Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Friday, August 03, 2012
Is Gold Mining Healthy? / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
In 2011 gold-mine production came in at an all-time record high. And in 2012 experts anticipate production to be even higher, edging above the previous year’s 87m-ounce tally. From the looks of it, the major source of gold’s supply is in fine fettle. But is the gold-mining industry truly healthy?
In attempting to answer this question it is important to understand how we got to the production levels we’re at today, and then take a look at some of the structural fundamentals that may impact this industry going forward. And in terms of how we got here, it was nothing short of remarkable.
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Friday, August 03, 2012
U.S. Drought Disaster Depression Agricultural Commodities Crops Report / Commodities / Food Crisis
Because of the worst drought since 1988 the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared a federal disaster area in almost one-third of all the counties in the United States - more than 1,300 counties covering 29 states, the largest disaster declaration ever made by the USDA. Only in the 1930s and 1950s has a drought covered more land.
The United States Drought Monitor shows 88 percent of corn, and 87 percent of soybean crops are in drought-stricken regions.
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Friday, August 03, 2012
Draghi Disappoints and the IMF Warns About the US Fiscal Cliff / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
Today's AM fix was USD 1,595.00, EUR 1,303.53, and GBP 1,024.74 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,604.50, EUR 1,305.53and GBP 1,031.90 per ounce.
Silver is trading at $27.32/oz, €22.37/oz and £17.61/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,402.20/oz, palladium at $573.30/oz and rhodium at $1,100/oz.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
Gold Priced For Collapse / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
Where is the gold price today? If you're like many Americans, you have no idea whether it went up, down, or sideways. Fortunately, I know my readers to be more informed - you likely know that after falling from almost $1900, gold has been trapped around $1600 since early May. But you may still be curious why despite continued money-printing and abysmal US economic reports, gold hasn't been able to hit new highs.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
What Happens to Greece's Gold When They Exit the Eurozone / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
Will Greece Exit the Eurozone?
With Germany's leaders telling us that the exit from the Eurozone by Greece no longer holds terror for them, we understand that they are prepared for such an eventuality. As the E.U. leader's representatives went to Greece this week to see the progress on the implementation of structural reforms and the austerity measures, it became clear to all that while we must wait for the results from them, Greece is failing in its efforts and further financing will be held beck for now, at least. Adding to the woes in Greece, there is little agreement within their Parliament. The Greek government is itself a broad mix of conservatives and Socialists.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
Silver Suffers The Most From Bernanke, What's Next? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
While the exchange traded funds for gold (NYSEARCA: GLD TRADING - GLD QUOTE) and copper (NYSEARCA: JJC) fell today due to investors expressing disappoint at the modest response of the Federal Reserve to declining economic growth, it was silver (NYSEARCA: SLV Trading, SLV Quote) that was off the most.
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell in trading today by 0.89%. IPath Dow Jones Copper (JJC) dropped 1.89%. Plunging the deepest was iShares Silver Trust (SLV), off by 2.14%.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
Gold Struggles at $1600 Post-Fed / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
WHOLESALE PRICES for gold investment bars struggled just above $1600 per ounce in London on Thursday, after dipping below that level for the first time in a week as the US Federal Reserve left monetary policy unchanged yesterday.
"Immediate QE is off the table," Reuters quotes Frank McGhee, chief precious metals trader at Chicago's Integrated Brokerage Services.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
Options Trading Strategy Tells You When to Buy Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
Larry D. Spears writes: While most experts agree the long-term outlook for gold prices is still bullish, the yellow metal's pattern this summer can only be described as one of fits and starts.
In all, gold has made 11 short-term bottoms since May 29, the lowest being a close at $1,552.40 an ounce on June 28. Meanwhile, subsequent rally attempts have all quickly run into resistance, stalling out at near $1,620.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
Vietnam’s New War Against... / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
Back in April we wrote about Vietnam and gold investment, a brief look at the Vietnamese government’s attempts to ‘stabilize’ the economy through a series of restrictions on the gold market.
These restrictions included banning gold as a medium of exchange and issuing 7 ‘solutions’ which were designed to reduce ‘goldization’ the practice of replacing the dong with gold in transactions.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
What Moves Gold Stocks? / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
Gold and precious metals stocks are certainly affected by the price of the underlying commodity, but the most important catalysts that move prices revolve around resource assessments and production schedules. Sagient Research Senior Analyst Jocelyn August watches her companies like a hawk and records detailed data on how stocks move when certain events are made public. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, August shares her thoughts about a select group of stocks and what events might move these shares over the next quarter.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Silver Price Slammed Lower / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
“He did not care for the lying at first. He hated it. Then later he had come to like it. It was part of being an insider, but it was a very corrupting business.”
Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
The slam on silver seems to coincide with the ADP Report which was better than expected. Just now the ISM Manufacturing number showed a contraction at 49.8, so now it can go up again? Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Global Conditions Conspiring For A Swift Upswing in Uranium Prices / Commodities / Uranium
In 2011 China generated 82.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity from nuclear power stations, about 10% of the 800 billion kilowatt-hours US reactors produced in 2011.China’s insatiable appetite for electricity will continue to drive the nuclear renaissance. Although the country currently produces less than 2 percent of its electricity needs from nuclear power, this percentage will increase rapidly in coming years to keep pace with demand that’s growing at an average annual rate of 10 percent.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Unraveling the Gold U.S. Economic Puzzle / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
David Galland, Casey Research - This missive begins with a couple of unusual charts – unusual because they contain no reference points. Here's the first. As you'll note, something occurred that triggered a waterfall slide in the chart. We'll get to what that triggering event was in a moment.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Gold Tied to Central Bank Moves as Federal Reserve Inching Towards More Quantitative Easing / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
U.S. DOLLAR gold prices traded around $1615 an ounce during Wednesday morning's London session – 0.8% off this week's high – while European stock markets were also broadly flat and US Treasuries dipped, ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy announcement later today.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Gold Sat in the Waiting Room / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
Today's AM fix was USD 1,614.75, EUR 1,311.95, and GBP 1,032.78 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,622.75, EUR 1,323.29 and GBP 1,034.46 per ounce.
Silver is trading at $28.92/oz, €22.78/oz and £17.94/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,414.20/oz, palladium at $587.70/oz and rhodium at $1,100/oz.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Rising U.S. Food Prices are About to Eat Away at Your Savings / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities
Ben Gersten writes: As U.S. households prepare for Recession 2013 , they'll have trouble saving as one constant expense is starting to take a sharp climb: food prices.
Higher U.S. food prices are the last thing the country needs as 2013 is set to bring with it a painful bunch of tax increases and the ominous fiscal cliff, but U.S. consumers need to understand that their grocery bills are about take a much bigger chunk out of their wallets.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
U.S. Heat Wave Won't Propell Natural Gas to $8 in 2012 / Commodities / Natural Gas
The Energy Department reported that natural gas in storage grew by 26 billion cubic feet to 3.189 trillion cubic feet for the week ended July 20. The inventory level was 15.8% above the five-year average of 2.754 trillion cubic feet, and 18% above last year's level. Low natural gas prices in the U.S. this year has not only tanked the stocks of many gas-weighted producers, but also dragged down profits of U.S-based oilfield services companies as a result of reduced gas drilling activity (See Chart Below). However, since hitting a 10-year low of below $2/mmbtu in April, Henry Hub benchmark prices has surged 69% hitting $3.214/mmbtu on Monday, July 30, the high of the year.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Gold and Silver Bullish Omens / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
This chart courtesy Mises.org shows the true U.S. money supply. The trend is exponential and this trend may well put pressure on gold and silver to rise in response. According to Erste Group Research the combined Base Money Supply of the four most important Central Banks has been growing at 15.2% per year since 2000!
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Central Bankers Could Put Gold Under Pressure / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
U.S. DOLLAR gold prices held above $1620 an ounce Tuesday morning in London, while stocks and commodities were also broadly flat and major government bond prices ticked higher with markets looking ahead to key central bank policy decisions later in the week.
Silver prices meantime hit a four-week high at $28.47 per ounce.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Draghi Set to Unleash SMP Program Whilst Gold and Markets Await Fed / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
Today's AM fix was USD 1,622.75, EUR 1,323.29, and GBP 1,034.46 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,616.50, EUR 1,317.87 and GBP 1,029.75 per ounce.
Silver is trading at $28.21/oz, €23.06/oz and £18.06/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,429.20/oz, palladium at $585.80/oz and rhodium at $1,100/oz.
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