Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Silver $75 Looming / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: The_Gold_Report

The new normal could be $75/oz. silver. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, David Morgan, editor of The Morgan Report, maps out a path for silver that could sink as low as $5/ounce (oz.) during the summer pullback and then bounce up to $75/oz. to establish a new base level. A consistent Silver Institute Production Cost Standard could help investors make smarter decisions during the coming upswing.

Monday, August 08, 2011

Gold and Silver Break Higher As ECB to Accelerate Euro Debasement / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: GoldCore

Gold in USD terms is 2.5% higher after the weekend U.S. downgrade and is higher against all currencies and trading at USD 1,706.40 , EUR 1,195.90 , GBP 1,039.20, CHF 1,039.20 per ounce and 132,549.00 JPY. Gold’s London AM fix was USD 1,709.75, EUR 1195.21, GBP 1,040.94.

Monday, August 08, 2011

Gold Hits $1714 New High, ECB is "Last Line" of Eurozone Defense / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Ben_Traynor

U.S. DOLLAR gold prices soared to a record $1714 an ounce in Monday's Asian trade – up 3% from last week's close – following Friday's US sovereign debt downgrade and Sunday's announcement by the European Central Bank that suggested a new phase in the Eurozone crisis.

Monday, August 08, 2011

Silver and a Broad Market Crash / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Clive_Maund

The question that silver investors and speculators should be asking themselves this weekend is what happens if the broad market crash that began late last week continues and even intensifies as is very possible after the Standard & Poor rating downgrade of US debt that was made public, coincidentally you understand, after the markets closed on Friday.

Monday, August 08, 2011

What Happens to Gold if the Markets Crash? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Clive_Maund

This is the question that many would like an answer to, as it is looking rather likely after the announcement, conveniently made after the markets closed on Friday, that Standard and Poor were lowering their rating for US debt.

Monday, August 08, 2011

Junior Gold and Silver Mining Stocks Risks and Performance / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Julian_DW_Phillips

A Junior mining stock is a mining company in its early days. It may have successfully explored and found a good deposit; it may have completed a feasibility study on the deposit and have raised the finance to develop it into a mine. The earlier an investor finds such a company (that does become a healthy profitable company) the more return an investor is likely to make. The risks on such a company are great so an investor needs to have his finger on the pulse of the company to keep and profit on his investment.

Sunday, August 07, 2011

Agri-Foods Price Correction Breeds Investor Opportunities / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities

By: Ned_W_Schmidt

Time is an important component of both healing and financial corrections. Some times, it just takes time. To date, the correction in Agri-Food prices, as shown by the index in the chart below, has been modest. The Agri-Food Price Index has declined less than 7% from the high to the recent low. That would be considered modest by most.

Saturday, August 06, 2011

The Crime Against Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Richard_Mills

In 1873, the Fourth Coinage Act was enacted by the US Congress. Western silver miners labeled this measure the "Crime of '73" because it stopped the printing of US silver dollars. The US had, unofficially, abandoned its bimetallic standard in favor of a monometallic one - gold.

Saturday, August 06, 2011

Gold and Stock Market Volatility / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Clif_Droke

The one constant this year has been market volatility. Stock market volatility, including for the mining stocks, has waxed and waned throughout 2011 but has been recurrent more this year than in the previous two years. After a brief period of dormancy, volatility has once again been on the rise. We'll discuss the implications of this volatility increase for stocks as well as the gold price in this report.

Friday, August 05, 2011

Gold Manage to Do What the Euro Did Not? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Przemyslaw_Radomski

President Obama’s slogan changed from “Yes we can” to “Yes we cave,” as heard on one of the Late Night shows this week. It only took the threat of financial Armageddon to get both sides to work together and get the debt ceiling legislation passed. So the U.S. avoided economic disaster, as if $16 trillion in debt is not economic disaster. Congress waited until the last minute, taking an unnecessary risk in a fragile economy and engaging in political brinkmanship that has raised fears in the rest of the world that America is in for a long period of political instability that could have profound consequences for global growth, investment and diplomacy.

Friday, August 05, 2011

Gold Continues to March Toward $4,000 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Barry_Elias

$1,700.

The above represents the price of gold per ounce that was nearly reached Thursday (high of $1,683).

During the past month, gold has risen 10 percent to $1,650.

Friday, August 05, 2011

Gold Dips as Germany and ECB Dragged Towards Shock and Awe / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Ben_Traynor

U.S. DOLLAR gold bullion prices fell to $1655 an ounce Friday lunchtime London time – 1.6% off the latest all-time high set the previous day – following the release of better-than-expected US employment data.

Stock markets bounced after nonfarm payrolls data showed the US economy added 117,000 jobs last month. The US unemployment meantime rate fell slightly to 9.1%.

Friday, August 05, 2011

Silver Recovery Set To Continue / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Seven_Days_Ahead

The earlier 2011 fall back in Silver prices found interesting Fibonacci support on the daily and longer term charts and, now, the initial recovery looks well-placed to further satisfy shorter term bulls.

Friday, August 05, 2011

Correlation between India and Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Willem_Weytjens

Gold is reaching record highs these days. Who benefits most of high gold prices?
Those who hold a lot of the yellow metal of course. In India, there seems to be a real gold rush these days, as we can read in an article at mineweb.com.

Friday, August 05, 2011

Gold Stocks: Where Is The Leverage? / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Willem_Weytjens

It’s often said that gold stocks have a leverage effect on a rising gold price.

In this article we will have a look at some charts, to see if this statement is true.

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Gold is the True Reserve Currency / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Michael_Pento

The reliance upon the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency and "safe haven" asset has created a perverse, but deeply entrenched, mindset among global investors. In fact, many believe the major financial players have no alternatives to owning U.S. debt and dollars. They argue that the market for U.S. dollars and Treasuries is the only financial pool large enough to handle the massive liquidity that sloshes around the globe on a daily basis. This idea makes a mass exodus from U.S. debt holdings seem impossible. This provides a nice explanation why the U.S. Treasury bonds can rally even while the government openly flirts with default and ratings agencies issue downgrades. But just because an illogical event occurs habitually does not mean it is logical or tenable.

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Gold and Silver Are Firing On All Cylinders / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Eric_McWhinnie

After an eight day losing streak, the Dow (NYSE:DIA) found a way to close the day higher on Wednesday. The S&P (NYSE:SPY) closed higher at 1,260, but has barely gained since it opened the year at 1,257. As the economy continues to struggle, money is flowing from equities into safe havens such as gold (NYSE:GLD) and silver (NYSE:SLV). Gold closed at another nominal high of $1,666 as silver neared $42.

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Gold Rallies as Japan Joins Global Currency War / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Ben_Traynor

THE DOLLAR gold price climbed to $1671 an ounce Thursday lunchtime in London – just a Dollar or so below Wednesday's record high – while stocks and commodities fell after Japan became the second country in as many days to try to halt the rise of its currency.

Silver prices traded in a tight range around $41.70 per ounce – up 4.6% for the week so far.

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Gold Surges as Yen Falls Sharply and Global Currency Wars Resume / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: GoldCore

Gold has surged nearly 4% in Japanese yen this morning as the BOJ entered currency markets overnight selling yen thereby depreciating their currency against the dollar and other fiat currencies.

Gold is higher against all currencies and is trading at USD 1,663.50, EUR 1,168.20, GBP 1,018.30, CHF 1,291.00 per ounce and 133,000.00 JPY per ounce. Gold’s London AM fix was USD 1664.25/oz, EUR 1170.61/oz, GBP 1,018.20/oz. Gold reached new record nominal highs in majors yesterday and remains close to these record highs today.

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Nuclear Glow at the End of the Tunnel / Commodities / Nuclear Power

By: Casey_Research

By Elizabeth Manning, Casey Energy Opportunities writes: Nuclear energy has taken a beating since the Fukushima crisis began in March, but we believe the arguments are strong that it's not down for the count.

There are a couple of factors that the Casey Energy Team considers bullish for the nuclear industry and market. Let's take a closer look and back them up.