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Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Thursday, February 05, 2009
Crude Oil Investors Made 566% the Last Time This Happened / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Q1_Publishing
No one really knew what to expect when Sid Bass took over the family oil business in 1968. Sid's father and uncle were wildcatters who struck it rich in the 1930's. The two built an oil company with 120 wells and a combined fortune of $50 million over the next three decades.
In 1968, the family fortune was handed over to Sid. Once at the helm, Sid hired Richard, one of his old college buddies, away from Goldman Sachs to help him invest the family's fortune.
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Gold Part Commodity Part Currency Eyes $1,000 Near Term / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Oxbury_Research
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Gold Recovers Back to $900 as Global Demand Remains Robust / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Mark_OByrne
Gold has recovered somewhat from the 1.5% loss yesterday to close at $890.60 (as did silver which was down 0.6%) and rose 1% in after hours and is trading at just below $900/oz in late morning trading in Europe.
While stock markets have had a relief rally on a return of risk appetite, the US bond market was again under pressure as was the dollar. Selling in bonds markets and of the dollar is likely to increase in the coming weeks and this should see gold look to regain the $1,000/oz mark.
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Gold and Crude Oil Top Peter Grandich’s Investing 2009 Shopping List / Commodities / Resources Investing
By: The_Gold_Report
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
The Long-Run Real Value of Gold, Part II / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
"Gold-backed money retained its real value for 350 years in the United States and Great Britain. It's only just clawed back to that level for investors today..."
BY THE TIME the War of the Spanish Succession was finished in 1715, the French King – who admitted that he "loved war too much" – owed the equivalent of £300 million.
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Gold Being Driven to New Highs by Obama Pork Stimulus Plan / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Gold Investment Demand Jumps as Governments Pump Fresh Billions into Bankrupt Banks / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD held in a $10 range during Asian and London trade Tuesday morning, bouncing from a 3-session low of $896 an ounce as world stock markets capped their losses for 2009 to date at 10% and more.
Crude oil crept back above $40 per barrel on rumors the Opec oil cartel cut January production to reduce the global supply-glut.
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Gold Consolidates as January Portends for Bearish Year for Stock Markets / Commodities / Investing 2009
By: Mark_OByrne
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Gold Manipulation and How Deflation Creates Hyperinflation / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Rob_Kirby
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Natural Gas ETF UNG Significant Low? / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: Mike_Paulenoff
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Monday, February 02, 2009
The Gold Silver Ratio Analysis Update / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Roland_Watson
How has the Gold Silver Ratio (GSR) been doing recently and how does this stand up against the price action of gold and silver over the past years?
Now I don't personally use this ratio to trade in and out of silver. Some people swear by it and use it as a useful tool to swap between silver and gold when one becomes undervalued relative to the other. Where I come from in Britain with the high sales tax and spreads on silver, such a pursuit is not very profitable but I know it is for others.
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Gold Bounces as Protectionism and Money Printing Spreads / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
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German and French equities dropped more than 2% by lunchtime after losing one-tenth of their value in January.
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Will the Gold Uptrend Continue? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Kingsley_Anderson
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
Will Gold Push Above $900 Break its Downtrend? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Prieur_du_Plessis
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“Strong investor buying on Monday pushed the price of gold above $900 a troy ounce, hitting a 3½-month high in dollar terms and posting all-time highs in euro and sterling, in a stark sign of money seeking refuge from equities and bond markets.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
Gold and Silver Trade Higher Within Technical Trend Channel / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Merv_Burak
Speculation is on the rise. Gambling stocks are on the move. PHLX Gold & Silver Sector Index weekly loss 1.5%. Merv's Gamb-Gold Index weekly gain 10.8%. Are we getting a little over heated here?
GOLD : LONG TERM - Since turning long term bullish in November the long term Point and Figure (P&F) chart has stayed on the bull side and continues its climb. The initial projection to the $930 level was reached this past week. What next? Well, going back a few years I still have that $1600 projection which has not yet been met.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
Rising Commodities, Falling Stock Markets & Risk Reward Ratio / Commodities / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Chris_Vermeulen
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The past few months have been absolutely crazy in the financial markets. Financial advisors and banks are taking a beating from both the market condition and clients as individuals around the world are losing 30+ of their investments. We have seen oil prices drop over $110 per barrel from the high (73% decline), and the US dollar tumbled down to 71 and rebounded to 88 (23% gain) all in the mater of months.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
Commodities Gathering Strength Building on U.S. Dollar Weakness / Commodities / Resources Investing
By: Donald_W_Dony
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• Building weakness with the U.S. Dollar Index points to mounting upward pressure for CRB
• Gold and silver lead once more; target is now $980 by March for gold
• Other commodities expected to follow gold’s lead in March/April
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Lead and Aluminum Base Metals Technicals / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: Zeal_LLC
Not too long ago base metals were the hottest of commodities. In their bull markets the prices of these industrial-use metals had soared to lofty heights to reflect the speculative risk premiums brought on by greatly imbalanced markets. Copper, zinc, nickel, lead, and aluminum achieved staggering trough-to-peak gains of 574%, 523%, 1124%, 829%, and 151%!
A mixture of robust infrastructure growth and hoarding led to demand far outpacing supply. Global stockpiles were being drained to alarmingly-low levels, the world's smelters and refineries were operating at full capacity, and the mining companies couldn't bring their metals to market fast enough.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Gold Bullion and ETF Investment Demand Stampede / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Julian_DW_Phillips
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Gold New Target of $980 / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Donald_W_Dony
In the January 25 report titled "The return of commodities", I indicated that gold is the leader among the commodity groups and that the target for this metal was $925 in February. As gold has already reached this first target earlier than expected, the new target has been raised to $980. Models continue to suggest that the US Dollar Index will see lower price levels in February and March. This action should move gold upward toward its new higher target. Equally as important to note is that gold leads the other commodity groups. Agriculture, oil and base metal are anticipated to follow gold's lead in the months to come.Read full article... Read full article...