Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Bernanke, Geithner, and Mr. Market all say Buy Gold Now / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Q1_Publishing

The correction in gold prices has clearly unnerved many of the newly-minted gold bugs.

The simple fact gold is not going up $20 a day has sent the “hot money” running for the exits.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Wii, WHY, WOO of Trading Gold Stock Warrants / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Dudley_Baker

Not to worry, this is not a marketing pitch to encourage you to buy warrants. Investors must make numerous decisions before even considering the purchase of warrants as well as call options or LEAPS.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Global Investment Guru Sees Gold as "Great Buying Opportunity" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: GoldCore

Gold rallied as high as $1,083/oz early yesterday in US trading before dropping by $19 but it soon recovered to finish the day down marginally at $1,075.30/oz. It moved upwards to as high as $1,080/oz in Asian trading this morning and has held those gains in morning traded in Europe. Gold is currently trading at $1,078.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, at €785/oz and £693/oz respectively. The fiscal challenges facing the UK and eurozone economies are seeing gold challenge resistances at £700/oz and €800/oz.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Have Gold, SIlver and Stocks Bottomed Yet? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Everyone is wondering if gold, silver and the indexes have bottomed after last week’s heavy selling. To put things into perspective there were over 30 sell orders for every 1 buy order at the NYSE. That is pure panic and to confirm extreme fear, several of my broker buddies said last week was crazy with clients demanding to liquidate their positions ASAP to be 100% in cash.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Gold Price Crash Forecast to $250 an Ounce / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Mac_Slavo

The contrarian recommendation for gold since 2001 through today has been to buy. As capital was pumped into the economy via easy credit, the price of gold, stocks, real estate and most other assets rose significantly. The rise in prices is a causal effect of increased money supply and pulling forward spending via lax credit lending standards.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Gold Investors Sharpen Those Shoppertunistic Buying Skills / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: The_Gold_Report

To borrow (and stretch) his metaphor from the healthcare arena, Casey Research Senior Editor Louis James sees the patient remaining in grave condition despite massive infusions and life-support systems running full throttle. In this Gold Report exclusive, Louis goes back to Economics 101 to argue that recovery calls for accumulating capital to invest—not amassing staggering debt and attempting to spend your way out of trouble. That said, though, sometimes buying is just what the doctor ordered. Gold going down? No worries. "It's a buying opportunity to take advantage of," Louis says. In fact, he suggests that investors hone their shoppertunistic buying skills, looking for chances to get in under market on equities when the inevitable fluctuations make you say, "Wow, I can't believe what a great deal this is!"

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Jim Rogers Expects Agricultural Commodity Prices to Shoot Up / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities

By: LewRockwell

Globally renowned commodities expert and investor Jim Rogers says world’s focus in the coming years is going to be on agricultural commodities and food prices.

According to him, the prices of agricultural commodities and food are going to continuously rise in the coming years. “Commodity prices are going to shoot up. The challenge is that people are eating more foods these days. But the supply of food products is coming down,” he said.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Gold Strong Support Seen between $1019 and $1025 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: GoldCore

Gold rose nearly 1% to close at $1,076.50/oz in US trading. It then range traded between $1,074/oz and $1,080/oz in Asian trading this morning. Gold is currently trading at $1,080.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €783/oz and £686/oz respectively.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Physical Gold Bullion Demand Needs Respite in Prices As Chinese New Year Looms / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adrian_Ash

THE SPOT PRICE of wholesale gold bullion held in a tight range Wednesday morning in London, slipping back from near 4-session highs for US and Euro investors as the Dollar bounced on the forex market.

European equities cut their early 1% gains. The Euro dropped from near 1-week highs after new US data showed a surprise in new mortgage applications.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Learning from History: The Future Possibility of Silver Confiscation / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

The history of confiscation of precious metals is well documented, with literally tons of gold and silver ripped from the hands of ordinary Americans during the financially tumultuous years of the Great Depression.  However, history books and academic research rarely shine light into the confiscation of silver and rather focus on gold, even though both were made illegal for a total of 40 years. 

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Silver Price Close to Making a Bottom / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Przemyslaw_Radomski

Is America going to hell? It certainly seems that way if you read about the “post- American” world and listen to the television news programs that eulogize America’s position as the premier superpower. That is the reason why it was refreshing to read a reassuring article in latest issue of Atlantic Magazine.   

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Resources Still The Place To Be Invested, But Watch For Correction / Commodities / Metals & Mining

By: The_Gold_Report

Adrian Day, President of Adrian Day Asset Management, says that despite hitting yet new highs near the end of the year, there is much further to go for gold and gold stocks. In this excerpt from a recent article, Adrian reviews the resource markets and looks ahead, particularly to gold; recommending several companies for which he is anticipating good things.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Gold Bounces with Euro as Trichet Hints at Greece Bailout / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF GOLD slipped from its best level in 3 sessions for both US and UK investors on Tuesday in London, easing back as the Euro currency and Eurozone stocks also cut their early gains.

Government bonds ticked lower, while US crude oil contracts pushed up towards $73 per barrel.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Gold Rallies on Increased Sterling an Euro Risk / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: GoldCore

Gold rose some 1% in US trading yesterday to close at $1,065.30/oz. It then rallied to over $1,073/oz Asian trading before giving up some of those gains in European trading this morning. Gold is currently trading at $1,066.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €779/oz and £685/oz respectively.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Will Copper Become the “New Gold?” / Commodities / Metals & Mining

By: Money_Morning

Peter Krauth writes: The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable American icons in the world.

And as she towers 305 feet above Ellis Island, what's Lady Liberty wearing? Copper - 60,000 pounds of it.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Gold and Economy Recoverygeddon / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Neil_Charnock

This so called recovery is problematic and now it is slowly entering a new dangerous phase. Bank losses have now been eclipsed as the major issue as sovereign debt emerges in a more sinister manner. This is only part of the problem and it will be overcome in the short term leading to resumed market growth. The real problem is the debt cycle and the emerging sovereign default concerns are showing us the future.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Sovereign Debt Default Risk and the Price of Crude Oil / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Dian_L_Chu

European and U.S. stock markets have taken a hit recently as spooked investors from Shanghai to Sao Paolo were fleeing risky assets amid concern that the financial crisis in Portugal and Greece could spread through the euro zone with vast implications for the fate of the fragile global economic recovery. (Fig. 1)

Monday, February 08, 2010

Gold Price Suffers From Lack of U.S. Money Supply Growth / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Ned_W_Schmidt

The great blizzard that rolled across the eastern United States this past week should have served as an icy funeral pyre for the Global Warming Scam. Charles Ponzi was a rank amateur when compared to the attempt by climate evangelists to extract money from the gullible public. These would be weather Madoffs dream of the money extracted from the public by Keynesian economists, the clear champions of money Ponzi schemes. Money that appears to have been squandered. 

Monday, February 08, 2010

Electric Cars Materials and Resources Demand / Commodities / Metals & Mining

By: Richard_Shaw

If electric cars are adopted by the market in the US and abroad, there will be a shift in the relative demand growth rate for certain basic materials.

While global population growth and average global standard of living increases will raise overall materials demand across the board, a move toward electric cars, particularly plug-in electric cars, will change the composition of basic materials demand growth.

Monday, February 08, 2010

A Stern Reality Check for Gold Naysayers / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne

Needless to say, Thursday was nothing short of an orgasmic day for Gold bears and Dollar bulls. The precious metals complex crumbled along with the Euro, while the greenback was higher. In fact, it was such a bad day that Gold officially lost its safe-haven status, according to CNBC. This was also noted by Elliot Wave and The Business Insider. All proclaimed that Gold was no safe haven.