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Kristoffer Inton
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Gold Miner Stocks Fall as Gold Investment Demand Wanes Under Fears of a Coming Fed Rate Hike

Gold has remained relatively steady in the low- to mid-$1,300 per ounce range over the past few months, holding onto the massive gains from earlier this year. However, through mid-afternoon Oct. 4, gold has fallen more than 3% to roughly $1,270 per ounce as the U.S. Federal Reserve looks likely to raise rates by the end of 2016. As a result, gold miner stocks have fallen by roughly 10% or more.
Based on Fed Fund futures prices, the market is currently pricing in 55% probability of one rate hike ...
Underlying
AngloGold Ashanti Limited

Anglogold Ashanti Limited. AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AngloGold Ashanti) is a gold mining company. The Company's business activities span the spectrum of the mining value chain. Its main product is gold. Its portfolio includes over 17 mines in approximately nine countries. It also produces silver, uranium and sulfuric acid as by-products. The Company operates through four segments: South Africa, Continental Africa, Australasia and Americas. Its South African operations comprise of the West Wits operations, including Mponeng and TauTona, and surface operations. It has operations in Continental Africa in locations, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Tanzania. The Australasia segment includes the operations in Australia. It consists of Sunrise Dam and Tropicana. The Americas segment includes the operations in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Kristoffer Inton

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