Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Investor Opportunity in a China Power Blackout / Commodities / Energy Resources
By: Sara_Nunnally
You've got a perfect hand at the blackjack table... and you've got a lot of patacas in your bet pile.
The night's been lucky for you at the Lisboa Macau, and you've got an upgrade coming your way if your luck holds out. The dealer's showing 15, then 19, then bust! Looks like you'll be smiling all the way to your luxury suite.
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Saturday, July 23, 2011
Triple-Digit Returns Predicted for Gold Mining Stocks / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: The_Gold_Report
With the price of gold hitting record highs and equity prices lagging behind, Bob Moriarty, founder of 321gold.com, says it's time to gather some precious metals as insurance against hyperinflation or deflation—whichever may be coming our way—and to stock up on junior resource stocks. Prudent picks, he suggests in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, stand a good chance of yielding returns up to 500%.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
The Greek Canary Sings: Are Gold, Silver and Natural Resource Investors Listening? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Jeb_Handwerger
The market wires are ablaze recently with news that all is well in the relationship between Athens and the elites of the Euro-Zone. The Greek bailout is a fait accompli. The markets are responding with a relief rally that has taken the pressure off of stock and commodity markets internationally since the beginning of July.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Climate Change Investing in Rare Earth Metals, Energy and Fertilizers / Commodities / Investing 2011
By: Richard_Mills
The Earth's climate has been continuously changing throughout its history. From ice covering large amounts of the globe to interglacial periods where there was ice only at the poles - our climate and biosphere have been in flux for millennia.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Bullish Crude Oil Technical's, Excellent Buying Opportunity in Oil Stocks / Commodities / Oil Companies
By: Zeal_LLC
Averaging $96 so far this summer, crude oil certainly doesn’t feel cheap. Nevertheless, its technicals are looking increasingly bullish. After recently bouncing out of a major correction, oil appears to be embarking on a new bull-market upleg. If one is indeed brewing, speculators and investors alike ought to capitalize on this excellent buying opportunity in oil stocks.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Uzbekistan's Untapped Solar Energy Riches / Commodities / Renewable Energy
By: OilPrice_Com
The 17th century English philosopher, Francis Bacon, once observed that, "knowledge is power.So, here's some power knowledge that the West has overlooked, but may well contain critical information for jumpstarting Western interest in solar power.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Manipulated Markets, Dinosaurs, Dodo Birds and Wooly Mammoths / Commodities / Market Manipulation
By: Rob_Kirby
Back on June 23, 2011 – the Washington Post and Bloomberg reported that the U.S. and allies were going to release 60 million barrels of crude oil from strategic reserves to REDUCE OIL PRICES - reasoning this was to replace alleged shortages caused by the removal of 1.5 million barrels per day of light sweet Lybian crude which had been removed from the market:
Friday, July 22, 2011
Gold and Silver Psychological Barrier Reached, Where Precious Metals Sector Headed Next? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Przemyslaw_Radomski
Being technical analysts is one of our professions, so it is quite rarely when we feel any emotions regarding the market regardless if we’re making substantial gains or if we’re on the losing side. But, off the record, we will admit to a slight twinge of a thrill when gold broke the psychological barrier of $1,600 an ounce this Monday.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Gold and the Sovereign Debt Crisis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Bob_Chapman
This past week the person, who calls himself President again engaged in extortion by threatening to shut down the government, default on bonds and deprive Americans of their Social Security and Medicare. We all know that is not going to happen unless the illegal alien wants to start a revolution. He can cut costs anytime he wants, but he is more interested in terrorizing the old and the infirm, so he can continue his wild spending. That is what his handlers have told him to do and that is what he will do. Social Security is not an entitlement, because we paid for it and it belongs to us. If politicians have stolen the funds, or these politicians cannot replace the borrowed funds, then the government should issue bonds and have the Fed purchase them, just as they have to bail out the financial sector not only on Wall Street, but also all over Europe. In addition, he might contemplate cutting spending.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Investing in Gold and Silver: This Metal Miner Doubled Profits! / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Eric_McWhinnie
Copper (NYSE:JJC) decreased the most in four weeks, as poor economic data released on Thursday worried investors. Although the Chinese manufacturing report isn’t due till August 1st, preliminary data showed that Chinese manufacturing slid to a 28-month low. An analyst from UBS in London describes that situation, ” China has been struggling with tight credit for some time. We’ve also got Europe deteriorating and slowing demand in the West, as well as in other emerging markets.”
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Friday, July 22, 2011
EU Debt Restructuring Leads to Bailout Euphoria / Silver to Double to $100 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: GoldCore
Bailout euphoria has returned to markets with Asian and European stock indices rising on renewed risk appetite.
Gold has recovered from yesterday’s slight sell off (0.6% in USD) and the firm gold price in all currencies suggests that market euphoria is again misplaced. Gold is down only 20 euros per ounce in the last 24 hours. Gold is trading at USD 1,596.10, EUR 1,108.1, GBP 978.50 and CHF 1,310.10 per ounce.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Gold and Silver Rise as "Default-Event" Greek Rescue "Only Delays the Reckoning" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Ben_Traynor
WHOLESALE PRICES to buy gold rose to $1597 per ounce Friday morning in London – some 0.7% below Tuesday's new record high – as global stock markets, commodities and US Treasury bonds all rose following last night's announcement of a new rescue deal for Greece.
Silver bullion prices also rose, hitting $39.76 per ounce and heading for a 1.2% weekly gain.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Why China's New Futures Market is Bullish for Long-Term Silver Prices / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
If you're still bearish on long-term silver prices, you'd better reconsider your stance.
Dollar-denominated Chinese silver futures were scheduled to begin trading on the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange early today (Friday). This development will grant Asian investors direct access to the metal, and will blunt the U.S. dominance in silver-bullion trading.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Crude Oil Outlook Remains Strong, 2011 Halftime Report / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Frank_Holmes
This year has been eventful for the oil patch. Natural disasters, revolutions, terrorist attacks and political maneuvering kept oil bouncing around $100 per barrel and 3.8 percent higher on the year at the end of June. Despite the volatility and large number of external forces affecting oil prices, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its most recent Oil Market Report that “the bull run evident since autumn 2010 therefore looks in large part to be justified by supply and demand fundamentals.”
Friday, July 22, 2011
Uranium and Lithium Demand Powers Stocks / Commodities / Uranium
By: The_Energy_Report
Mining Analyst David A. Talbot remains bullish on uranium and sees growing demand for lithium. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he tells us why he believes the nuclear plant building boom will continue worldwide despite the recent setback in Japan. He has positive expectations for select stocks in both arenas.
The Energy Report: Thank you for joining us today David. You last spoke with The Energy Report in late January about the uranium market and the nuclear industry. Two months later we had Fukushima. What is your analysis of the current state of affairs with nuclear and uranium?
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Gold, Silver and Midsummer Madness as Fed Prepares for US Debt Default / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Jesse
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"We are developing processes and procedures by which the Treasury communicates to us what we are going to do," Plosser said, adding that the task was manageable. "How the Fed is going to go about clearing government checks. Which ones are going to be good? Which ones are not going to be good?"
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Gold “Fever” in Asia and Central Bank Demand Could Cause an “Earthquake” in the Gold Market / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: GoldCore
Gold is trading at $1,599.41/oz, €1,127.77/oz and £989.06/oz.
Gold is mixed against various currencies today but is higher in euros after the euro has fallen on concerns that European leaders gathering for the summit in Brussels may not be able to resolve the Eurozone’s debt crisis and prevent contagion in the financial system.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Gold at $1600 as Fed Plans for US debt Default and "Euro Gravediggers" Meet in Brussels / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Ben_Traynor
U.S. DOLLAR gold bullion prices hovered around $1600 an ounce Thursday morning London time – 0.6% off Tuesday's all-time high – as stocks and commodities dropped ahead of the European Union's latest emergency summit on Greece.
Silver prices traded in a tight range around $39.90 per ounce – 1.6% up for the week so far.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Gold and Silver Bull Market 'Topped'? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Julian_DW_Phillips
With the silver price riveted to the gold price, what happens to gold, applies to silver.
Many believe we are at the point where the rising gold market has entered a 'bubble' and is losing momentum just ahead of the 'bear' phase. With record prices of $1,610 and €1,136 seen in the midst of debt crises on both sides of the Atlantic, things surely must get better and gold and silver prices must fall...
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Copper Gains are Government Sponsored / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
China steals the show when it comes to commodities. Large public works projects, particularly in developing key infrastructure and housing projects, buoy commodity prices. Increases in demand are naturally bullish for inelastic necessities like copper, which has only strengthened as spending from Beijing keeps China’s GDP on the up and up.
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