Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Inflation, Deflation and Gold & Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: William_Bancroft
As we look upon yet more unprecedented times in financial markets, the debates about outcomes of inflation and deflation still rage. We are not necessarily wedded to either of these, taking the view that only policy responses from the financial authorities will reveal what lies ahead.
It seems most market participants wait with baited breathe to see how different policy responses in different jurisdictions will play out. In very general terms it appears the Fed is still more liquidity happy and ideologically aligned to stimulus and the Europeans, although often contradictory in their lack of consistency, are less keen on the printing press.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Global Factors Hitting Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Eric_McWhinnie
Despite having a rather stable performance last week, gold and silver are declining sharply Monday. Gold fell below a key support level at $1,680, while silver dipped below $31. There are several global factors contributing to the decline in precious metals today.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Preparing for Gold 2012 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
Imagine most are anxious to put 2011 into the history book. Many of the hopes and dreams of a year ago certainly fizzled as time passed. A raging bull was converted to a bear in nearly all financial markets. So, we do hope for change in the new year, in the markets and especially in November. As we all prepare for 2012, we hope to provide some thoughts for your consideration.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Are Central, Commercial Banks Lending or Selling Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Julian_DW_Phillips
The big feature of last week's decline in the gold price has been the lending of gold into the market. Commercial banks could have been doing it, but there is evidence in the past that central banks have leased gold to cap the gold price and bring it down. The gold price declines were so rapid and extensive that some investors theorized that central banks, including the Federal Reserve, were actively selling gold. The talk is that Commercial banks were unable to get the dollar liquidity they needed, leasing gold under their wings to facilitate these loans at lower interest rates. After the massive swap arrangements made between the U.S. Fed and the E.C.B., many felt that the problems of dollar liquidity had been overcome; however, by the extensive leasing of gold, this does not appear true.
Monday, December 12, 2011
"Funding Stresses" as Gold Plummets, European Summit Deal "Shows a Lack of Progress" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Ben_Traynor
SPOT MARKET gold prices dropped to $1670 an ounce Monday lunchtime in London – 2.3% off last week's closing spot price – while stocks and commodities also fell and US Treasury bonds rose.
Silver prices dropped to $31.12 per ounce – 3.4% down on the end of last week.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
ETF and Central Bank Gold Lent to Banks Being Relent Into Market? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: GoldCore
Gold is trading at USD 1,680.90, EUR 1,267.70, GBP 1,075.30, CHF 1,564.40, JPY 130,750 and AUD 1,659.0 per ounce.
Gold’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1,680.00, GBP 1,077.06, and EUR 1,266.49 per ounce.
Friday's AM fix was USD 1,712.00, GBP 1,094.49, and EUR 1,281.34 per ounce.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Gold Model Forecasts $4380 Gold Price / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Willem_Weytjens
You’ve probably heard it many times: “Gold is a good hedge against inflation”.
But IS it? That’s the question we will try to answer in this article.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Gold Continues to Show Lack of Enthusiasm From Speculators / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Merv_Burak
Volume low, Gold price going nowhere except slightly lower, not bullish for the road forward but things could change overnight.
GOLD : LONG TERM
The long term chart shown here a couple of weeks ago remains in force. The action remains within that up trending channel and that very long term momentum indicator remains below its support trend line but still in its positive zone.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
You Can’t Print More Gold, Price Could Reach $10,000 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Frank_Holmes
What do you get when you mix negative real interest rates with stimulative money supply efforts by global central banks?
An exceptionally potent formula for higher gold prices that could send gold to the unimaginable level of $10,000 an ounce. Negative real interest rates and strong money supply growth are two key factors of what I refer to as the Fear Trade.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Gold and Silver Bull Market Pullbacks in Perspective / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Jeff_Clark
Jeff Clark, Casey Research writes: If you're bullish about the long term for gold and silver, it's mouthwatering to watch them undergo a major correction after taking earlier profits that added to your deployable cash. For a little historical perspective on pullbacks, consider the following charts.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
General Stock Market Reinforces the Bullish Outlook for Gold Mining Stocks / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Przemyslaw_Radomski
Today’s EU summit has been billed as the best-- perhaps the last-- opportunity to save the euro. As we publish today’s essay, we still don’t know the results, and gold, like most asset classes, will react to headlines coming out of Europe. Will “Merkozy,” (ladies first), the leaders of Germany and France, be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat and save the day? On Monday the two issued an ultimatum demanding that all 17 nations in the eurozone agree to a change in European treaties that would compel them to balance budgets or face sanctions. German officials insist that budget discipline will restore investor confidence. However, the Franco-German plan could exacerbate Europe’s fundamental problem, which is a lack of growth.
Friday, December 09, 2011
Gold Nears Weekend 2% Down as UK Quits New European "Fiscal Compact" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
WHOLESALE MARKET gold prices fell back to this week's low of $1705 per ounce Friday lunchtime in London, as Asian equities closed sharply lower but Eurozone and US equities rallied following news of the "fiscal discipline" being agreed by political leaders meeting in Brussels.
All 17 heads of state in the currency union have agreed to being bound by European Commission approval of their national budgets, with "automatic sanctions" hitting any member whose annual budget deficit exceeds 3% of GDP.
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Friday, December 09, 2011
Euro Fudge Distracts From Global Debt Titanic; Intervention in Gold Market? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: GoldCore
Gold is trading at USD 1,719.00, EUR 1,283.70, GBP 1,095.30, CHF 1,582.40, JPY 135,510 and AUD 1,689.0 per ounce.
Gold’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1,712.00, GBP 1,094.49, and EUR 1,281.34 per ounce.
Yesterday's AM fix was USD 1,739.00, GBP 1,105.81, and EUR 1,297.28 per ounce.
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Friday, December 09, 2011
Gold Price Forecast 2012: Miners Will Shine as Prices Soar / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Money_Morning
Peter Krauth writes: Despite a pullback from its all-time high of about $1,920 an ounce set in September, gold is still trading in the $1,750 range. In fact, the glittering metal has gained 22% in the past 12 months.What's more is that I believe gold prices will eclipse $2,200 an ounce next year, and shoot beyond even $5,000 an ounce after that.
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Friday, December 09, 2011
Gold - The Simple Secular Thesis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adam_Brochert
It's more subtle and sophisticated than "buy Gold and get rich." But in the end, not much. Traders and speculators are always looking for the edge - much like the hares racing the tortoise. But the tortoise method of investing for this secular cycle is important and should comprise a significant portion of one's portfolio regardless of your preferred time horizon when investing and/or speculating/trading. After all, when MF Global can happen in one of the so-called safe haven countries (i.e. the USA), then isn't a component of safety without counter party risk important? Holding paper fiat currency and stuffing it under the mattress requires infinite faith that the apparatchiks and central bankstaz pulling the strings will not fall into the trap of human nature that has plagued every currency, including those backed by Gold, since currencies were first invented. I am speaking of debasement and debauchery.
Friday, December 09, 2011
Small-Cap Energy Stocks to Watch / Commodities / Oil Companies
By: The_Energy_Report
Strong oil prices are paving the way for some outstanding buying opportunities, says Young Capital Management Portfolio Manager Josh Young in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. He points to four of his favorite undervalued plays, which may not stay below the radar long.
The Energy Report: Can you give us a little update on your current appraisal of the energy markets since we last spoke in July?
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Friday, December 09, 2011
Emerging Bullish Scenario for Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Mike_Paulenoff
It is no coincidence that the next and probably the most highly anticipated Euro-zone Summit is scheduled right in the timeframe for a low in the 5.5 month (122 day) cycle in spot gold prices.
Within a cycle of such length, the bottoming window is 7 days in an imperfect cyclical world, which means that gold already may have bottomed.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
Buying Silver Is Like Buying Gold At $554 Today / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Hubert_Moolman
I think that buying silver today is like buying gold for $554 an ounce. Let me explain: As I am writing, silver is currently trading at about 65.2% (32.6/50) of its 1980 high. If gold was trading at 65.2% of its 1980 high, it would be trading at $554 (0.652*850).Now, I really like gold, even at today’s price of $1 738, but why should I pay $1 738, if I can get it for $554 by buying silver and then exchanging it for gold when the gold/silver ratio is at an extreme (in favour of silver). The reason for this logic comes from the fundamental relationship between gold and silver as explained in my previous article.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
Gold Bullion Rises in "Very Thin" Trade as ECB Cuts Interest Rates / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011
By: Adrian_Ash
THE WHOLESALE gold and silver price both continued to rise in London on Thursday morning, recovering the week's earlier losses despite what dealers called "lethargic", "thin" and "quiet" trade ahead of tomorrow's political summit aimed at rewriting European Union treaties to boost confidence in the Eurozone.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Mexico a Rising Natural Gas Superstate? / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: OilPrice_Com
Americans looking south of the Rio Grande tend to forget, if they ever knew, that Mexico is, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, now America's second largest source of imports. Of the United States' total crude oil imports averaging 9,033 thousand barrels per day (tbpd), Mexico is the second largest source of imports, at 1,319 tbpd, exceeded only by Canada with 2,666 tbpd.
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