Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Why Gold Mining’s Still a Great Place to Make Money / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: InvestmentContrarian
Gold has shown some good support and buying after previously declining to below $1,525 an ounce. The metal has rallied above $1,600 and is currently showing some promise, being on the verge of a possible breakout towards $1,700.
I continue to like gold going forward, given the massive financial distress and possible exit of Greece from the eurozone, despite recent statements from the European Central Bank and its desire to keep the eurozone intact. And then there is Spain and the other five eurozone countries currently in a recession.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Gold and Silver ‘Perfect Storm’ As MSGM Risks Align / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: GoldCore
Today's AM fix was USD 1,666.50, EUR 1,329.16, and GBP 1,051.88 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,662.50, EUR 1,324.07and GBP 1,047.57 per ounce.
Silver is trading at $30.37/oz, €24.36/oz and £19.25/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,541.00/oz, palladium at $642.50/oz and rhodium at $1,025/oz.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Ready, Steady, GOLD / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Bob_Kirtley
In anticipation of the ECB and the Federal Reserve deciding to stimulate the economy through an infusion of newly created paper money gold prices have started to recover and head north. We know that the Greek PM Antonis Samaras has met with Jean Claude Junker, President of the Eurogroup in order to try and secure more time for Greece to get its act together and that further meetings are planned in an attempt to resolve this problem. However, so many of these meetings have been held with very little emanating from them making it difficult for us to become enthusiastic about this latest round of what has been a merry-go-round of talks over the last two years. As we see it they will print rather than have Greece leave the eurozone as the fear of contagion worries them more than the fear of inflation.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, August 24, 2012
Gold vs Stocks, Are You The Market’s “Sucker”? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Investmentscore.com
The investment world is filled with misleading “facts” and flashy “materials” that cause investors to lose money. If one blindly follows what the average investor thinks and does, they are likely to wind up being the “sucker” in the market. If, on the other hand, an investor digs a little deeper and attains a unique insight on the market or “edge”, then the probability of profitability increases dramatically.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Why Uranium Prices Will Spike in 2013 / Commodities / Uranium
By: The_Energy_Report
Analyst David Sadowski of Raymond James sees a lot on the horizon for uranium: a supply shortfall, escalating Asian demand and seasonality, to name just a few. As a former geologist-turned sellside analyst, Sadowski's conviction in uranium's bullish future is rock solid, and he urges investors to get exposure now, as prices in this sector can climb quickly once they're set in motion. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Sadowski shares his favorite names that are set to deliver megawatt-size returns to investors.
The Energy Report: David, how does your background as a geologist help you to see value and growth potential in mining companies?
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
The Most Important Economic Event of Your Lifetime Is Now Underway / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: DailyWealth
Porter Stansberry writes: You're not hearing about it in the mainstream press, but I believe the most important economic event of our lifetimes is now underway...
This event has been spurred on by a widespread belief that oil and natural-gas resources were in a permanent decline (the concept known as "Peak Oil").
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Gold Price Breaks Out / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Paul_Tustain
Following a quiet summer, gold has just risen to four-month highs. BullionVault founder Paul Tustain puts the action in context...
USUALLY I tend to focus on the reasons to buy gold rather than the timing. Timing is not my territory. But as we approach the anniversary of gold's all-time high, my thoughts turn to ebb and flow of the gold market.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Gold And Platinum Surge As Mining Unrest Spreads / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: GoldCore
Today's AM fix was USD 1,662.50, EUR 1,324.07, and GBP 1,047.57per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,640.50, EUR 1,315.87 and GBP 1,038.49 per ounce.
Silver is trading at $30.36/oz, €24.30/oz and £19.31/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,543.75/oz, palladium at $628.10/oz and rhodium at $1,025/oz.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Gold Price Ignited by Important Shift in US Fed Policy / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Adrian_Ash
WHOLESALE MARKET gold prices ticked lower in London on Thursday from the highest Dollar and Euro levels since end-April after rising again in Asian trade.
Wednesday's minutes from the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting "ignited" the gold investment market, according to one trader, with buy-stops triggered at $1650 according to another.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Gold and Silver Rally Intensified on Fed's QE Statement / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Jesse
Gold and silver were rallying even as stocks were declining, when the Fed released its minutes from the most recent meeting this afternoon. The Fed is concerned about the lack of growth in the economy and signalled its willingness to invoke additional quantitative easing 'fairly soon.'
This intensified the rally in gold and silver and helped stocks to lose some of their early losses.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Science Wrestles With A Crisis Worse Than Global Warming / Commodities / Climate Change
By: Andrew_McKillop
Giving this year's BBC Dimbleby lecture, Sir Paul Nurse the president of the UK's prestigious science institution the Royal Society unveiled a select list of what he considered were the "follow on crises" now that anthropogenic global warming has become so controversial, to scientists, and so boring to the general public. Without saying he specifically drew from Charles Darwin when thinking about the finance sector, bankers, brokers and traders, Nurse said that Darwin recognized the "low origins of Man". In Darwin's book 'The Descent of Man', he wrote: “Man with all his qualities, with sympathy… with benevolence ... with his god-like intellect... with all these exalted powers – man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin”.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Gold for Escape from Slavery / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Axel_Merk
Vice President Joe Biden was accused of racism when suggesting a Romney administration would “unchain banks” that in turn might put the black audience he was talking to back into “shackles.” The political uproar overshadows a reality that knows no racial boundaries: a person in debt is not a free person; a nation in debt is not a free nation. Does it mean those with large bank accounts are free? Not so fast…
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Mistrust Fuels Continued Gold Demand / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: John_Browne
In the face of growing fears of a renewed global plunge into economic depression and a climate of low apparent price inflation, investors might expect commodities and precious metals to be falling in price. Instead, gold continues to hover around a relatively high $1,640 an ounce and silver at $29. At the same time, central banks - including those of the ever more important China, Russia and India - continue aggressively to buy gold.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Gold and Silver Breakout / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Donald_W_Dony
After almost three months of consolidating, gold and silver have broken out of their bases. Though they continue to be well below their 2011 peaks, this seasonal move is expected to produce about a 10% advance.
Gold and silver often start a seasonal move in September and continue into November or December. 2011 was a prime example. Gold jumped from $1600 to over $1775 and silver shot up 10% from $30 to $33.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Only Way to Win with Gold Stocks / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: David_Galland
David Galland, Casey Research writes:
While I have read certain works on the life and ponderings of Buddha, I claim no deep knowledge of his philosophy.
Note that I didn't use the word "religion," because Buddha himself claimed no supernatural powers and even begged his followers not to deify him after his death.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Financial Alchemy and Fraud in Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Vin_Maru
The gold bull market is alive and well as the summer doldrums come to a close and gold accumulation and trading starts to heat up going into the fall. As the gold bull market matures and it draws more attention from investors all around the world, it does open up the doors for fraud. By now we have heard many stories and accusations about manipulations by central planners, bullion banks, short-sellers and futures traders. The regulators in the West have largely ignored these accusations and have looked the other way when it comes to oversight and creating a fair and legal market place for precious metals.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Russia Accumulates Gold As Price Consolidates Below Resistance At $1,644/oz / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: GoldCore
Today's AM fix was USD 1,624.00, EUR 1,308.94, and GBP 1,030.26 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,615.25, EUR 1,306.84 and GBP 1,028.04 per ounce.
Silver is trading at $28.95/oz, €22.40/oz and £18.44/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,495.75/oz, palladium at $604.70/oz and rhodium at $1,025/oz.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Investing in Companies to Play Rising Natural Gas Price / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: Money_Morning
Patrick Vail writes:
The price of natural gas hit a 10-year low in April, sinking to $1.91 per MMBtu on April 19. Since then, natural gas prices are on the rise. In fact, prices have surged nearly 50%, to around $2.75 per MMBtu over the past four months.
What changed?
One, the sector came out of a very mild winter that saw very poor demand for natural gas.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Why a Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release Won't Help Crude Oil Prices or President Obama / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Money_Morning
Dr. Kent Moors writes:
With oil prices showing no signs of retreat during the final months of the U.S. presidential campaign, beltway insiders are turning to one misguided solution to combat rising oil prices.
Releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Trial balloons floated all over Washington during the past few days. The only reason politicians didn't move on this sooner (say a few months ago) was the price level.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Silver Hits 2-Month High / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Ben_Traynor
SPOT MARKET prices to buy silver rose to their highest level in two months Tuesday, hitting $29.09 per ounce– 3.5% up on last week's close – after extending gains from yesterday's trading.
"This changes [silver's] posture to bullish," says the latest technical analysis note from bullion bank Scotia Mocatta.
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