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Commodity News Digest

2009-11-10T22:03:52Z

Key Oil Figures Were Distorted by U.S. Pressure, Says Whistleblower - Guardian U.K. Commods Returns Seen Strong Another 2 Yrs: Goldman - Reuters The Fight Over the Future of Food - Reuters The Dollar is Weak Because… - CNNMoney There are Still Too Many Houses - CNNMoney Gold: How High can the Price Go? - Telegraph.U.K Crude Falls as Dollar Rebounds, [...]

Gold Looking Too Rich? Consider Silver

2009-11-10T16:57:34Z

Silver in the Spotlight by Dennis Cajigas Gold has been in the spotlight, but silver has been a hidden bull, and I expect it to rally for several reasons. Traders who are leery of buying gold at record-high prices might consider a silver play. Dollar Weakness Silver should find strength from expected continued weakness in the U.S. dollar. Commodities [...]

Commodity News Digest

2009-11-09T21:49:28Z

Stocks, Comodities Rally, Dollar Falls with Risk Trade Back - WSJ Industrial Giants Surge on Weak Dollar Play, Foreign Exposure - WSJ Roubini: Commodities Will Collapse - Business Insider Commodities-Rich Australia Lead’s the West’s Recovery - Money Morning Turning Up the Heat on Rice - Barron’s Gold Hits Record Above $1,110/oz as Dollar Slides - Reuters Oil Cos. Shut Output in [...]

Commodity News Digest

2009-11-05T21:29:28Z

Productivity Surges, Job Growth Should Follow - Reuters U.S. Gold Rises on Economic Optimism; Eyes $1,100/oz - Reuters Nouriel Roubini Doesn’t Understand Inflation and Deflation - Reuters Roubini Says Roger’s $2,000 Gold “Utter Nonsense” - Bloomberg Wheat Falls Most This Week on Smallest U.S. Exports Since June - Bloomberg Valuing Bonds, Dollar is Crazy in World Gone Mad: Mark Gilbert [...]

Friedman’s Futures Forecast for November: Dollar Drives Commodities

2009-11-05T19:19:05Z

Futures Forecast for November: Gold Still Shines as Dollar Drives Commodities by Jeff Friedman In October, the U.S. dollar was the driving force for commodities, and the weak dollar brought strength in the gold market in particular. I see the dollar remaining the dominating theme in November for commodities, but stock indexes may struggle a bit. Gold has [...]

Commodity News Digest

2009-11-04T21:57:26Z

Fed Sees Rates Near Zero for “Extended Period” - Reuters Dollar Reserve Status Seen in Slow Slide - Reuters China in No Mood to be Whipping Boy at G20 - Reuters Gold Heads to $1,100; Hits Fresh Record - MarketWatch Dollar Dips Further as Fed Commits to Low Rates - MarketWatch Crude Settles Above $80 on Surprise Oil Stock Draw [...]

The Cash-and-Carry Model

2009-11-04T19:07:50Z

The Cash-and-Carry Model by Aaron Fennell The cash-and-carry model is probably one of the most important concepts futures traders should understand in order to correctly value futures contracts and decide which strategies to pursue. It can tell you if you will be accumulating, or paying out, carry to hold a position. This concept is applicable to most [...]

Commodity News Digest

2009-11-03T22:00:51Z

India Buys 200 Tons of IMF’s Gold Allotment - WSJ Rail Deal is Bet on Obama’s Infrastructure, Climate Policies - WSJ America’s Natural Gas Revolution - WSJ Australia Hikes Interest Rates Again - TheStreet.com Are Higher Prices the New Normal for Oil? - Resource Investor Forget Inflation, Deflation is Bigger Danger - U.S. News & World Report Crude Turns Higher as [...]

Bullish Gold? Consider a Ratio Spread

2009-11-03T20:54:55Z

Bullish Gold? Consider a Ratio Spread by Mike Sabo Gold kicked off the week on a bullish note following better-than-expected economic reports and news of large Indian central bank purchasing. COMEX December futures surged above $1,085 an ounce Tuesday, passing the record high hit October 14 at $1,072. I think gold should remain strong in coming months [...]

Commodity News Digest

2009-11-02T21:54:46Z

Manufacturing, Pending Home Sales, Fuel Recovery Hopes - Reuters Oil Rises on U.S., China Economic Data - Reuters U.S. Gold Ends up 1.3 Pct as Dollar Drops Vs. Euro - Reuters The Nascent War on Inflation - Barron’s Hogs Climb Out of the Mud - Barron’s ISM’s New-Order Drop Raises Doubts About Energy Stocks - MarketWatch Central Banks to Call Tune [...]