existing credit facilities.In late Novembe…
Minefinders cuts high grades at Dolores
Vancouver — Minefinders (MFL-T) has cut high-grade gold and silver at its wholly owned Dolores property in northern Chihuahua state, Mexico.A 30,000-metre drilling program is enabling the company to …