Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Why PM Investors Should Ignore the Dollar Index / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
Often thrown around as the end-all solution for tracking the value of the US dollar, the dollar index is one of the poorest indicators for the true performance of the currency itself. Silver investors who pay heed to the dollar index will certainly be led astray, as there are fundamental reasons why the index simply is not accurate.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
He Who Has the Gold Makes the Rules / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
The decline of the West, measured in tonnes...
AS THE AGE-OLD Golden Rule puts it, "He who has the gold makes the rules" – an historical fact proven most recently by the United States' dominance of global monetary politics since WWII.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Gold Support "Increasing" After Fed Sticks at Zero, China Told to Raise Rates / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF BULLION gold in the wholesale London market touched a 7-session high against the Dollar early on Wednesday, slipping back as US inflation data came in tamer than expected, and China was advised by the World Bank to tighten its interest rates.
The Euro rose to its best Dollar-value in almost 5 weeks after the Federal Reserve maintained its zero-rate stance in Tuesday's policy announcement.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Gold Rises On Higher Oil Prices, Low Interest Rates And Increasing Sovereign Risk / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold reached a high of $1,127/oz in US trading before closing with a gain of 1.55%. It has since jumped from $1,126/oz to $1,132/oz in late Asian trading this morning as the Bank of Japan announced emergency steps to prevent continuing deflation (see below). Gold is currently trading at $1,128.00/oz and in Euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €821/oz and £740/oz respectively.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Marc Faber Says Accumulate Gold As All Currencies are Set to Fall / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Submissions
Marc Faber speaks on various countries economic downfall, worldwide bailouts and the effects it will have on currencies. He gives his thoughts on buying gold.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Fed Smoke, Mirrors, SDRs and Gold: Why Central Banks Cannot Tell the Truth / Commodities / Market Manipulation
By: Rob_Kirby
In the following article the term Special Drawing Right [SDR] is used frequently. A brief explanation of an SDR is provided below together with its current value [which floats] in U.S. Dollars.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Natural Gas ETF/ETN, A Small Example of Acceptable Fraud / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: Adam_Brochert
I have been keeping an eye on natural gas and I love the way the chart looks right now for a trade. But trying to find a way to play it without going into the futures market exposes the problems with our current financial markets. The fraud is too prevalent and the instruments are too opaque. I don't want to invest in natural gas stocks, but rather I want to invest in natural gas itself as a trade.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Gold is Money, Unlike the World’s Currencies, Gold Retains its Value / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Nick_Barisheff
In a speech I recently gave at The Empire Club of Toronto , I referred to gold as the "anti-currency." Gold is not and never has been a currency. Gold is something entirely different and far more valuable. It is money.
"If you're holding paper currency, you have to have some kind of trust that the country that issued it is not just going to print its way out of its problems. That's a real concern right now. Gold, on the other hand, has real intrinsic value, unlike a paper currency which can be debased by its government." - – Sacha Tihanyi, currency strategist, Scotia Capital
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Damage Done By Nigeria's Contentious Oil Bill May Be Tough To Undo / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: OilPrice_Com
Nigeria's controversial oil industry bill is expected to eventually pass but the government may find it tough to later shift gears as international oil firms targeted under the legislation scale back their investments.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Gold Jumps Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Decision / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF WHOLESALE gold bullion jumped at the start of New York dealing on Tuesday, recovering half of last week's losses for US and Eurozone investors ahead of today's decision on Dollar interest rates from the Federal Reserve.
New data showed economic sentiment sliding in the 16-nation Eurozone, while Consumer Price Inflation came in at just 0.4% for Feb. – half the expected pace.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Crude Oil Current Technical Picture / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: INO
The crude oil market came under pressure on Monday and I'm disappointed that I did not have this video out to you earlier. I created the video on Sunday along with the other three videos on the S&P 500, gold, and the euro that did make it to the blog.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Federal Reserve Rising Interest Rates Positive for Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold dipped to $1,101.15/oz in early US trading before recovering to close with a gain of 0.37% despite continuing dollar strength. It rose in Asian trading and has range traded from $1,109/oz to $1,113.50/oz so far in European trading this morning. Gold is currently trading at $1,114.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €813/oz and £739/oz respectively. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Challenging Gold Price None Manipulation Analysis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Brian_Bloom
A reader has written in challenging me on my view that the gold price is not being manipulated at this juncture in time. FYI, here is my response to him
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Will Gold Price Get Compressed? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Bob_Clark
We go into a Fed week sitting right at the highs made a couple of months ago in the S&P. It should lead to a couple of more days up. Monday is stacked with data in the AM. Some of it should be market moving. I looked at the long term picture on the SPY earlier in the week. Today I will look at GLD..
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Currencies and Gold Analysis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Douglas_V._Gnazzo
The following excerpt is from the currency section of the latest full-length market wrap report, available on the Honest Money Gold & Silver Report website. All major markets are covered: stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities, with the emphasis on the precious metals - the only secular bull market existent.
Currencies
Before getting into the analysis of the dollar and the euro, I'd like to show a few charts of the inter-market relationships between gold, the dollar, and the euro.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
PDAC and Gold Fever / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: The_Gold_Report
Perhaps something akin to prospectors rushing from around the world in the grips of gold fever to California in the middle of the 19th century, thousands flock to the annual PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada International Trade Show & Investors Exchange) to pan for nuggets for their organizations or for themselves. For this exclusive interview, The Gold Report caught up with Kaiser Bottom-Fish Report editor John Kaiser on the last day of the 2010 PDAC last week in Toronto. John finds that the bigger the event gets, the more patience and effort it seems to take, but those who are persistent and willing to dig can still cart away useful information and insights. Read on as he shares his takeaways.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Agri-Food's Stock Rotation Expectations for 2010 / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
THE benchmarks chosen by a nation say a lot about the future that nation will have. In the U.S. we seem to have chosen as one benchmark how often the central bank can create an over inflated stock market. Or, success is the percentage of the nation's mortgages financed by the government. Those benchmarks are reflected in the dismal leadership at the Federal Reserve.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Nuclear Power Investing Critical Mass / Commodities / Energy Resources
By: Richard_Mills
A point or situation at which change occurs - Support for the measure has reached critical mass.
As the world's population and standard of living continues to climb, demand for more - and cleaner energy - grows alongside the pressures we continue to put on our environment.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Currency Markets and the Gold Price / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Miles_Banner
Dear Reader, Over the past few months there has been a growing amount of interest in the currency markets especially the pound, the euro and the dollar. Each has faced issues that have exposed weaknesses. The pound has long come into criticism for being overvalued. The euro has been dragged through fresh scepticism by the Greek crisis, and the dollar continues to be questioned as the reserve currency of choice.
Monday, March 15, 2010
What's Going to Happen to Gold Next? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: INO
This week could be shaping up to be an extraordinary week in the markets. I strongly recommend that traders everywhere take precautionary measure measures to protect capital.