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The world gets silver from silver mines, and what governments and people sell. In 2008, supply crossed 28,500 tonnes. Silver mines accelerate production when prices are attractive. People and governments too sell their family silver when prices are attractive. When prices plummeted after the financial crisis last year, scrap sales plummeted too. But the world also gets a huge quantity of silver as a by-product of lead, zinc, copper and gold mines.
While US consumer demand for almonds grew four per cent, Blue Diamond’s North American snack sales increased 23 per cent versus the prior year. Almond Breeze sales jumped 43 per cent and Nut thins rocketed by 24 per cent to outstrip sales growth in their respective product categories. Blue Diamond’s consumer branded sales have grown 600 per cent in the last seven years.
Many pundits point to the recent surge in gold prices as a temporary phenomenon and that once the U.S. economy gets back to growth mode, gold prices will retreat. But what if this takes longer than we think? What will this do to our dollar and gold prices?
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is all set to change the way iron ore will be traded as it launches iron ore swaps contract on December 2 in association with Platts. ICE OTC cleared iron ore contract based on the well-regarded Platts Iron Ore Index.
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Symbol
Traded Date
Unit
Price
14 Feb 09
1 Candy
20470
10 Oct 09
1 Maund
2188
20 Nov 09
50 KGS
578
16 Feb 09
1 Candy
20380
10 Oct 09
1 Maund
2188
Symbol
Expiry Date
Unit
LTP
14 Dec 09
1€
148.44
08 Dec 09
1tr OZ
1139.00
05 Feb 10
1TOZ
1141.00
14 Dec 09
164.74
28 Oct 09
100Rs
212.10
MCX-SX Currency rates
Product
Exp.Date
Buy Price
Sell Price
LTP
USDINR
26 Nov 09
46.635
46.64
46.6675
USDINR
29 Dec 09
46.71
46.72
46.7475
USDINR
27 Jan 10
46.8
46.8125
46.8275
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