Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Crude Oil Prices Running Out Of Reasons To Rally / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: OilPrice_Com
Oil prices faltered at the start of the second week of the year, as fears set in about a rapid rebound in U.S. shale production. For the better part of two months, optimism surrounding the OPEC deal has buoyed oil prices, but bullish sentiment from speculators are showing early signs of abating, raising the possibility that the oil rally is running out of steam.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Gold Is Cheap Insurance No Matter What the Fed Will Do / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: David_Galland
By Olivier Garret : Gold prices have dropped from $1,340 an ounce in September to around $1,130 as of this writing. The cause is the strengthening USD and the recent rally in the US stock market that followed Trump’s surprise victory.
Plus, most people now expect at least a few rate hikes by the Fed. Gold rarely fares well in a rising real rates environment. Many investors wonder if gold has entered a lasting bear market. Or if this is the time to buy while prices are low.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
The Recent Up-Trend in Gold Price is Temporary… Overall Trend is Still Down for 2017 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: Harry_Dent
Twenty-two radio interviews for the new book, 10 of them live.At this point, my voice is tired. So are gold sellers.
Gold peaked at $1,934 in September of 2011 – the last major commodity to peak in the 30-year cycle that first peaked in mid-2008.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Prince Owned Land and Gold Bars Worth $800,000 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: GoldCore
Gold Bars Worth $800,000 Owned By Prince
Prince, RIP, owned gold bars worth just over $800,000 according to the statement filed in a Minnesota court last Friday.
At the time of his death, Prince had taken delivery of and had in his possession 67 gold bars, 10 ounce gold bars, valued at $836,166.70. That’s according to an asset inventory compiled by Bremer Trust released by the Carver County District Court, as first reported by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Gold Prices Are Being Hacked / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: MoneyMetals
By Clint Siegner : Major U.S. and international banks cheat their customers and rig markets. Revelations have been piling up since the 2008 financial crisis. Hundreds of billions have been paid in fines, penalties, and settlements. The fraud, price manipulation, lying, and theft – once considered conspiracy theories – are now incontrovertible conspiracy facts.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Gold Price In GBP Rises 4% On Brexit and UK Economy Risks / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: GoldCore
– Pound fell 2% against gold yesterday after Theresa May created Brexit concerns
– May’s ‘Hard Brexit’ denial does not calm markets growing fears
– Investors concerned about lack of government strategy and uncertainty
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017
The No.1 Energy Stock To Buy Right Now / Commodities / Energy Resources
By: OilPrice_Com
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Monday, January 09, 2017
Frank Holmes: Gold Rally Extremely Likely in January and February / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: MoneyMetals
Mike Gleason (Money Metals Exchange): We are fortunate today to be joined by Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at U.S. Global Investors. Just recently Mr. Holmes received another award from the Mining Journal and was named America's Best Fund Manager for 2016, one of many awards he's received now in the mining industry for his fantastic track record. He is also the co-author of the book The Gold Watcher: Demystifying Gold Investing and is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, as well as right here on the Money Metals Podcast.
Monday, January 09, 2017
Gold Stocks - How Bull Markets Work / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2017
By: Gary_Savage
Gold and Silver Index
Folks, prepare to get schooled on how bull markets work.
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Monday, January 09, 2017
Agri-Stocks and Agri-Food Prices: Both Strong / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
When has food been more valuable than technology? Aside from all of history, that was especially true in 2016. Chart below is our Investment Scoreboard for 2016. In it are portrayed the returns for a variety of important market measures. Gold stocks, Silver, oil, and Agri-Equities clearly owned the year. Agri-Equities, number four in chart, substantially outperformed most of the equity markets. In 2016 food was clearly more valuable than those tired, old, over owned technology and internet stocks as indicated by the NASDAQ 100 being far down in the list.
Monday, January 09, 2017
Gold Stocks Leading but Approaching Trump Resistance Levels / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2017
By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne
Although we expected a rally in the gold mining sector, we have been surprised by its strength and recent buying pressure. From the lowest ticks, Gold has rallied less than 6% but GDX has gained 25% and GDXJ has soared 36%. This rebound adds to the evidence that the gold stocks are leading the metal. That being said, the gold stocks are approaching some strong resistance levels which coincide with Trump's election victory.
Monday, January 09, 2017
The Two Hottest Commodities For Investors In 2017 / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2017
By: OilPrice_Com
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Monday, January 09, 2017
Gold Price US$700? OR US$7000? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: Kelsey_Williams
Does either of the above preclude the other? In other words, if we expect gold to reach $7000 per ounce, and we are correct, does that mean that we can’t reasonably expect gold to go as low as $700 per ounce? Conversely, if we are predicting or expecting gold to continue its current decline, and even breach $1000 per ounce on the downside, can $7000 per ounce, or anything even remotely close to that number, be a reasonable possibility?
Saturday, January 07, 2017
Now Is the Time to Face Reality and Invest in Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: David_Galland
Stephen McBride writes: Since reaching multi-year highs in July, gold has plummeted 17%. Having risen 22% in the first seven months of 2016, many believed the yellow metal had moved too far, too fast.
They were right.
Gold’s fall quickened post-election, caused by an uptick in optimism about America’s future. The economy was seen as ready to “take-off” in 2017 once Trump’s pro-growth policies kicked in. The Fed’s December rate hike just added fuel to the fire.
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Saturday, January 07, 2017
Gold, Zince, the Ultimate Resource Investing Portfolio for 2017 / Commodities / Investing 2017
By: The_Gold_Report
Investors can profit in resources, says Lior Gantz, editor of Wealth Research Group, by partnering with and investing like the big players in the field.
The natural resource industry is a maze of companies—thousands of them—but when you get right down to it, this entire sector is 95% made up of average businessman and a small and tight-knit group of top dogs.
Friday, January 06, 2017
Gold Stocks Shine in 2017 / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks 2017
By: Zeal_LLC
The gold miners’ stocks are rocketing higher again after suffering a rough few months. Following sharp selloffs on gold-futures stops being run, the Trumphoria stock-market surge, and a more-hawkish-than-expected Fed, this battered sector had largely been left for dead. But gold stocks’ strong fundamentals finally overcame the dismal herd sentiment last week, paving the way for this sector to shine again in 2017.
This “shine again” assertion likely seems dubious to casual observers, since the gold miners’ stocks suffered a miserable Q4’16. The leading HUI NYSE Arca Gold BUGS Index plunged 21.1% in a quarter where the benchmark S&P 500 broad-market stock index surged 3.3%. Naturally gold miners’ profits are fully dependent on gold prices, and this metal fell 12.7% in Q4 which proved one of its worst quarters ever.
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Friday, January 06, 2017
The Gold Market in 2016 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2016
By: Arkadiusz_Sieron
How can we summarize the last year in the gold market? First of all, it was a mixed year for gold. The first half of 2016 was excellent for the yellow metal. Actually, the several-month long bull market in gold started in December 2015, when the shiny metal found a bottom at $1,049, after the FOMC historical meeting and the first interest rate hike for almost a decade. From then, the shiny metal made higher highs and higher lows, reaching a peak at $1,366 at the early July in the aftermath of the British referendum on the withdrawal from the EU. Gold was one of the best performing assets that time, and gained about 30 percent, as one can see in the chart below.
Friday, January 06, 2017
Gold Surges Over 30% in GBP In 2016 After Brexit / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: GoldCore
– Gold gains in USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD, NZD, JPY
– Gold gains in CNY, INR & most emerging market currencies
– Gold surges 31.5% in British pounds after Brexit shock
– Gold acted as hedge and safe haven in 2016 … for those who need safe haven
– Further signs of market having bottomed and bodes well for 2017
– What drivers will gold respond to in 2017?
– EU elections and contagion risk, Geo-politics, terrorism, war and cyber war
– Outlook for gold good during Trump Presidency (2017 to 2020)
Friday, January 06, 2017
Gold and Silver Outlook 2017 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: MoneyMetals
Clint Siegner writes: Precious metals had a wild ride in 2016, launching higher in the first half of the year and then falling much of the way back to earth in the second half. Our outlook for 2017 hinges on some of the drivers that figured prominently in last year’s trading. There are also a couple of new wrinkles.
Thursday, January 05, 2017
The Rising U.S. Dollar and the Impact on Commodities / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: Donald_W_Dony
The FOMC has raised its benchmark interest rate up for the second time since the recession of 2008 and 2009. And as the U.S. is the only G8 country, over the last eight years, to start increasing its rate, there is little to no competition for the currency.
The impact of a raising currency are many.
On the plus side, it creates higher demand for U.S. Treasuries, lower borrowing costs for the Federal government and foreign demand for U.S. assets (including stocks).
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