One commodity is surging, but it's not a metal
While gold and copper slipped 1% and 3.5% respectively this week, oil is gaining, noted mining audiences manager Michael McCrae. On Saturday McCrae recorded Kitco Roundtable with correspondent Paul Harris.
Kitco NEWS Roundtable · Michael McCrae, Paul Harris
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While gold and copper slipped 1% and 3.5% respectively this week, oil is gaining, noted mining audiences manager Michael McCrae.
On Saturday McCrae recorded Kitco Roundtable with correspondent Paul Harris.
Copper prices dropped 3.5% this week to finish at the low $3.70 level. Gold trended downward this week, with prices falling around 1% after the Labor Day holiday finishing the week at $1,919 an ounce.
But oil is surging. On Tuesday Brent crude saw $90 a barrel for the first time since November, a 10-month high. Oil gained on news that Russia and Saudi Arabia committed to reducing production over a longer period of time.