Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Uranium Holds Value, The Rich Peoples Food / Commodities / Uranium
By: The_Energy_Report
Worldwide hysteria and the fear factor notwithstanding, Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey still considers nuclear power "by far the safest, cheapest and cleanest form of mass power generation." Sharing his views in this Energy Report exclusive on the eve of a sold-out Casey Research Summit in Boca Raton, Florida, Doug says power generated from wind, sun, the tides and other alternative sources are "very nice special applications but don't work economically unless they're subsidized."
Friday, April 29, 2011
Eye on Silver Wheaton / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Silver Wheaton (SLW) has extended yesterday's upside reversal action and pierced its April resistance line at 42.60, but has not yet accelerated from the upside breakout level.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Silver Rally Can’t Stop to Breathe / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
Investors don’t know what to do with commodities. Traders are asking, “is it too late?” and “have we gone too high?” The question, of course, isn’t easy to answer, but the simple reality is that there won’t be too high of prices until the dollar becomes too low.
In light of recent events around the world, the Fed has remained incredibly lax in its policy to push interest rates and the dollar to zero. Most every central bank has tightened, is expected to tighten, or must tighten (think China) to keep their currencies from plunging to zero.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Gold, Gresham's Law and the Dong / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Ben_Traynor
What happens when people actively shun their official currency...?
GOVERNMENTS are often tempted to live beyond their means. Today, that means national debts and quantitative easing. But a few hundred years ago, it meant debasing coinage.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Smart Money Buys When Others Are Fearful / Commodities / Investing 2011
By: Jeff_Clark
Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD writes: You’ve probably heard the term “smart money” used by various pundits, a reference to those investors and institutions that are consistently better at making money than the uninformed masses. Which begs the question: are you one of them?
To answer that query, let’s first describe smart money (not to be confused with the magazine by that name) so we have an idea of what makes this group of investors successful…
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Gold Hits Fresh Record High Consistent with Rising US Inflation / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
WHOLESALE PHYSICAL gold investing extended last night's strong price gains on Thursday in London, heading into the second 4-day weekend in succession at fresh all-time highs above $1534 per ounce as new US data showed inflation accelerating sharply.
Major-economy government bonds all rose, nudging yields lower, after the Federal Reserve last night held US interest rates near zero for the 28th month in succession.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Worse Than Madoff: The Bankers' Silver Scam Is Unwinding / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Jesse
In short, Avery Goodman has come to the conclusion that silver is rising because a long term suppression racket has been exposed.
I came to this same conclusion some time ago, and recently restated it: What I Think the Fluctuations in the Comex Silver Inventory Mean.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Global Demand for Iron Ore on Rise / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: The_Gold_Report
How long until the window on rising iron-ore prices closes? Global demand is driving prices higher and shipping costs are at historic lows. But only companies poised to get into production quickly will be able to capitalize. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Geordie Mark, an analyst with Haywood Securities in Vancouver, picks the companies that are ready to profit and those that are likely to get picked off by competitors.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Silver Parabolic Blowoff, Gold Price Steady / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: PhilStockWorld
The virtues of gold (GLD) and silver (SLV) are being addressed far and wide. My readers know the steady drumbeat of praise that is reaching a crescendo for the white metal scares the hell out of me. The driving forces behind silver’s price come from investors, industrial demands and a global shortage. The world simply is using more silver than the mines produce and new silver discoveries are becoming difficult to find. These factors are becoming truisms for public consumption. A parabolic rise has formed in silver as gold advances on to our measured target of $1600.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Gold Rises as U.S. Rates Set to Stay "Exceptionally Low" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
THE WHOLESALE MARKET price to buy gold rose but silver held flat in Asian and London trade on Wednesday, as the Dollar fell, European equities rose, but "peripheral" Eurozone debt sank again, driving credit-default insurance costs up to new record levels.
Crude oil and natural gas prices bucked a drop in the broad commodities market.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Gold and Silver Bubble? Some ETF Retail Investors Are Taking Profits / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: GoldCore
Gold and silver are tentatively lower this morning despite the dollar and especially the yen being under pressure. The possibility of Japan being downgraded has seen the yen join the dollar under pressure and gold has risen to over 124,000 Japanese yen per ounce, some 2% below the record nominal high just over 126,000/oz.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Silver Top or Not? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Przemyslaw_Radomski
When gold hit the psychologically important $1,500 level it didn't surprise us, but we admit that silver’s recent performance gave us a small thrill. Before jumping into the chart analysis, let’s have a look into the factors that contributed to metals’ spectacular rally over the past couple of weeks.
For the first time in its history the U.S.'s perfect AAA credit rating was downgraded, and for the first time in history, gold hit the $1,500-an-ounce mark. Also, the news over the week end of a $1 billion gold bullion purchase by one of the largest college endowment funds sent a strong message about gold’s re-emergence as a respected, legitimate asset class.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Oil Field Services and Equipment Sector Investing / Commodities / Oil Companies
By: The_Energy_Report
Large oil-drilling projects in the U.S. and abroad, the price of oil and new drilling technologies have brought growth and stability to oil field services and equipment companies. Read why investors are looking at this sector in The Energy Report's exclusive interview with Brian Uhlmer, managing director and senior analyst of Global Hunter Securities' Energy Group.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Gold and Silver Correction Possible but Store of Value Demand Remains / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: GoldCore
Silver and gold are lower today after the record nominal highs seen yesterday (gold marginally and silver significantly). Gold reached $1,518.30 per troy ounce, a nominal record, while silver climbed to $49.79 per ounce, its highest nominal level since the short term parabolic spike in 1980.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Gold Back Above $1500 as US Ranked 4th Riskiest Sovereign Debtor / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD reversed an overnight dip beneath $1500 per ounce in London on Tuesday morning, trading within 1% of Monday's new record high at $1518 as European stock markets rose together with major government bonds and energy prices.
Following yesterday's dramatic Asian trade and greater-than-7% price range, "Silver showed further weakness" according to one Hong Kong dealer, "stretching [his] expectation about how volatile it could be."
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Silver Parabolic Move Was 5 Times Faster in 1980 than Today / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Bob_Kirtley
This essay will attempt to address the question of whether or not silver prices are in a bubble, or possibly may be turning into a bubble and if so what trading strategies may be suited to the situation. This article will hopefully provide another string to the readers bow in attempting to identify bubbles and being able to protect one’s portfolio and even potentially profit from them. For the record we feel it is prudent to state our view upfront, we do not think silver is in a bubble at this point in time. However we think that it is likely that it will become a bubble in the future, but we cannot say when or at what price.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Silver Bullion Investors Are Being Hoodwinked by the Futures Market / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Dian_L_Chu
The Silver market is in a bubble stage right now. No one really knows how long this will last, whether Silver goes up another $5, 10, 20 doesn`t really matter for investors who are buying the physical metal in the form of coins because when the bubble ends they are going to be sitting on a depreciating asset.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Silver Key Intra-Day Reversal / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Puru_Saxena
On Monday, the silver market experienced a key intra-day reversal. During Asian trading, the price of silver surged to almost US$50 per ounce (+5% intra-day), however during European trade, selling came in and the metal struggled to stay firm. Thereafter, when the US market opened, the price of silver plunged to below its previous close. In other words, the silver market experienced a classic intra-day reversal, which usually markets the end of a parabolic move.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
High Gold Prices Raise Old Mines / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: The_Gold_Report
Dramatic rises in metals prices over the past 2 years could bring 10 or more past-producing mining camps back to life. In this Gold Report exclusive, MineralFields Group's Engineer and Investment Analyst Ron Wortel shares how he finds promising gold juniors working these mines and structures tax-advantaged, flow-through investments to finance Canadian resource development.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Gold Investors Don’t Fear a Pullback in Prices / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Frank_Holmes
The S&P credit agency sent shockwaves through the global financial system on Monday when it issued a warning on U.S. debt and changed its outlook on the U.S. sovereign credit rating from “stable” to “negative.” This sent markets lower and the prices of commodities such as oil rocketing back above $110 per barrel and both gold and silver to new highs.