Paulson Urges Underperforming Gold Miner to Seek a Buyer

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Paulson Urges Underperforming Gold Miner to Seek a Buyer — In a letter to the Toronto-based company’s board, Paulson & Co. said directors had “failed to recruit and oversee a management team capable of operating the Detour Lake mine in a manner that delivers returns to shareholders.” The letter, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg, was signed by John Paulson and Marcelo Kim, a partner at the firm.

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Gold Extends Gains on Jeweller Buying, Positive Global Cues

Gold Nudges Up But on Track for Worst Month Since November 2016

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Extends Gains on Jeweller Buying, Positive Global Cues – In the national capital, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity added ₹15 each to ₹31,600 and ₹31,450 per ten gram, respectively………..It had gained ₹15 yesterday. Sovereign gold, however, remained unaltered at ₹24,800 per piece of 8 gram.

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Crude Oil Bounces as OPEC Adopts Underwhelming Production Increase

Crude oil near $71 amid Middle East tensions

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil jumped the most since late 2016 after OPEC adopted a smaller-than-expected production increase. – Futures advanced 4.6 percent in New York on Friday to close above $68 a barrel for the first time this month. Although the OPEC-led group of 24 major oil producers approved a 1 million barrel boost to daily output, several cartel members said the actual increase will only reach 700,000 because some nations are incapable of pumping more crude.

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OPEC Is Said to Have Deal in Principle With Iran for Output Hike

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – OPEC has reached an agreement in principle to boost oil production, achieving a last-minute compromise that overcame Iran’s threats to veto any supply hike. The preliminary accord allows for an additional 600,000 barrels a day of oil to flow onto the market, about 0.5 percent of global supply, said a delegate. That reflects a 1 million barrel-a-day adjustment on paper to the production cuts implemented by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, the delegate said, asking not to be named because the information is private.

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OPEC Nears Deal on Oil-Supply Boost After Saudi-Iran Talks

Crude Oil Prices

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said he had a good meeting with his Saudi counterpart in Vienna on Friday and he wasn’t feeling pessimistic about the possibility for a compromise — a reversal of his position on Thursday night. After a tumultuous few weeks that have whipsawed crude markets, his comments suggested oil consumers from the U.S. to India and China could soon find some relief from high prices.        

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