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Friday, February 15, 2008

Uranium Stocks Attempting to Build a Base / Commodities / Uranium

By: Merv_Burak

The uranium stocks are continuing to look better and better, although not yet completely gung-ho. The Merv's Daily Uranium Index closed up once again, today with a gain of 0.071 points or 2.14%. Most of the largest five stocks did even better. Cameco gained 2.5%, Denison gained 2.1%, First Uranium was a loser again with a loss of 1.7%, Paladin gained 5.2% to close above that down trend line mentioned in the Paladin review today and Uranium One closed higher by 2.4%., One is again starting to see the wide difference between the best and the worst. The best performer was Energy Fuels with a gain of 27.4% while the worst performer was Bayswater Uranium with a loss of only 5.5%.

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Friday, February 15, 2008

Gold Strong on Deepening Credit Crunch / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Mark_OByrne

Gold was up 60 cents to $907.60 per ounce in trading in New York yesterday and silver was down 10 cents to $17.22 per ounce. Gold has traded sideways to slightly up in Asia and early trading in Europe.

Gold rose in British pounds and fell in Euros. The London AM Fix at 1030 GMT this morning was at $909.75 (down from $910.85). Gold fixed at £463.97 (up from £462.31) and €619.76 (down from €623.19 ).

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Friday, February 15, 2008

Gold Weak on Spiraling South African Mining Costs / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Adrian_Ash

SPOT GOLD PRICES stayed in a tight $4 range ahead of the long President's Day weekend early on Friday, trading 1% beneath last week's finish as global stock markets held flat and bond yields ticked lower.

Crude oil moved to a five-week high above $96 per barrel on news that Chinese oil imports rose 1.8% in January.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Beat the Market Investing - Best Buys in Oil Refiners / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: Hans_Wagner

To beat the market investors need to find opportunities where they have a good chance to achieve above average returns. In recent years, refiners have benefited from the expanding crack spread that exists during the spring and summer months. As a result, they have experienced a seasonal rise in the price of their stock as demand for gasoline increases during the spring and summer months. Moreover, many of the current refineries are aging and tend to encounter unplanned outages, especially during the spring and summer months causing supply shortages. This pattern provides investors with a good opportunity to make some money, with low risk. The purpose of this article is to give you some of my thinking on the key economic drivers for refiners and then identify which refiners are best positioned to take advantage of this year's cycle. 

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Risk Management for Precious Metals Investors / Commodities / Options & Warrants

By: Dudley_Baker

As this bull market progresses forward in the precious metals and commodities sector, we should be ever mind full of the potential risks as we move higher. If you are saying what bull market? We understand. The junior mining shares have lagged greatly up till now and may continue to do so but we believe this situation will resolve itself soon with the juniors catching up and catching up very fast.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Gold Dips on Strong Japanese Economic Growth / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Adrian_Ash

SPOT GOLD dipped from a two-day high early Thursday, recording an AM Fix in London of $910.85 – some $3 per ounce above the February average so far – as Asian stock markets closed sharply higher.

Far Eastern equities leapt on news that Japan 's economy grew twice-as-fast as expected at the end of 2007, led by strong exports to other Asian economies.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Gold Forecast to Hit $1200 This Year on Stagflation Concerns / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Mark_OByrne

Gold was down $1.40 to $907.00 per ounce in trading in New York yesterday and silver was up 9 cents to $17.32 per ounce. Gold rallied late in Asian trade and in early trading in Europe, gold is trading at $908.95. Silver is trading at $17.26 per ounce.

Gold also rose in British pounds and Euros. The London AM Fix at 1030 GMT this morning was at $910.85 (up from $905.75). Gold fixed at £462.31 (up from £461.46) and €623.19  (up from €621.40).

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Natural Gas Looks Undervalued - How to Invest in Gas / Commodities / Natural Gas

By: Money_and_Markets

Sean Brodrick writes: I've been pounding the table about oil recently, and now that Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez may turn off the taps, many oil investments are soaring.

But did you know that there is an energy play that is still dirt cheap?

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Investing in the XAU and HUI Gold Indices for Small Investors / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: David_Urban

Many small investors have heard of the XAU and HUI indices through discussion by financial professionals but investment vehicles giving small investors access is another story. Currently, the futures market offer the best access.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Gold Rising As All Currencies Devalue In Stagflation Environment / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Jim_Willie_CB

A profound broad gold rally is underway. It is occurring in almost every single major currency. Unsure about Zimbabwe though. In the last article, two major forecasts were made, both hit squarely. The euro fell, heading toward the 143 stated target forecasted. Talk circulates about the Euro Central Bank eventually cutting interest rates. Pressure will grow enormously. The Germans are isolated in wanting a hard line against price inflation. A Latin Bloc has formed, urging a rate cut as the southern nations of France , Italy , Spain , Portugal , and Greece suffer from housing declines. Even Ireland has joined that bloc. A compromise will be worked out, more like a gang-up against the Germans.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Gold Turns Higher After Profit Taking Earlier in the Week / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Adrian_Ash

SPOT GOLD PRICES turned higher from this week's 3.3% drop to $897.25 per ounce early Wednesday as European equity markets slipped on news that Eurozone industrial output fell in December.

With Treasury bond prices ticking higher – and London 's FTSE stock index losing 1% for the day – US crude oil futures pushed higher above $92 per barrel.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Gold Weakens on Warren Buffett's Offer to Bail Out Monoline Insurers / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Mark_OByrne

Gold was down $14.20 to $908.40 per ounce in trading in New York yesterday and silver was down 20 cents to $17.23 per ounce. Gold traded sideways in Asia before falling late in Asian trade to below the psychologically important $900 level. It fell to a low of $896.55 before rallying in early trading in Europe and is trading at $902.95. Silver has also fallen and is down to $17.10 per ounce.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Industrial Metal Prices Suggest Shallow Recession / Commodities / Recession

By: Greg_Silberman

There is an old market saying that nobody rings a bell at the bottom.
Case in point, the industrial metals complex. Whilst the entire world has been fixated on slowdowns, recessions and deflations, a funny thing has been happening down at the London Mercantile Exchange.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Large Institutional Buying of Gold Stocks / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: David_Vaughn

Gold continues to do well but we are still impatiently awaiting the gold mining stocks to follow gold's lead. What's happening? Any reason for this? What do the statistics say about the gold equities?

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Gold Price Out of Synch With US Dollar Index, Expect Sharp Decline / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Ned_W_Schmidt

By the time you read this, more than enough words will have been expended on the possible sale of Gold by the IMF. Therefore, my comments on the matter will be brief. A group of economists at the IMF want to sell Gold to buy debt paper in order to earn interest income to pay the salaries of a bunch of economists asleep at their desks. Such is not the kind of thinking that makes market tops. Sounds more the thinking that went into the Bank of England sales in 1999.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Gold Fails at Retest of Highs Signals Trend to $850 / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Mike_Paulenoff

The streetTRACKS Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) has rolled over in a serious way today after climbing for the past week towards a retest of the January high at 92.58. The fact that the rally stalled at 91.46 yesterday and has reversed to the downside with such power today suggests to me that it represents a secondary high within a larger developing intermediate-term top pattern that will have the power to press prices to the 85.00 area prior to completion.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Gold Potential for Massive Short Squeeze on Large Hedgers / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Mark_OByrne

Gold was up $4.60  to $923.60 per ounce in trading in New York on Friday and silver was up 33 cents to $17.49 per ounce. Gold traded sideways in Asia and early trading in Europe and is trading at $921.80. Silver has also fallen marginally and is down to $17.60 per ounce.

Gold also rose in the other major currencies and rose to new near record highs in euros and sterling. The London AM Fix at 1030 GMT this morning was at $920.25 9 25.50 (up from $908.25). Gold fixed at £472.60 (down from £474.37) and €634.04 (down from €635.91).

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Gold Falters as Rumours Grow of a Major Bank Failure / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF PHYSICAL GOLD BULLION continued to tick lower from yesterday's six-session high early Tuesday, slipping $5 from last night's New York close as rumors grew of a major banking loss in Europe and the US government prepared a new bail-out for struggling mortgage debtors.

By the AM Fix in London , set at $920.25 per ounce, European stocks had pushed 0.6% higher despite a 5.3% drop in ING, the Netherlands ' largest bank, now said to be facing a severe loss on its US subprime investments.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Gold is a Better Inflation Hedge Than Real Estate / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Dr_Krassimir_Petrov

The U.S. will likely spin into a long era of high inflation. The coming years will look like the 1970s. There is also a good risk of hyperinflation, which is a particularly severe bout of high inflation. Thus, the vital question for every investor is: How to hedge, or protect your wealth, against inflation? Some, especially realtors, urge to hedge this risk with real estate. So, should we really hedge with real estate?

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Monday, February 11, 2008

Gold Rises as High Commodity Prices Are a Reflection of Monetary Inflation / Commodities / Gold & Silver

By: Adrian_Ash

GOLD FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY pushed higher in volatile trade early on Monday, gaining 0.7% from Friday's close to reach $927 per ounce in London as world stock markets dropped yet again.

The broad FTSE index of Europe 's 300 largest companies slipped 0.5% for the day, while copper and most other base metals continued to gain as bad weather blocked Chinese output.

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