Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Gold Plated Tungsten Bars, Yes or No? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Robert_Bradshaw

The gold world has been ablaze for the last few weeks with a sensational story from fifteen years ago that the US government allegedly manufactured/bought some 1.3 to 1.5 million 400 oz, gold-plated, tungsten bars.  Some 640,000 of these bars were allegedly stored at Fort Knox, and the balance was sold/shipped to central banks/other parties around the world.&

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Oil and Gas Energy Sector is Not Buy and Hold for Ever / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: The_Energy_Report

Inflation is galloping at a 7% pace and a round of one-off corporate profits waiting in the wings are among the near-term sightings in Trader Tracks editor Roger Wiegand's viewfinder. As the veteran prognosticator tells The Energy Report readers in this exclusive interview, while a short-term surplus in oil and natural gas supplies doesn't appear to bode well for expectations of rising prices, the inflationary outlook outweighs the fundamentals, and inflation alone should drive oil up to as high as $100 a barrel.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Cocoa Commodity Bull Market Pride Before a Fall? / Commodities / Commodities Trading

By: Seven_Days_Ahead

The recovery in Cocoa from its Oct-08 low has been impressive. Interrupted by a period of volatility earlier in the year it has more recently returned to the Jul-08 peak, but displaying short term indecision now.  

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Gold Price Going to Run High Until it is Exhausted / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF WHOLESALE gold hit yet another record high against all major currencies bar the Aussie Dollar and Japanese Yen on Thursday, peaking above US$1226 an ounce at lunchtime in Hong Kong.

"Volumes are thin. There is less buying in the physical market, and scrap seems to be entering the market faster," says Walter de Wet at Standard Bank.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Christmas and Chinese New Year Makes December a Good Month for Gold / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: GoldCore

Gold reached a new nominal high overnight of $1,226/oz. Gold is currently trading at $1,218.40/oz and in euro and sterling terms, gold is trading at €807/oz and £732/oz respectively.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Gold Booms in the Dubai Aftermath / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Miles_Banner

Here in Britain we’re use to bad weather, it’s been frosty and raining here all week. It gives us our sense of humour we tell ourselves as we step out the door and open the umbrella. But there are times when you get caught out. Times when everything looks rosey outside but then suddenly the clouds form and the skies open up and the rain poors down.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Seasonal Trading Charts for Dow, Gold, Crude Oil and Gas / Commodities / Commodities Trading

By: Chris_Vermeulen

The market has had a fantastic week so far for stocks and precious metals. The financial and energy sector are underperforming which is a concern, but we continue to hold our positions and will wait until a reversal to lock in our gains.

Things seem to be lining up for stocks and precious metals to take a breather, which is in line with the Dow Jones Seasonal chart below.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Precious Metals Stocks, Breakout or Plunge? / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Przemyslaw_Radomski

In a world of paper currencies and paper promises, I can think of many reasons right off the top of my head why the price of gold will continue to go up in the long term, however since this essay's length is limited, I'll just mention 5 of them. In short, while it may feel like a bubble to some, I believe we are just warming up.

Last week I mentioned a few of such reasons, but I would like to expand this topic this week. Below I have featured ten of the many points that currently point to higher value of the gold price in the long run.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Gold Nexus for Powerful Struggle Underway for New Global Financial World Order / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Jim_Willie_CB

Gold Desafio: Global Struggle - The gold market has become, despite little recognition by the financial press, the battlefield for global control of the financial world. To the winner go the spoils and access to the helm. To the winner goes control of global banking, dominance in commerce, and the advantage in some degree of printing money on a credit card that all nations must finance indirectly. Nevermind the military aspect. In the Untied States, the custodial control of the USDollar as global reserve currency enabled it to spawn numerous syndicates with criminal impunity, since under the USGovt aegis (if not management).

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Investors Be Smart, Buy Gold and Diversify / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: David_Galland

How the government tries to fleece you and what you can do about it

After a relaxing Thanksgiving break, I anticipated to return to work in a lighter frame of mind. However, the following item from FOX News crushed that hope right away:

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Investors in Junior Oil and Gas Producer Enjoy Cardium Success / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: Keith_Schaefer

Berens Energy (BEN-TSX) was up 23%, or 37 cents, on Monday Nov 30,  to $1.95 on much greater than average volume as it reported the highest Initial Production (IP) rate I have ever seen out of the new high profile Cardium oil play in Alberta – 1250 bopd (barrels of oil per day).

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

The Recurring Gold Price Bubbles / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Tim_Iacono

A lot of people are getting all worked up about the rising price of gold. Some say the current move has gone "parabolic" and that we're in the midst of a "blow-off top" akin to the early 1980s peak that saw the gold price disappoint investors for years afterward.

Just this morning, Hu Xiaolian, a vice-governor at the People's Bank of China, called gold a bubble and implied that the central bank wasn't much interested in buying thousands more tonnes of bullion as bank reserves at current prices.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Four Reasons Why Silver Will Outperform Gold / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

Again in 2009, silver has waltzed from its lows to create returns considerably higher than gold in the same time period.  However, why should one precious metal outperform another?

Rarity

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Is This Your Last Chance to Buy Precious Metals Cheaply? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

Long-term investors and analysts alike are siding with precious metals, virtually exclaiming that a surge in precious metal prices is in the future.  These investors are finding that today's high inflation, excessive government bailouts, and incredibly low interest rates are a perfect mix for higher silver prices.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Gold $1,200 Means Defacto Resurrection of the Gold Standard / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Gary_Dorsch

One-way bets against the US-dollar have been building-up over the past eight-months, and are now estimated to total about $550-billion, in what’s popularly dubbed the US-dollar “carry trade.” Its predecessor, the infamous “yen carry” trade, also gained a lot of notoriety, when the Bank of Japan pegged its interest rates far below those of any other economy on the planet. At its peak in the summer of 2007, the “yen carry” trade grew in size to $1.2-trillion, providing the high-powered octane that pumped-up commodity and stock markets worldwide. 

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Gold vs. Fiat Currencies and Sentiment / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Guy_Lerner

Figure 1 is a weekly chart of gold (cash data) through last week's close. The indicator in the middle panel measures gold's 52 week performance relative to a basket of 8 currencies.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Are Penny Mining Stocks Your Ticket to Great Wealth? / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Dudley_Baker

Let’s call this a sneak preview of coming attractions.

Have you ever wanted to have the opportunity to make a lot of money? How about getting rich?

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Gold Relentless in its Surge Higher Above $1200 / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Adrian_Ash

THE SPOT GOLD PRICE raced to new all-time highs overnight Wednesday, rising 1.3% from yesterday's peak to hit $1217 an ounce at the start of London trade.

The gold price in Euros broke above €800 an ounce for the first time ever, and broke new records against all other major world currencies bar the Aussie Dollar and Japanese Yen.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Gold Surges as Competitive Currency Devaluation and Debasement Continues / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: GoldCore

Gold reached a new nominal high overnight of $1,216.73/oz. Gold is currently trading at $1,214.40/oz and in euro and sterling terms, it is trading at €804/oz and £731/oz respectively.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Jim Rogers Says Government Budget Deficits Pushing Up Gold Prices / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: LewRockwell

What is the real reason behind the historic rise in gold prices? Futures and spot prices of gold across global commodity bourses and bullion markets have been surging for the past few months. Gold price touched a high of $1195 per ounce in the last week of November.