Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Friday, April 01, 2011
The Lesson from Japan for Gold and Silver Investors / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Jeff_Clark
Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD writes: It feels a little callous writing about Japan with respect to precious metals after the country suffered such a terrible tragedy. However, I think it’s worth discussing because there’s a lesson in it for all of us. In fact, I think the moral could be couched in terms of a warning.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Gold and Silver, Spending your Stash / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Peter_Schiff
While gold and silver coins are nice to look at, and there's a certain sense of independence one gets from owning them, most purchasers buy physical precious metals with the goal of eventually spending them.
As they say, you can't take it with you.
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Friday, April 01, 2011
Best of Time For Gold and Silver, Worst of Times For U.S. Dollar / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Jeb_Handwerger
It is the best of times for equities and precious metals and the worst of times for the U.S. dollar. It is prudent to focus on the sectors with long secular uptrends as these patterns tend to last longer than expected and produce the greatest returns. Gold (GLD) and Silver (SLV) are in a decade long uptrend as geopolitical uncertainty and rising debt levels have caused many investors to seek the safe haven shelter of real money. In July 2010, as the European Crisis was the prominent topic of worry, gold reversed higher and made a major move on central bank plans to ease.
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Friday, April 01, 2011
The Utah Gold Standard / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
So Utah's new gold & silver law marks a step towards a Gold Standard...?
IT'S NOT QUITE an April Fool's, but it's close enough.
"Gold, silver coins now officially legal tender in Utah," reports MineWeb, along with pretty much everyone else.
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Friday, April 01, 2011
Gold Antidote to a Black Swan World / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: DeepCaster_LLC
“As seen from the outside, the massive upheaval in Western society is approaching the limit beyond which it will become “meta-stable” and collapse.” Solzhenitsyn
"The pace and severity of financial crises has taken an ominous turn for the worse....
With one crisis seemingly begetting another, and the fuse between crises now getting shorter and shorter, the world economy is on a very treacherous course." Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley, May, 2010
Friday, April 01, 2011
Junior Gold Stocks / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Zeal_LLC
With the price of gold still hovering around all-time nominal highs, the miners are continuing to revel in their long season of prosperity. And with gold’s structural fundamentals still wildly bullish, these miners should be delivering their gold at higher prices for a long time to come.
These tidings are of course very enticing for non-producer mining companies looking to capitalize on gold’s fortunes. And for this reason there has been a flurry of activity on the junior front.
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Friday, April 01, 2011
Gold & Silver Slump from New All-Time Highs on Spctre of Rising Interest Rates / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF physical gold bullion slumped 1.4% lunchtime Friday in London, falling back from its highest-ever monthly close as the Dollar jumped on news of stronger-than-expected US jobs hiring in March.
Silver prices also fell – losing nearly 2% – after also ending March at an all-time record high monthly close of $37.87 per ounce, more than $2 above the previous month-end high of Feb. 1980.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Natural Gas Bulls Await Clear Signals / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: Seven_Days_Ahead
A correction in Natural Gas prices earlier this year has kept bulls’ hopes in check. We currently wait to see if nearby key resistance levels can be breached, which would provide an initial green light.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Long-Term Uranium Demand Will Continue Despite Japan Nuclear Crisis / Commodities / Uranium
By: The_Energy_Report
The peripatetic Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp explains that even if all under-construction and planned nuclear facilities are suspended, not enough uranium is being mined currently to supply ongoing demand. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Mickey reveals a number of companies poised to benefit from this long-term fundamental upside.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Russia, U.S. and Indian Wheat Crops Impact on Agri-Food's / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
Has been, it seems, more than a year since any supply bullish/price bearish news on Agri-Foods has come out. Latest news on outlook for Russian and Ukranian wheat was not good (Financial Times, 30 March). World will not know if either nation will be able to export wheat till the second half of 2011. While at the same time, the appraisal of the North American wheat crop, now in the ground, is lackluster due to dry conditions.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Euro Escapes Gold's New Highs as ECB Fights for Credibility / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD price jumped to $1437 per ounce Thursday lunchtime in London – less than 0.8% below last week's new Dollar high – as European stock markets fell together with Eurozone government bonds.
Precious-metal trade in Asia had been "a one-way street" said one Hong Kong dealer, with silver "most responsive" to strong demand and rising to $37.80 per ounce in London – just over 1% below last week's new 31-year highs.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Silver Set For All Time Record Quarterly Close - Gold to Silver Ratio On Way to 17 to 1 as per 1980? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: GoldCore
Gold and silver have consolidated on yesterday’s gains as inflation, geopolitical and eurozone debt concerns support. Silver has risen above its 31 year record closing price of yesterday and looks set to target new record nominal intraday highs above $38.16/oz.
‘Poor man’s gold’ is set for a record nominal quarterly close which will be bullish technically and set silver up to target psychological resistance at $40/oz and then the nominal high of $50.35/oz . Silver’s record quarterly close was $32.20/oz on December 31st, 1979.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Gold and Oil Climb as U.S. Dollar Rally Stalls / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: LiveCharts
Gold and oil prices were higher in late Thursday (March 30) trade as investors took a renewed interest in commodities following an early week rise in the value of the US dollar.
One ounce of gold currently fetches $1,425.90 in late night New York GLOBEX trade. This is up over $7 from Tuesday’s close at $1,418.70.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Nasdaq Bubble, Real-Estate Bubble... Silver Bubble? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Investmentscore.com
Is silver in a bubble? In our opinion; no. But what can we learn from past bubbles? There are many ways to detect an investment bubble including extreme positive market sentiment, outrageous demand and speculation, widespread mainstream acceptance that the investment is a “sure thing” etc. In this article we would like to focus on the big picture perspective of a markets price performance.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Revolution Or Evolution In The World Crude Oil Market? / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Dian_L_Chu
Bob van der Valk writres: Time has not made much of a difference since 2008...at least in the price of crude. The price for the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was $107 a barrel on September 28, 2008, vs. around $105 per barrel today.
On the other hand, the average price at the pump was $2.57 a gallon then, compared with the average is $3.58 per gallon today. The chart below shows the average price for the period from March 24, 2009 through March 24, 2011):
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Crude Oil WTI Will be at $90 in a Month / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Dian_L_Chu
The latest inventory report came out on Wednesday, March 30 from the U.S. EIA (Energy Information Administration) showing Cushing stocks at a record 41.9 million barrels (Fig. 1). And guess what? The news is only going to get worse for WTI longs, as the next couple of weeks will bring the total storage at Cushing close to the max capacity of 44 million barrels due to the fact that more traders took delivery on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) on the last CL rollover.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Rising Interest Rates a Boon for Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
So often the finance folk engorge themselves with the concept that a low cost-of-carry is the sole reason for metals’ ascent. While cheap money perpetuates the commodity’s investment interest, it will be higher rates – not lower rates – that ultimately send metals higher.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
JP Morgan Massive Silver and Gold Positions, Could Learn from the U.S. Treasury / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
JP Morgan has a new excuse for its massive silver and gold investments. Short or long, whichever it happens to be claiming at the moment, Morgan says it is holding the silver for clients. To buffer its claim, JP Morgan insists the holdings are the result of a new lending window it created, where investors can deposit their gold for safe-storage and obtain a loan in the amount of the gold borrowed.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Swiss Franc, Euro or Gold ? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
Everyone wants out of the Euro except Swiss exporters. What choice does the SNB have?
ULTRA-CHEAP MONEY has caused a whole heap of mischief to date. But really, this is getting silly...
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
All That Glitters Is Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: The_Gold_Report
With industrial demand almost exclusively driving the price of silver for years, investing in the white metal used to be simpler. Now investment demand is competing with practical demand to push silver prices ever higher. Investor interest in silver from large U.S. funds could result in as many as 60 new silver plays entering the market this year. These are heady days for silver with a lot of upside in the cards—if played right. Find out how in this Gold Report exclusive.