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The Associated Press March 15, 2011, 3:39PM ET text size: TT
Gold miners dip as Japan sparks flight to cash
WASHINGTON
Shares of major gold producers plunged Tuesday, outpacing a global sell-off, as crisis selling reminded investors that the metal, usually seen as a safe haven, isn't quite as safe as cash.
Stocks plunged and bond prices rose as a nuclear crisis in Japan intensified after a deadly earthquake and tsunami. Investors followed updates from a crippled nuclear plant on Japan's northeastern coast that was leaking a dangerous level of radiation.
Gold prices plummeted, an unusual outcome during times of potential global strife. Investors see gold as a safe investment, and typically bid it up when events roil financial markets. Yet spot prices fell more than 3 percent, according to Kitco Metals Inc.
Gold producers followed suit, losing as much as 8 percent in midday trading.
Analysts said gold's safety doesn't extend to periods of true crisis. Like stocks and bonds, investors sell it when they need cash. That's exactly the situation that Japan's people, companies and government find themselves in.
Adding to the trouble was a run-up in gold prices just before the quake. Gold gained 8 percent in February as political unrest in the Middle East boosted oil prices and complicated the global recovery. Investors were itching to cash in those gains, analysts said.
When gold prices swing, shares of gold producers move even more.
After initially falling as much as 297 points, the Dow backtracked and was down 168 points, or 1.4 percent, at 11,825 in early afternoon trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 17 points, or 1.4 percent, to 1,278. The Nasdaq composite index fell 37, or 1.4 percent, to 2,664.
New Gold Inc. skidded 80 cents, or 8 percent, to $9.36.
Almaden Minerals Ltd. fell 26 cents, or 7 percent, to $3.39.
China New Borun Corp. lost 47 cents, or 4 percent, to $10.23.
Barrick Gold Corp. dropped $2.21, or 4 percent, to $48.79.
Goldcorp Inc. sank $1.85, or 4 percent, to $45.85.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9LVS0TO0.htm |
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pelaburan pe paling menguntungkan? sekurang2nya pulangan 30%?  |
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pelaburan pe paling menguntungkan? sekurang2nya pulangan 30%?
kreditdebit Post at 19-4-2011 11:23   |
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pelaburan yang memberi pulangan lebih 100% setahun pun ade..
sah dari sudut undang2 malaysia..
dan kerenah pun tak banyak..
ade duit RM sejuta..melabur..cukup setahun dapat untung RM1juta.. |
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Post Last Edit by AwangAli at 20-4-2011 10:03
pelaburan pe tu awangali
dealova04 Post at 20-4-2011 09:31 
saya malas nak maklum kat sini..
nanti ade org menyampuk melabur dengan cara lain lebih menguntung..blaa...blaaa..blaa..
bukan nak berbincang dengan elok..
biar sy dan komuniti yang dah tahu je la libatkan diri..
yang penting..ade ilmu..kalau modal kecik..buat dgn modal kecik..kalu modal besar..buat dgn cara modal besar..
dan yang penting segala rekod pelaburan ada fakta..bukan andaian.. |
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Reply 26# AwangAli
leh PM sy utk details... |
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Reply AwangAli
leh PM sy utk details...
dealova04 Post at 20-4-2011 10:26
ok. nanti ade kelapangan sy PM..
sebab hari ni saya kat rumah..tak boleh nak mengadap komputer sepunuh masa..
just baca2 tajuk forum jer.. |
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ok. nanti ade kelapangan sy PM..
sebab hari ni saya kat rumah..tak boleh nak mengadap komputer se ...
AwangAli Post at 20-4-2011 11:03
pm sy gak |
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Reply AwangAli
leh PM sy utk details...
dealova04 Post at 20-4-2011 10:26
ok.. dah PM tapi tak detail lagi...hehehe |
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pm sy gak
kreditdebit Post at 20-4-2011 12:30
ok..saya dah PM.. |
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pelaburan yang memberi pulangan lebih 100% setahun pun ade..
sah dari sudut undang2 malaysia..
dan ...
AwangAli Post at 20-4-2011 09:08  |
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saya malas nak maklum kat sini..
nanti ade org menyampuk melabur dengan cara lain lebih menguntun ...
AwangAli Post at 20-4-2011 09:59
jgn skim makan org dah laa.....  |
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ok. nanti ade kelapangan sy PM..
sebab hari ni saya kat rumah..tak boleh nak mengadap komputer se ...
AwangAli Post at 20-4-2011 11:03 
leh pm saya jugak x..... |
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ada banyak... 
tapi kena ambik kira jangka masa jugak le...
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Reply 36# khairulkayz
amenda free? free2x bagi org lain RM60? :re: |
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tempek kat sini je la. nak tau jugak |
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ape2 pelaburan pon ade pulangan n risiko utk rugi..
jadi trpulang la kt korg nk join mane yg lbih ok..
janji jgn join plaburan (cari 3org).a.k.a. MLM..
member aku yg dok join MLM sume crite brapi2 mse mule2 msuk..nk bli BMW la bagai...MERC la bagai..
last2 hutang kliling pggang.. |
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Post Last Edit by Acong at 10-8-2011 14:47
Avoid Treasurys and sell gold now
Don't follow the herd, because nothing has fundamentally changed about our economy or the market.
By InvestorPlace on Tue, Aug 9, 2011 7:16 AM
By Charles Lewis Sizemore, InvestorPlace.com
After the stock market tanked Monday, thanks in part to Standard & Poor's historic downgrade of the United States' credit rating, investors are left with one enormous question on their lips: What do we do now?
Well, I have three tips for you, and they may not be popular. That's because I advise running against the herd by selling gold, avoiding Treasurys and hiding out in blue-chip stocks.
Why run against the herd? Well, one big reason is the Treasury market itself, which should be linked most closely with the S& downgrade. In a normal world, this would cause yields to rise, as investors would demand a higher yield in response to lower credit quality. Yet in the upside-down world of today's market, yields instead fell. Investors sold off their stock positions because of the bond rating downgrade, then promptly plowed their money into downgraded bonds. The 10-year Treasury now yields less than 2.4%.
But don't panic. Nothing fundamentally has changed in the economy. It was bad before the announcement, and it still is bad today. S& 's announcement changes nothing. The Federal Reserve has said that it will continue to accept U.S. Treasurys as collateral and that, as far as the Fed is concerned, Treasury debt still counts as AAA for the purposes of bank capital requirements. In other words, the people who run the international banking system don't appear to be all that worried.
Still, investors are scared, and the markets are in chaos. You need to do something, right? Well here are a few suggestions:
1. Stay out of Treasurys. Do I think the U.S. government is at risk of default? Absolutely not. I have no doubt the bonds will be paid. But at a pitiful 2.39%, investors are locking in a cash return that is almost sure to disappoint -- and almost certainly capital losses to boot. When the markets return to some semblance of normal, yields will rise back to a more sensible range of 3% to 4%. That means that investors buying today at 2.39% will see their "safe" Treasurys decline in value. More adventurous traders might want to short Treasuries in the futures markets or using an inverse ETF like the iShares Lehman Short Treasury Bond (SHV).
2. Stay out of gold. I understand the argument that gold is insurance against capital market instability. I get that. But would you buy insurance on your home after it already had burned down? Or on your car after it already had been totaled? In the real world of insurance, no agent would sell you a policy after the event has happened, but in the financial world, agents are all too happy to do so.
Remember, gold has no "intrinsic value" as it pays no income and has no earnings. So it is impossible to ever say whether gold is cheap or expensive. All we can say is that gold has been in a raging bull market for more than a decade, and its price action is starting to look like a lot of other financial bubbles we’ve seen in the past.
If you missed out on gold’s recent gains, you’re probably kicking yourself. Don’t. Once the dust settles, it is likely to be the gold bugs who are kicking themselves. I recommend avoiding gold, but more adventurous traders might want to short it, like Treasuries, in the futures market or using an inverse fund like the PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETN (DZZ).
3. Use this as an opportunity. Buy some of the solid blue chips you’ve been itching to buy "if only they were a little cheaper." I recommend American and European companies with rock-solid balance sheets, consistent dividends and a large presence in emerging markets. These are the kinds of companies you know will survive this mess intact. If you end up being a little early, what of it? If you buy a good company at a good price, a little short-term volatility is nothing to be afraid of.
Some stocks to consider as value buys include: Nestlé (NSRGY), Unilever PLC (UL), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC). I should mention that Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson now have a higher credit rating than the United States. (Microsoft owns and publishes MSN Money.)
I understand it is scary out there. But it is times like this when an investor can differentiate him or herself by taking a bold, contrarian stand. Use the current mood of hysteria to your advantage. Sell down your expensive bond and gold holdings and reallocate your funds where you can find real, durable value.
http://money.msn.com/investment-advice/article-4.aspx?post=68e12969-5318-4667-b3e6-08e134423588
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