Metals Gripped by Turmoil as Rusal’s Sanctions Fallout Spreads

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Metals Gripped by Turmoil as Rusal’s Sanctions Fallout Spreads — Consumers, manufacturers and traders are scrambling to secure supply cut off by Rusal, the largest aluminum producer outside China. Aluminum reached a six-year high and nickel jumped the most since 2009. Alumina, a raw material needed to make aluminum, notched a fresh record.

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Gold Demand on Akshaya Tritiya 2018

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Gold Demand on Akshaya Tritiya 2018 — First off, “investing in gold is not the same as buying gold for consumption. If you plan to buy gold for your daughter’s wedding or to gift your wife, that shouldn’t be counted as investment. Jewelry has emotional value and people generally don’t wish to sell it except in times of extreme financial distress. In addition, making charges during purchase and breaking charges during sale make jewelry unattractive as a form of investment,”

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Russia Sanctions Throw Global Aluminum Industry Into Chaos

Rusal Sanctions Lifted, But U.S. Aluminum Users Still Face Import Levy

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Russia Sanctions Throw Global Aluminum Industry Into Chaos — As producers like Rio hunt for new buyers for their bauxite and sources of alumina to feed smelters, the global chokepoint created by the sanctions means that many of the miners, refiners and smelters that should be benefiting from surging prices are actually facing challenges just to keep their operations running. For aluminum smelters, suspending operations is a worst-case scenario and restarting is very expensive.

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