Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Where Will the Food Come From to Satisfy China's Growing Consumption? / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
While out this week shopping at your favorite food store, do something for one of your grandchildren. Use that fancy cell phone to take a few pictures of those food stores. Be sure to get several of the store front with people entering. With those pictures you may be able to convince your disbelieving descendants that a time did exist when grocery stores did not have armed guards.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Gold Price Bubble Theorists Remain Silent as Gold Hits Record Highs in Euros and Pounds / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Miles_Banner
Last week saw a record high in the gold price in pounds, a record high for the gold price in euros and a four month high in US dollars.
It’s been an extraordinary week for bullion. The gold price rose 2.44 percent against the pound. On Thursday the precious metal rose to an all time record of 757.9 pounds.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Ride the Gold Bull Market to Glory … / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Larry_Edelson
I’ve got some important ground to cover with you today, so let’s get started.
First, no matter what happens in the world today …
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Gold Jumps to New 2010 High on Greece $55bn Bailout / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD for Dollar investors hit its best level since the record spike of 5 months ago on Monday, jumping at the start of Asian trade as the US currency fell hard on the European Union's weekend announcement of a €30 billion loan facility for Greece, with a further €10bn available from the IMF ($55bn all told).
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Gold Rallies to New 2010 High, 27 Year Record High in Yen / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold jumped to as high as $1,164.38/oz in New York on Friday, and rose 0.69% on the day and 3% on the week. It rallied sharply on the open in Asia (from $1,159/oz to over $1,169/oz) and has since range traded from $1,162/oz to $1,169/oz in Asian and early European trading this morning. Gold is currently trading at $1,164/oz and in euro and GBP terms, at €855/oz and £754/oz respectively.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Speculate In Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Howard_Katz
The explosive move in gold which I have been predicting for some months is now under way. He who hesitates is not lost, but he does make smaller profits. You have undoubtedly heard of the death of a thousand cuts. You now face the death (of your profit) by a thousand decisions to do nothing. But first, let us review the art of speculation.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Everything Is Backed By “Nothing” Not Just GLD and SLV / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Brian_M_Thiesen
To those who have spent countless hours trying to “crack” mankind's greatest mystery… your reward is honors in the blogosphere and 200 extra subscriptions!For those of who you found that ever elusive “manipulation” proof the world owes you all of its gold for your fine work. Truly, now, the world is a better place and all of our problems have been solved.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Gold Bull Market Strong Week Takes Out March Resistance High / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Douglas_V._Gnazzo
Gold had a strong week, adding $34.80, to close at $1161.60 (continuous contract), for a weekly gain of 3%. Gold made a new closing high for the year (2010), and is approximately 4.47% from its Dec. 2009 all-time high.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Gold Prices Move Higher As The European Union Dithers on Greece Debt Crisis Bailout / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Bob_Kirtley
We’ll kick off with a snippet from The Economist in an article they published entitled: ‘The Wax Melts’ dated 8thApril 2010:
GEORGE PAPANDREOU may have spoken too soon. On April 6th, just three days after the Greek prime minister claimed “the worst is over,” the yield on Greek ten-year government bonds leapt from 6.5% to above 7%. Yields remain at alarming levels, rising above 7.5% at one point on April 8th.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
How to be Disciplined Trading Gold with Cycles Analysis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Trading can be a lot of fun and profitable or a nightmare and very costly. It really just comes down to understanding the key areas, which will make or break your trading.
I have received a few emails asking me to explain more about how I stay disciplined, making sure my emotions don’t get the better of me. Some questions asked are:
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Gold on a Tear Heading for a Test of All Time High / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Merv_Burak
It’s been a good week for gold, actually a good two and a half weeks. Gold looks to be on another tear and is heading to test December’s high. I’d give it about two weeks to get into new highs otherwise the trend may stall.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
One of the World's Biggest Oil Producers Is Going Bust / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: DailyWealth
"What this means is that we require, in one way or another, the collaboration of other companies on an international level precisely in order to recuperate our levels of production."
From time to time, my job as a resource stock analyst means I get to act as "BS interpreter."
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Is Green Energy Credible / Commodities / Renewable Energy
By: Andrew_McKillop
THE CONFUSED BACKGROUND
Since about 2005, political leaderships and corporate deciders in the big oil importer countries, mainly but not exclusively the OECD group, have continually raised the scale for energy transition away from fossil fuels. This is usually set by targets for cutting CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, rather than targets for substitution or replacement, or reduction of current or future commercial energy consumption.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
High Inventories Keep Crude Oil Prices from Advancing on Week / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: OilPrice_Com
Crude oil prices ended the week virtually unchanged from a week ago as optimism about demand warred with trepidation about historically high inventories in both crude oil and gasoline.Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Golden Rule: Safe Strategies of Sage Investors (John Wiley & Sons) / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Submissions
The Golden Rule: Safe Strategies of Sage Investors aims to become the definitive source for independent investors wanting to know how to effectively invest in gold. The book contains contributions from 24 leading gold experts.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Nord Stream Natural Gas Pipeline Conquers Europe / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: Pravda
Dmitry Medvedev will attend the ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline in the city of Vybord. Officials representing other countries in the project will take part in the event too.
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Friday, April 09, 2010
Rare Earth Investment Opportunities / Commodities / Resources Investing
By: The_Gold_Report
New technologies are pushing up the demand for rare earths. Steve Palmer, president and CEO of AlphaNorth Asset Management, says the rare earth space is currently his favorite place to invest in the resource sector. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Steve also talks about where he sees the markets headed in 2010, and shares how he tries to limit the downside when investing.
Friday, April 09, 2010
Gold and The General Stock Market - Rallying or Topping? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Przemyslaw_Radomski
In the March 31st 2010 commentary, we've analyzed the general stock market along with the price of gold, and one of the things that we wrote was that a significant decline is not very likely at this point and the general market could rally further.
This is what we've seen since that time, but stocks have been recently rising on a relatively low volume, so you might wonder if it made us change our mind as far as the situation on the general stock market is concerned, and how it would affect the PM sector.
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Friday, April 09, 2010
Why Are Silver Sales Soaring? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Jeff_Clark
Jeff Clark, Senior Editor, Casey’s Gold & Resource Report writes: The U.S. Mint just reported another record, but this time it wasn’t for gold. The Mint sold more Silver Eagles in March and in the first quarter of the year than ever before. A total of 9,023,500 American Silver Eagles were purchased in Q110, the highest amount since the coin debuted in 1986.
Friday, April 09, 2010
Fiat Money Destined to Lose Against Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
With Euro-rates stuck near zero, which currency will be next on the right-hand side of XAU...?
FOR THE FIRST five years of its life, the European single currency was as good as gold, at least as far as the gold market was concerned.