Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wind Power Green Tech Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities / Commodities / Renewable Energy
By: The_Energy_Report
In this exclusive Energy Report interview, GreenTech Opportunities editor and publisher Lawrence Roulston talks about how private enterprise has stepped up to the plate, managed to tweak technology and bring the costs of wind-powered energy production down 80% since 1980. It's to the point where wind is on the brink of being able to compete directly with conventional energy. Solar isn't as close, Lawrence says, but the virtuous circle of alternative energy is in motion and gaining momentum. Reduced costs lead to further research and development, improvements in technology, industry expansion and greater economies of scale, which lead again to lower costs, more innovation, more industry growth and cheaper energy, and round and round it goes.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Libya Courting Oil & Gas Investors but Faces a Tough Sell Following Recent Government Fiascos / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: OilPrice_Com
The Libyan government has been sounding off lately about boosting the profile of its oil and gas market, but it’s questionable whether international companies will ignore the government’s missteps in the industry - not to mention the recent lackluster energy finds - and keep injecting money into the North African country.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, February 19, 2010
The 13 Year Gold Bull Has Much More Room To Run / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: David_Banister
A few weeks ago on February 4th, I penned an article forecasting the gold correction trends and the likely outcomes. My opinion was that gold was pulling back to work off excessive optimism from the early December 09 highs. This type of pullback was orderly and there was a gap at 102.50 on the GLD ETF that I believed would fill. The following day, that gap filled and gold hit a bottom at 1042 and has rallied much higher since. I opined that the rally in the US dollar was merely cosmetic against other world currencies, and that Gold was still the preferred asset to accumulate and would begin to move regardless of the dollar moves.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
1001 Reasons to Own Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Jeff_Clark
Jeff Clark, Senior Editor, Casey’s Gold & Resource Report writes: Tracking the numerous ongoing bullish factors for gold is quite a chore. There are, quite literally, so many compelling arguments for holding our favorite metal that I used to catalog them each month in our letter.
The reason there are so many “reasons” is because gold is unlike any other asset. It...
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Greece Turns the Euro Into a “Carry Trade” Currency / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Gary_Dorsch
Last year’s parabolic rallies in copper, gold, Brazilian and Russian stocks, and the Australian dollar, are running out of steam. Suddenly, there are eerie reminiscences of scarier days gone-by. Volatility has returned to the money markets, amid worries about a possible “double-dip” recession for the world economy, capital flight from European sovereign debt markets, monetary tightening in Australia, China, and India, and the President Obama’s backing for the “Volcker rule,” – which calls for a clamp-down on the speculative trading binges of the Wall Street Oligarchs.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Deflationary Trap, Desperate Times and Desperate Measures / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adam_Brochert
Things are going to continue to get darker economically. Nothing has been solved but massive currency debasement has already occurred to try to stem the tide. The reason is simple. I forget where I stole this chart from and if anyone knows who is making this chart and keeps regularly updating it, please let me know so I can check their site periodically:
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Gold Prices Soar Past $1,100 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: LiveCharts
Gold prices have been on the rebound in the last two weeks after touching a near-term low at price on February 5th of $1,052.25. With a current (February 17) gold spot rate of $1,114.70 per ounce, the commodity has increased in worth by over $60 in 12 days.
Though down slightly from yesterday’s New York Mercantile Exchange gold price close of $1,117.80, gold is still up around $15 from the February 15th close price of $1,099.50.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Gold Analysis and Price Trend Forecast For 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The Inflation mega-trend continues to manifest itself, this was no better illustrated then this weeks UK inflation data which shows that CPI has doubled from 1.9% to 3.5% in just 2 months! This gold analysis for 2010 is extracted from the NEW Inflation Mega-Trend Ebook (FREE DOWNLOAD NOW), that contains 109 pages of in-depth analysis and precise forecasts for economy, currencies, stocks, commodities, energy and emerging markets for the whole of 2010 and several years beyond.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Unlock Gold and Silver Profits with Technical Analysis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: The_Gold_Report
Which camp are you in, inflation or deflation? While Mr. Market labors under the pressures of both and the burgeoning weight of artificial stimuli, Clive Maund, a 30-year veteran of technical analysis, is positioning himself for gains either way. "Properly used," he says, "technical analysis does not require the use of other inputs to be effective." In this enlightening interview with The Gold Report, Clive extols the virtues of the age-old practice as a reliable predictor of future stock price movement in any economic environment.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Gold Hits Fresh Euro Record, "Breaks Downtrend" in Dollars / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF WHOLESALE gold bullion rose for the fifth day running against the US Dollar early Wednesday in London, touching the best level in 4 weeks at $1127 an ounce and breaking new record highs for Euro investors above €820.
Global stock markets also rose once again, with London's FTSE100 now recovering half of the last month's 9% drop.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Five Reasons Why Gold Will Not... / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: INO
Gold has made some exciting moves recently, but what can we expect in the future? In today’s video, I point out five reasons that I do not expect gold to make a new high just yet.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Gold Strength Due to Risk of International Monetary Crisis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold rose another 3% in US trading yesterday to finish the day at $1,119.35/oz. It has since moved upwards to as high as $1,123.50/oz Asian trading so far this morning. Gold is currently trading at $1,118.00/oz and in Euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €815/oz and £711/oz respectively.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
BHP Billiton, Amazon, Potash The Big Australian & the Brazil Consortium / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: Richard_Mills
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information
In the spring of 1869 a German Chemist named Charles Rasp immigrated to Australia for his health. Unable to find work in his chosen trade Charles learned to ride a horse and began wrangling sheep. One day, while out riding his horse at Broken Hill, he discovered mineralised rock. He took out a mining lease, punched holes in the ground and eventually found rich veins of silver. The Broken Hill Proprietary Company – BHP - was incorporated in 1885 while mining silver and lead at Broken Hill in western New South Wales.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Why Silver Prices Are Safe from China's Monetary Policy / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
The Chinese have emerged as the new economic superpower, and already investors are beginning to feel the impact of Chinese monetary policy on commodity prices.
Precious metal investors are questioning how these Chinese policy shifts will impact their holdings. Thankfully, although a tightening of credit does have an impact on the global monetary supply, China's attempts to call back credit should have little effect on precious metals.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
New COMEX Rule, Another Reason to Fear Gold, Silver and Commodity ETFs / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
Regardless of their expensive annual fees, frequent tracking errors, and the simple fact that you'll never be able to actually touch the gold or silver your ETF claims to hold, there are several more reasons ETFs should never be used by precious metals investors. An important rule change by COMEX, the American commodity exchange, allows ETF substitutes for precious metal delivery.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Gold Bull Market Celebrates 9th Birthday / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Aden_Forecast
Gold, silver and the metals group are coming down from their January highs, on the eve of gold’s nine year bull market run. Considering the gold price has had nine consistent yearly gains, and it’s still above $1000 is a feat in itself. Gold’s bull market is solid, a new phase has begun and it’s currently declining in a sharp, yet normal downward correction.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Whether Hyperinflationary Bust or Deflationary Collapse, The Fed is Finished / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Captain_Hook
Leaving Las Vegas - Have you noticed the M’s have been contracting noticeably over the past month or so, with M1 now joining the party as well. I did not pose that last sentence as a question because I am telling you this is happening, and that it’s important, and until it stops equities will continue to fall. Here comes a question though. Why is it happening? Answer: Because the bozos over at the Fed are attempting to show everyone all is ‘OK’ by attempting to drain liquidity from the system, which is necessary for continued confidence in their policies (credibility).
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Gold Miners ETF Should Outperform S&P / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Mike_Paulenoff
With gold prices up sharply this morning, let's have a look at the relative strength relationship between the Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and the S&P 500 Cash Index ETF (SPY). My pattern and ROC (rate of change) analysis of the relationship between the GDX and the SPY indicates strongly that the GDX has completed a corrective period versus the SPY and has turned up into an approaching period of relative outperformance.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Gold Price About to Go Parabolic in Euros / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne
How can we tell if a market is about to go parabolic? Trendlines are one way. Another way is to look at the length of corrections. How long is it taking the market to correct? Are the corrections becoming shorter and shorter?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Gold Rises to New Record Nominal Euro High over €817/oz / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: GoldCore
Gold built on last week’s gains and rose nearly 1% yesterday, closing at $1,099.50/oz and gold also rose in other major currencies. Gold has risen in Asian trading and again in early European trade and is currently trading at $1,113.20/oz and in euro and GBP terms €816/oz and £710/oz respectively. As expected the crisis in the Eurozone has seen gold surge in Euro terms to new record (nominal) highs over €817/oz – thus surpassing the previous record high seen in December 2009 at €813/oz.
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