Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Friday, April 12, 2013

How to Control the Price of Silver and Other Strategic Commodities / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

In summary, four key influences seem to be at play in creating artificially low prices in the silver market.

• Outside Markets – these tend to have a deflationary influence, until suddenly they do not.

• Physical Market – this has been surging ahead of and outside of the manipulated futures price.

• Commercial Traders – these typically dominate the market and act as fronts for the manipulative central banks that are the so-called “not for profit” market participants often spoken about.

• Tech Funds and Professional Traders – these players tend to be relatively stoic and inwardly focused. Their trading decisions are typically purged of all emotion and seem insensitive to the above factors.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Gold Heads for Third Straight Weekly Fall in Thin Market / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Ben_Traynor

U.S. DOLLAR gold prices fell below $1550 an ounce Friday morning, though they remained above last week's low, as stocks and commodities also fell and the Dollar strengthened, with Eurozone finance ministers set to discuss Cyprus, Ireland and Portugal today.

"Current momentum favors a test to the downside," say technical analysts at Scotia Mocatta, "but we would not expect significant liquidation until a break of $1500."

Friday, April 12, 2013

Silver Price is Following its 1970s Pattern / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne

The cyclical bear market in Silver is serving its purpose. Its correcting and digesting the 6-fold advance that took place in less than two and a half years. A similar correction took place in the mid 1970s that led to the parabolic move to $50. Amazingly, if you line up Silver’s performance from its 1971 low to 1980 high with Silver’s performance since its 2008 bottom, you’ll notice strong parallels.

Friday, April 12, 2013

How Goldman Sachs is Manipulating Gold Prices / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Money_Morning

David Zeiler writes: If you want a lesson on how to manipulate gold prices, you need only look at what Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) has been doing over the past few months.

Goldman set the table by predicting a turn in gold prices back in December 2012, which no doubt contributed to the precious metal's 5% decline in the first two months of the year.

Friday, April 12, 2013

A Historical Perspective Of Silver Price Correction / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Investmentscore.com

When trying to determine when a market correction may be ending, it only makes sense to look at past corrections to help determine a general guideline.  This really does not have to be a complicated process and the results from some quick analysis can be quite helpful.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Gold and Silver Take a Beating from Goldman Sachs / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Adrian_Ash

The WHOLESALE PRICE of gold rallied from 1-week lows against the Dollar on Thursday morning, but continued to fall for UK and Euro investors, hitting 4- and 2-month lows respectively.

World stock markets continued to rise, while major government bonds slipped, commodities held flat, and silver bullion rose back above $27.50 per ounce.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Cyprus Denies Gold Sale, Debtors Sell Gold Whilst Creditors Buy / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldCore

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,555.75, EUR 1,012.20 and GBP 1,189.59 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,581.50, EUR 1,207.16 and GBP 1,032.24 per ounce.

Gold fell $26.20 or 1.65% yesterday to $1,558.50/oz and silver slid to $27.50 and finished -1.29%.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Why Are Central Banks Buying Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Graham_Summers

Anyone who wants to get to the truth behind the inflationary threats to their wealth should ignore everything the Central Banks say about inflation and look instead at their actions.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Insider Sales on the Sprott Physical Silver Trust / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Jesse

Someone emailed me about this, and I wanted to get the actual data so you can see it.

It appears that Eric Sprott has sold about 3 million shares of his Silver Trust so far this month.  That is quite a bit of selling, but certainly not unheard of for someone who is a billionaire.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Gold Long-term Irreversible Forecast Trend to $10,000 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Nick_Barisheff

The long-term “irreversible” trends I’ve discussed in detail in my upcoming book, $10,000 Gold, continue to develop. Many of the trends, such as debt creation and the movement away from the U.S. dollar, are accelerating and their consequences are appearing globally. Today we will interpret how these developments will likely affect the price of gold over the coming year and beyond.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Gold Sentiment Less Bullish as Goldman Sachs Says "Go Short Gold" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Ben_Traynor

AFTER touching a one-week high yesterday, gold drifted lower Wednesday, ending London's morning trading around $1580 an ounce, more-or-less where it started the week, while stocks gained and government bond prices fell.

Gold in Sterling was also trading in line with last week's close at around £1032 an ounce, while gold in Euros fell to €1206 an ounce, just under 1% down on the week so far, as the Euro touched a one-month high against the Dollar following news that Ireland and Portugal may get more time to repay bailout funds.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

A Major Breakthrough in U.S. Oil Exports May Be Coming / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Money_Morning

Dr. Kent Moors writes: As the crude market continues to show considerable volatility, price gyrations are prompting another round of concerns over supply and production.

There isn't a shortage to worry about right now.

But whenever we have some issues on the demand side, attention shifts to the supply currently available on the market. And it's in this repetitive exercise that one of the major errors by analysts always occurs.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

My Two Favorite Gold Mining Stocks / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2013

By: Money_Morning

Martin Hutchinson writes: With the world's central bankers printing money like mad, you would think investing in gold mining stocks would be a no-brainer.

Yet despite these misguided policies, the Market Vectors Gold Mines Index (NYSE: GDX) is down 40% from its peak last September. Even worse, it's off 48% from its all-time highs in 2011.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Gold Record High in Yen - Rush to Sell Jewelery, Buy Coins and Bars / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldCore

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,581.50, EUR 1,207.16 and GBP 1,032.24 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,572.50, EUR 1,205.26 and GBP 1,026.50 per ounce.

Gold climbed $12.20 or 0.78% yesterday to $1,584.70/oz and silver surged to a high of $28.06 and finished +2.68%.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Fed Exit? What Exit? Gold & Dollar Implications / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Axel_Merk

Is it time for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to stop printing money? Today, we focus on what might be going through Fed Chair Bernanke’s mind and the possible implications for the U.S. dollar and investors.

This week, the casual observer could come to the conclusion that the Fed wants to phase out printing additional money. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes to be released this Wednesday might strike a comparatively optimistic tone. The only caveat being that the FOMC meeting statement included the language: “The Committee continues to see downside risks to the economic outlook”1 which may be elaborated on in the Minutes.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

US Dollar Retreat Could Ignite Gold and Silver Market / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Bob_Kirtley

The recent rally in the US$ was more a product of the fall in other currencies than a strengthening of the dollar. In particular we have seen the British Pound fall dramatically in the first two months of this year and this was followed by the Japanese Yen which tumbled recently on the inflationary actions introduced by the Bank of Japan.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Does Your Retirement Plan Have Staying Power? / Commodities / Energy Resources

By: The_Energy_Report

What is the best way to juice up your portfolio for a rich retirement? Natural gas and uranium are here to stay, says Stansberry Research's resident medical doctor and retirement investment guru, David Eifrig. In this The Energy Report interview, Eifrig shares tips to maintain your financial health—but get plenty of rest and exercise so you can enjoy those golden years.

The Energy Report: David, you've had successful careers on Wall Street and in the medical profession. Why are you now focused on helping people to prepare for retirement?

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Iron Lady Irony in Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Adrian_Ash

Margaret Thatcher was a friend of gold, not of diehard gold investors...

DIVISIVE doesn't cover the half of it.

Quoting Francis of Assisi on bringing "harmony where there is discord" as she first entered No.10, Margaret Thatcher had already split the playground at my primary school. We knew little then beyond the football-club squabbling of red versus blue. But her political sons have since mixed it into a deep purple mess. Imperial under Tony Blair's high-spending Labour, it's now deeply patrician and scarcely meritocratic under David Cameron and his Con-Dem coalition.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Silver Premiums, Demand & Shortages / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Jeff_Berwick

Back in 2008, silver fell from over $20 per ounce down to below $10. This was a stomach-turning experience for those who had begun investing heavily in the metal.

I heard reports of bullion dealers in the US who simply were not selling Monster Boxes of Silver Eagles. Physical metal was hard to find in spite of the price collapse.

That nadir didn't last for long as silver obviously rebounded magnificently, teasing its old psychological record of $50 an ounce. Realistically, it took some time for silver to crescendo amid increased demand arisen from The End Of The Monetary System As We Know It (TEOTMSAWKI).

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

What Drives the Gold Price? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Michael_Pento

There is still an incredible amount of misunderstanding on Wall Street about the relationship between the price of gold and the true value of the U.S. dollar. Most pundits simply claim that a rising dollar, as measured by the Dollar Index (DXY), causes gold prices to fall...and that is the end of their analysis.