Whether vehicles with fuel cells or more those with electric drive will prevail, the producers will not be able to avoid copper. Because it is used for the electric motor. Wind turbines also need copper in their production. In the longer term, this should speak for strong copper demand and also for the copper price.

In October 2019, several kilos of gold were forgotten on a train travelling from St. Gallen to Lucerne. The owner is wanted

Gold is extremely popular. For example, all gold held by ETFs has risen by 22 per cent this year and now stands at 100.9 million ounces. Switzerland's gold exports to the USA reached a further peak in May (126.6 tonnes), caused mainly by the gold hunger of ETFs. In the current still early phase of economic recovery, demand for gold investments is growing. Precious metal price setbacks are mostly used as buying opportunities.

The challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic should be well managed here. According to the BC Mine Report, the results for the mining industry are mixed. British Columbia is a major exporter of metallurgical coal and a major copper producer. Coal and copper prices have been hit hard by the virus crisis. British Columbia is also very important in gold mining. Gold, as a refuge for investors, has seen its price rise.

Floating hubs are designed to bring passengers from larger ships to the sightseeing ships. At the same time, the Norwegians also want to install charging stations there. The aim is to make shipping more environmentally friendly. Fuel cell systems for large ships are also the subject of intense research.

In 2008, the price of gold reached a low of around USD 700 per troy ounce. In 2011, it then reached an all-time high of around USD 1,900 per troy ounce of gold. Should things now go similarly, a new all-time high would be the result. The fact that gold is increasingly attracting investor interest in these times cannot be overlooked.

The upside target for the silver price is intact, according to experts from the major Swiss bank UBS. Although the price of gold has been subject to some considerable fluctuations in recent times, its little brother silver has held up well. And so, investor interest has also increased.

Four weeks ago, the Chili Con Carne Index was the subject of discussion here, but now the media are also hearing a lot about this index. Because purchasing power today is important for everyone. Whereas four weeks ago this index was around 6 percent, today it is 7.5 percent, by which the ingredients for the popular recipe have risen since the beginning of February. Food prices are going up. Are these, for example, the effects of European monetary policy, which is throwing huge sums of money onto the market, one wonders.

The first quarter of 2020 was not pleasing for the copper industry. Price declines of around 20 per cent and falling demand caused the reddish metal to suffer. Today, the pound of copper costs 2.60 US dollars again, and the tonne of copper is around 5,785 US dollars. The main consumer is China. A steady, albeit slow, recovery is evident there. The resumption of China's economic efforts ensured the price recovery. In addition, there was a shortage of supply from the scrap market and continuing supply disruptions.

How many troy ounces of silver can be bought for a troy ounce of gold. By answering this question, we want to find out which of the two precious metals will develop better, which precious metal is rather undervalued. From a geological point of view, there is about eight times more silver than gold in the ground.