Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Commodities Investing, Does The Size of Your Portfolio Matter? / Commodities / Resources Investing
By: Dudley_Baker
In the natural resource and precious metals sectors there are literally thousands of companies available from which to choose to include in one's portfolio. There are a lot of great companies and some, well, questionable choices. Screening out favorites might mean subscribing to several investment services and listening to the views of professionals. Then you must decide on how many of these companies in which to actually purchase shares.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Silver Surges and Gold Rises as Oil Hits 15-Month High / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold rose again yesterday (marginally) and then dipped to $1,118.50/oz overnight and has recovered since. Gold is currently trading at $1,125.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold has risen and is trading at €784/oz and £702/oz respectively. Gold is back above £700/oz as sterling has weakened on increasing concerns about the very large UK fiscal deficits. Gold priced in euro also remains robust as there are lingering concerns about the problems in Iceland but more importantly in Greece (not to mention Ireland and Spain).
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Bob Moriarty Forecasts Boom Time for Gold Stocks 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: The_Gold_Report
321gold founder Bob Moriarty returns to The Gold Report for a lively exclusive interview about what he sees as the best investments for 2010. "Last year it was gold," says Bob, "and this year I believe it will be gold shares." Noting that Bernanke 'destroyed the financial system of the world,' Bob sees two possible outcomes—a deflationary collapse wherein the U.S. refuses to pay back its $10 trillion debt, or hyperinflation. "Those are the only two alternatives," he says, "and either is pretty bad."
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Gold Rally On First Trading Day of 2010, But Is The Bottom In? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Przemyslaw_Radomski
The precious metals moved higher in the first trading session of 2010, which is traditionally known as a bullish sign for the whole following year. However, this single session does not determine the direction in which metals will head in the following days / weeks - there are other tools that need to be applied in order to find the most probable shor-term outcome. In the following essay I will focus on the current situation on the gold market (charts courtesy of http://stockcharts.com) and its implications for long-term Investors and short-term Speculators.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Five Reasons Why You Should Own Silver Coins / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
There are a multitude of reasons the average investor should have at least some of their assets invested in silver. Consider these five reasons that can help you grow your assets while preserving your wealth.
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Why Precious Metals Investing Has Only Just Begun / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
As with any commodity or investment, the rules of supply and demand make the biggest impact on price. Today's precious metals investors have only seen the ground floor of an explosion in the popularity of gold and silver as an investment.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Gold Rally Triggers Buy Stops as Crude Oil Leads Commodities Surge / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD eased back from its strongest Dollar and Euro prices in nearly three weeks in London on Tuesday, holding above a one-month high of £700 per ounce for UK investors as European shares and US stock futures held flat.
The CRB commodities index rose almost 2% as sugar neared a three-decade high and US crude oil contracts touched $82 per barrel – more than twice the price of 12 months ago.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
New Year Optimism Sees Financial Markets Rally / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold rose 2% yesterday and reached as high as $1,128/oz overnight and has steadied near these levels since. Gold is currently trading at $1,125.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €780/oz and £702/oz respectively.
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Gold, Silver and Financial Markets Outlook for 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Neil_Charnock
Welcome to 2010 and a happy New Year to all from the GoldOz team. I have been looking at the trends, contemplating chart technicals and talking to some equity & finance analysts. This year will initially see a continuation of the trends established in 2009. I understand that this seems like a bland statement. The stock market reads future trends and outcomes at times and has factored (government sponsored) growth this year. Thanks to the vast overflow and after effect of the stimulus capital flows this will come to pass initially and therefore I consider that the highest probability is that the stock market rally will continue in the first half.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Fed Statements Clear Any Doubts of Gold Hitting $1,700 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
We must applaud the leadership of the Federal Reserve. That group is certainly attempting to be more efficient. Why wait till later in the year? Do it early, and get it done. Make a speech filled with what may go down as the height of economic drivel on the 2nd day of January, rather than later in the year. Maybe Chairman Bernanke thought if he spouted economic nonsense early in the year, most would forget his blundering leadership by year end.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Gold GLD ETF and the U.S. Dollar Into Early 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Anthony_Cherniawski
Since December 22nd, GLD has been bouncing back from a steep and swift sell-off from its early December peak. The question is, can it recover or will it fail to make new highs in 2010?
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Do Canada's Oil Sands Deserve World's Dirtiest Commodity Label? / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Lorimer_Wilson
“When you think of Canada, which qualities come to mind: the world's peacekeeper, the friendly nation, a liberal counterweight to the harsher pieties of its southern neighbour, decent, civilised, fair, well-governed? Think again. This country's government is now behaving with all the sophistication of a chimpanzee's tea party.
Monday, January 04, 2010
One Golden Decade, 13 Decaying Fiat Currencies / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
Gold up, Dollar down...? Not entirely...
SO THE LAST DECADE of rising gold prices simply mirrored the US Dollar's steady decline. Right...?
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Monday, January 04, 2010
Is the Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Worth the Projected $11.4 Billion / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: OilPrice_Com
Inside Beltwayistan, a number of Bushevik oil patch zombies still roam the recession-blasted landscape mindlessly chanting their Caspian mantra, “Happiness is multiple pipelines” - with the caveat that they flow westwards and bypass both Russia and Iran. They’ve now added a new word to their vocabulary, “Nabucco,” and worse, have bitten a number of Obama administration officials and visiting European politicians, who have joined their shuffling ranks.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Gold Jumps as Fed Comments Hit Structurally Weak Dollar / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF WHOLESALE GOLD jumped higher in Asia and early London dealing on Monday, kick-starting 2010 with a 1.8% gain to hit two-week highs as world stock markets rose together with base metal and energy prices.
Government bonds fell, as did the US Dollar – down to $1.44 per Euro by mid-afternoon in Frankfurt.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Precious Metals Rise on 2010's First Trading Day / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold range traded overnight from $1,099/oz to $1,103/oz but it has since moved up some 1.7%. Gold is currently trading at $1,112.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €775/oz and £688/oz respectively.
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Monday, January 04, 2010
The Gold Bugs Were Right / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: LewRockwell
Eric Janszen writes: Imagine you were knocked over the head in 1999 with the December issue of the Red Herring magazine. It weighed in at two pounds, such was the demand for advertising in that west coast technology bubble catalogue at the time. The NASDAQ had climbed over 4000, the S&P500 near 1500, and gold averaged $283 that month.
Monday, January 04, 2010
A Surprising New Trend in Gold Stocks Emerges / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Q1_Publishing
Put together a volatile asset class, a new all-time high, a sharp correction, and the start of a New Year and what do you get…a very diverse set of expectations.
Many of the long-time gold followers are as bullish as ever. Rob McEwen, one of the world’s most prominent gold bugs, recently stated, “By the end of 2010 I see the gold price at $2000 and before the game's over at over $5000.”
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Asia Is Going to Make Energy Investors Rich / Commodities / Energy Resources
By: DailyWealth
Matt Badiali writes: Energy investors need to remember three things to make incredible returns in the coming decades:
Asia, Asia, and Asia.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Global Quantitative Easing to Drive Across Gold, Silver and Stocks Bull Markets During 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Clive_Maund
The year ended with a typical light volume"Santa Claus" rally. Understandably there is considerable trepidation about what the New Year will bring after the prolonged rally from last March and the known fact that would-be sellers have been holding off in recent weeks, waiting for the New Year to sell for tax reasons. It doesn't look good, especially given the rather scary sudden drop in the last hour of trading before the Christmas holiday.