Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Friday, August 02, 2013

Can Crude Oil Play Super-Commodity Like 2008? / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Andrew_McKillop

TIME WAS
Due to the recession, global oil demand in 2008 went down as global supply rose. Prices rose, also. Using US EIA data, global oil consumption decreased from 86.66 million barrels per day (Mbd) in the fourth quarter of 2007 to 86.34 Mbd in the first quarter of 2008. Between Q1 2008 and Q2 2008 global demand fell again, to 85.73 Mbd.

Friday, August 02, 2013

London Gold Bullion Market Data Beyond The Smoke And Mirrors / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldCore

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,285.75, EUR 972.34 and GBP 847.84 per ounce.

Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,323.75, EUR 999.20 and GBP 870.29 per ounce.

Gold fell $12.50 or 0.94% yesterday and closed at $1,310.30/oz. Silver also followed suit and dropped $0.16 or 0.81% and closed at $19.66.

Friday, August 02, 2013

The Uneconomic Return of Scrap Precious Metals and Hyperinflation / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

One argument against silver's return to acknowledged monetary status has been that because much of the above ground silver has already been used up by industry, there simply is not enough supply to flow around in the economy, which is a primary requirement of a suitable currency.

Friday, August 02, 2013

The Best Case for Silver is the Other White Metal / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

Most observers know there have been interesting movements in commodity markets of late, much of which has to do with curious developments among some of the largest banks in the world that have been reported in the mainstream media.

Friday, August 02, 2013

Top Ten Stocks for a Uranium Price Rebound / Commodities / Uranium

By: The_Energy_Report

When it comes to uranium market sentiment, "it's all about Japan," says David Talbot, senior mining analyst at Dundee Capital Markets. With restart applications trickling in and reactor construction underway throughout the world, a turnaround looks less like an "if" and more like a "when." In the meantime, Talbot sees many investors sitting on the sidelines. In this interview with The Energy Report, Talbot discusses the catalysts that could trigger the next uranium boom and the companies that could make investors wish they had arrived at the party a little earlier.

Friday, August 02, 2013

Are Industrial Metals Now an Advantageous Investment? / Commodities / Platinum

By: InvestmentContrarian

Sasha Cekerevac writes: Just the other day, I was talking to a friend of mine who happens to be a big investor in precious metals. Naturally, with the sell-off that some of the precious metals markets have experienced over the past few months, he asked me: is now the right time for an investment opportunity in this sector?

Thursday, August 01, 2013

How to Invest in Agriculture After the Potash Price Crash / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities

By: Money_Morning

Garrett Baldwin writes: Global commodity woes increased again on Tuesday after Russia's Uralkali broke up one of the world's largest potash partnerships and ended a marketing venture agreement with producers in Belarus.

This development changes how to invest in agriculture- as it has already sent investors fleeing from nutrient and fertilizer stocks this week.

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Experts Predict 30-Day Window for Gold Price / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Money_Morning

Mary Anne & Pamela Aden: We've been studying the resource markets - and gold in particular - for over 30 years. And have seen almost every cycle the yellow metal has gone through.

One thing is certain in our opinion: International investors, central banks and corporations are all looking to buy gold... And these slow summer months are likely providing the best price.

Thursday, August 01, 2013

A Forensic Investigation of Gold Market / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Jesse

This is interesting, but apparently somewhat tentative, which is understandable given the nature of the subject.

I am not in a position to assess it quite yet, but I thought it was worth sharing to see what you all might think. I intend to follow this closely and spend more time looking into it. Today I am preoccupied with the wonders of the healthcare system.

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Natural Gas Price Is Primed for a Big Move / Commodities / Natural Gas

By: Investment_U

Sean Brodrick writes: Are you looking for a rip-roaring bull market? Take a long, hard look at natural gas.

Its price increased 40% to 60% during the first half of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. If the S&P 500 did that, fat-cat bankers would do cartwheels down Wall Street.

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Gold Investor Strategies for Profiting from a Distorted Reality: Investing After QE / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: The_Gold_Report

Quantitative easing has created new problems for commodity investors—the systemic distortion of the true supply-demand for commodities. What is a long-term investor to do? In this interview with The Gold Report, Chris Berry, founder of Mountain House Partners, explains what specific factors make a compelling junior miner in this market and lays out his strategy for profiting from a QE-distorted reality.

The Gold Report: After months of financial media coverage, investors are suffering from quantitative easing (QE) overload. At this point, what's important for investors to know about QE?

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Summer Fun for Gold and Silver Investors / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Adrian_Ash

The long term needn't look quite so far off for bullion buyers right now...

PUT ASIDE the rise in US interest rates, GDP and Fed tapering talk. Just glance at the rest of this summer's headlines, and you'd think it offered a bull market for 'hard money' gold and silver.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Gold Nears 10% Monthly Gain Ahead of Fed Decision / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Adrian_Ash

The PRICE of wholesale gold fell back to $1320 per ounce Wednesday lunchtime in London as new data showed the US economy expanding faster-than-expected.

Second quarter GDP rose 1.7% in real terms from a year earlier, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

What Do Other Commodities Tell Us About Gold’s Future Price Moves? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: P_Radomski_CFA

If you want to be an effective and profitable investor you should look at the situation from different perspectives and make sure that the actions that you are about to take is really justified.

In the precious metals market it turns out very often that if you take a look at the gold’s price chart only, the outlook might be incomplete or even unclear. For this reason, we usually complement the yellow metal’s analysis by the analysis of silver, mining stocks, the general stock market, important ratios and other related markets.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Untangling Gold at the Bank of England / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: BATR

From 2006 the Bank of England’s Annual Report has declared the quantity of gold in its custody, including the UK’s own 310 tonnes. Prior to that date a diminishing quantity of on-balance sheet gold (sight accounts) was recorded in the audited accounts, which then disappeared. This tells us that sight accounts (where the BoE acts as banker and not custodian) were dropped. This is sensible, because the BoE is no longer directly liable to other central banks while gold prices are rising.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Gold Price Finally Ready to Launch / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Submissions

Bob Loukas writes: Gold appears to have wakened from what has been a very challenging 10 month decline.  Ever since last September’s rally failed (bull trap) to take out the all-time high set back in 2011, it has literally been straight downhill for gold.  But the signs of a trend change are everywhere now, and this is evident technically in the charts and within the changing composition of the Cycles.  Be warned we are due a $50 pullback this week towards a Daily Cycle Low.  However beyond that, all indications point to a substantial rally about to take hold.  According to my Cycles analysis, we’re looking at a 10 week gold rally back to the $1,520-50 region.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Why Economic Fundamentals Dictate Gold Prices Will Rise / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Profit_Confidential

Michael Lombardi writes: To predict future prices of any good or service, Economics 101 dictates that we must measure the demand and supply of the good or service in question. Today, I’m applying those time-proven measures to the state of gold bullion.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Why Negativity Toward Gold Bullion Isn’t Affecting Physical Demand / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: DailyGainsLetter

Moe Zulfiqar writes: Gold bullion prices fell below $1,200 an ounce by the end of June; now, they are trading above $1,300, down from well above $1,600 in January. Looking at this price action in the gold bullion market,investors are asking if the recent surge after making lows is just a rally based on short covering—investors who were short-closing their positions—or if it’s due to fundamental reasons.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Should You Trust Your Instincts on Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Don_Miller

Recent events in San Francisco and at La Guardia Airport made me recall a terrifying experience years ago. It was my last flight of the year, and I was headed home for Christmas. The plane was speeding down the runway to take off, when the pilot suddenly reversed thrust and slammed on the brakes; the plane shook like I have never experienced before as the pilot aborted the takeoff. As we stopped mere feet from the end of the runway and caught our breath, the pilot came on the intercom and announced, "I'm sorry to frighten you, ladies and gentlemen. I have been flying for many years. There was nothing on our instrument panel that says we have any kind of problem. It just did not feel right, and I want to have some things checked out before we go vaulting into the air."

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Crude Oil Shortage Meme Struggles On, And On / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Andrew_McKillop

GOLD CORE SAYS
What looks suspiciously like disguised advertising for the site, Gold Core has published a three-part report in its Market Update series on “why gold must rise”. Key arguments used by Gold Core include the parlous state of world financial markets, and what Gold Core calls a “selloff of all asset classes: stocks, bonds, commodities, and of course, silver and gold”. We didn't yet notice the selloff in stocks, and although the commodities sector has been mauled, oil prices are still at extreme, well-supported, heavily-manipulated highs. The world's green energy sector is in several ways comparable – resulting from the same basic cause of overvalued assets sucking in vast amounts of investor capital, needing a continuation of overvalued assets – or price collapse.