Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Friday, April 05, 2013
FDR's Gold Confiscation 80 Years On / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
"I, Franklin D Roosevelt...do declare that said national emergency still continues to exist and...do hereby prohibit the hoarding of gold..."
Executive Order 6102, issued by US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt 80 years ago, on April 5th 1933, banned private gold ownership in the United States, forcing gold owners to take their bullion to a bank and exchange it for Dollars at the prevailing rate.
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
Gold Price Collapse Triggered by Stop-Losses & Big Fund Sales / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
The PRICE of GOLD extended its worst two-day drop vs. the Dollar since June last year Thursday morning in London, falling as low as $1540.50 per ounce before rallying to $1551.
Commodities also stemmed their fall and major government bonds trimmed earlier gains.
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
How to Double Your Money by Investing in Copper / Commodities / Copper
Copper prices are up 170% over the past four years - meaning huge profits for anyone who has been investing in copper.
But now many investors are bailing on the red metal. Prices have slipped about 9% this year, and inventories are soaring.
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
Is It Time To Sell Your Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
Dear readers ask about gold. Is it time to sell? To buy? To forget about it?
Gold fell $25 yesterday; it now stands at $1,575 per ounce. The gold price could break all the way down to $1,000. But we don't expect it. Gold is not in a bubble.
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Gold Faces Headwinds if Economy Recovers / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
FOLLOWING a sharp drop yesterday, the gold price traded near one-month lows Wednesday morning, hovering just above $1570 an ounce by lunchtime in London, as stock markets ticked lower following gains yesterday.
Silver meantime climbed back above $27.30 an ounce, having fallen to an eight-month low below $27, while broader commodities also ticked lower.
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Why Rick Rule Bought $280M of Platinum and Palladium / Commodities / Commodities Trading
When Rick Rule pairs lower grades, labor strife and inefficient mines with the relentless demand for platinum and palladium, his result is an investment thesis that could pay off for bullion and equity investors. In his Metals Report interview, the founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd. compares the current platinum and palladium space to the uranium sector 10 years ago, and predicts handsome returns for investors willing to shoulder the risk.
The Metals Report: Your report, Platinum and Palladium, predicts a 915,000-ounce (915 Koz) deficit in platinum and palladium this year. Does your investment thesis treat the platinum group metals (PGMs) more as precious or industrial metals?
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Bullish on Oil Prices? Two Reasons You Might Change Your Mind / Commodities / Crude Oil
The downturn beginning in 2008 triggered a macroeconomic meltdown that would disrupt all markets, domestic and global. Demand for petroleum diminished just as new technologies were beginning to gush out oil and gas in never-before-seen volumes, creating a perfect storm that would depress prices. Now that oil prices have rebounded, is the worst behind us? In this interview with The Energy Report, Director of Energy Research Marshall Adkins of Raymond James & Associates discusses the events of the last five years and the near-term prospects for energy-related investments.
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Recent Action in Silver ETFs Is Bad News for Precious-Metals Bears / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
Two weeks ago we looked at the difference between gold ETF outflows vs. physical gold purchases, and showed that most sales were coming from the former while aggressive buying was coming from the latter.
This week we examined the same data for silver – and discovered a rather striking trend. Not only are silver ETFs seeing no net outflows, their holdings are increasing. Bearish investors who treat the two precious metals as being the same, interchangeable thing, and sell silver along with gold are at risk of missing the boat.
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Why Are Silver Prices Falling When Demand for Coins is White-Hot? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
William Patalon writes: It's one of the biggest mysteries in finance right now.
I mean, it's a real head-scratcher ...
On one hand, demand for silver coins has been off the charts. With so many investors wanting to swap currency for silver, neither the U.S. Mint nor the Royal Canadian Mint has been able to keep up with purchase requests.
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Gold Investors Evaporate as North Korea Tensions Rise / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
U.S. DOLLAR prices to buy gold dipped back below $1600 an ounce Tuesday morning, though they remained close to that level by lunchtime in London, as the physical bullion market re-opened following the Easter break.
Stock markets edged higher in Europe despite news of record high unemployment and contracting manufacturing sectors, while major government bond prices dipped.
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Cyprus triggers preference for Goods, Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
Almost certainly prices for goods in Cyprus will rise as a result of its banking crisis, because the imposition of capital controls will restrict imports, leading to supply bottlenecks. In addition residents will no longer be complacent about keeping money on deposit, but seek other alternatives. Large depositors may be trapped, but smaller local depositors will draw them down for cash to stock up on things needed tomorrow while they are available.
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Follow the Smart Money to Undervalued Gold Miners / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
Investors unsure of which way to turn in this market need only watch the "smart money," says Jeb Handwerger, the editor and publisher of GoldStockTrades.com. Billionaires like John Paulson and Carlos Slim are plucking up mining investments on the cheap. In this interview with The Gold Report, Handwerger shares his favorite discount buys.
The Gold Report: Gold recently witnessed some upside price support after the Cypriot parliament proposed taking money from private bank accounts to raise the €5.8 billion needed to qualify for an international bailout. What was your first reaction to that news?
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Monday, April 01, 2013
Silver Statistical Correlations / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
Begin the analysis in 1971 when Nixon dropped the link between the dollar and gold. A pack of Marlboros cost (depending on local taxes) about $0.39. We paid about $0.36 for a gallon of gasoline. The DOW Index was about 850. Silver was priced at about $1.39.
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Monday, April 01, 2013
Silver Stocks Update / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
When we discuss gold stocks we often refer to gold and silver stocks. Today we take a look at the silver stocks specifically.
Below is a chart of our partially weighted producers index which contains 14 of the largest silver producers. We didn't cherry pick the 14. We went down the list and that includes a handful of companies which have really struggled in recent years. Anyway, the 56% in the current cyclical bear is well in line with history. Previous downturns have been 51% and 49% and then 85% from 2007-2008.
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Gold And Silver Stakes Just Got Higher / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
Cyprus is a trial balloon for the NWO, taking a small country that can more easily be controlled, putting the financial screws to bank depositors and then watching how it all unfolds, creating a playbook for future bank raids. How did the people react? Where will we need to deploy armed police or military? Did keeping the banks closed for a longer period of time force an adjustment of inevitability/acceptance? How much more can we get away with from this learning process?
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Major Financial Market Forces’ Trajectories / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
“We are in a period where the "haves" are determined to hold on to their positions in the world. The "haves" include the world's leaders and politicians, and the world's "masters of the earth," which includes those who control the world's money.
“Those who control the money make the rules, and their main aim is to remain in power. Currently, the various central banks control the creation and the issuance of money. To ensure that they remain in power, the central banks are spewing forth a veritable avalanche of fiat currency, money created out of a computer -- money that has been created out of "thin air." In turn, we are supposed to bow down and thank the money creators, those who are saving us from a new world depression. Thank you, thank you, marvelous Alan Greenspan and great Ben Bernanke.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Gold and the Global Chess Game of Capital Controls / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
The best indicator of a chess player's form is his ability to sense the climax of the game. –Boris Spassky, World Chess Champion, 1969-1972
You've likely heard that the German central bank announced it will begin withdrawing part of its massive gold holdings from the United States as well as all its holdings from France. By 2020, Bundesbank says it wants half its gold reserves stored in its own vault in Germany.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Safe Solar Havens - What You Dont Expect Wont Happen / Commodities / Solar Energy
BLOOMBERG MIRACLE ADVICE
On March 29 Bloomberg told its readers that Germany’s solar industry "is set to benefit from the financial crisis in Cyprus as investors seek a haven in the guaranteed returns provided by clean-energy plants". It cited a small German firm called Milk the Sun GmbH (more appropriately Milk the Pigeons Unlimited) which claims it is now deluged with investor requests for advice on placements in the "sensitive range" of 100 000 euros and up.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Silver’s Coming of Age / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
Silver is winning market share from gold buyers.
2008 - In March 2008, sales increased nine times over the month before - 200,000 to 1,855,000.
In April 2008, the United States Mint had to start an allocation program, effectively rationing Silver Eagle bullion coins to authorized dealers on a weekly basis due to "unprecedented demand."
On June 6, 2008, the Mint announced that all incoming silver planchets were being used to produce only bullion issues of the Silver Eagle and not proof or uncirculated collectible issues.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
SILJ New ETF For Investing in Silver Mining Stocks / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2013
David Zeiler writes: With silver looking even more alluring than gold lately, it's smart to consider investing in silver miners - and a new ETF gives investors one more option.
The PureFunds ISE Junior Silver ETF (NYSE: SILJ), launched in November, differs from other silver mining ETFs in that it focuses only on junior silver miners.
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