November 2008 Philippine Gas Prices
I was mistaken to believe last month that the downward momentum in Philippine gas prices has slowed down as ... and cocoa futures prices. “Sugar, cocoa and coffee have outperformed energies, metals and even grains ... In recent weeks, all three commodities have shown resilience after a period of falling prices. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 04:01:37
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Commodity Boom Turns Bust in 2008 as Worldwide Economy Crumbles
By Pham-Duy Nguyen Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) — Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, ... , the slumping economy drove crude oil, gasoline, copper, corn, and wheat down from records in the first ... commodities to post gains. Gasoline futures declined to $1.0082 a gallon last year on the New York [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 18:57:26
TREASURY BUBBLE UPDATE -- 1/7/09
"The boom can last only as long as the credit expansion progresses at an ever-accelerated pace. … But then finally the masses wake up ... , you know that long-term Treasuries had a stellar year in 2008 -- their prices hitting historical highs ... commodity or index. ETFs trade just like regular stocks, so they're easy to buy and sell [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:18:00
Papua New Guinea: from economic boom to gloom
Author: Aaron Batten PNG had another interesting year in 2008 ... from yet another boom in the price of its commodity exports. High resource prices underpinned ... on effects of the crisis have led to a large downturn in the price of many of PNG’s key commodity [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 11:00:41
Ernst & Young launches survey on how companies manage volatility in commodity Prices
/India PRwire/ - Professional services firm Ernst & Young today released its survey entitled, “Commodity price risk management survey 2008” ... . Relatively simpler instruments like forward and futures were used by more than 92% of the respondents [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 11:56:06
What Your Broker's Reports Should Tell You, Morningstar
Hurry to mutual finance scrutiny. It is just opening again. You do not want to forget this. The mutual deposit assay visitors said its untreated capital justice indicator was the worst-performing of the group, with a drip of 48.5 per cent. "Oil and commodity prices tumbled in 2008 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 03:57:00
Agricultural export in Brazil.
The Ministry of Agricult announced this Friday (9) that the Brazilian agribusiness exports reached a record of $ 71 ... , since the beginning of 2008 showed an increase in prices of commodities as a factor to stimulate ... , meal and grain) recorded growth of 58%, the sector of meat, 29%; coffee, 22%; tobacco [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 20:39:01
Crisis hist nickel demand hardest
NICKEL has been hit hard, with a long list of miners shutting down production in 2008 as prices probe record lows. In its commodities outlook for 2009, published this week, Goldman Sachs said it expected ... Malcolm Southwood said. London Metal Exchange nickel fell to a low of $US11,100 a tonne yesterday [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 03:32:54
Opening Thoughts October 29 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities have rebounded from the depressed levels attained in late trading yesterday ... of the equity market. As the US consumer totes up his assets and future liabilities, he cannot hold ... . Inflation had been a concern of the central bank but the decline in commodity prices should assuage those [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 10:56:50
Saying bye to an eventful 2008, Welcome 2009!
Commodity OnlineOne more year has gone by and it is time to say farewell by ringing out the old and ringing in the new. For the global economy 2008 was an eventful one—it saw the prices of food grains, crude oil and essential commodities skyrocketing even as inflation reached four digit levels in some countries like Zimbabwe [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 14:06:00
Biofuels As Alternative Sources of Energy
Biofuels are a popular topic when it comes to proponents of alternative energy. It’s easy to see why people would get excited about the prospects ... causes of the sharp commodity price increases we saw last year. In August of 2008, UC Berkeley held a special conference called “The Future of Biofuels?” in which experts took a critical approach [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:05:34
2008: The Year in a Picture
We are on the edge of disaster without being able to situate it in the future: it is rather always already past. Maurice Blanchot ... between June and September 2008, the period of the commodity price peak-and-collapse. This episode [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 04:33:06
The Property Market in Greece
by Mary Bush The property market in Greece has seen some decline in demand in 2008, however the prices are not likely to crash, ... for people who have bought property recently of course and is better news for future investors ... . Construction costs are rising, as they are everywhere due to the rise in commodity prices although [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 22:04:57
Deputy finance minister’s head in the sand
4 December, 2008 General News/Issues Source : Malaysiakini Deputy finance minister’s head in the sand Charles Santiago | Dec 4, 08 2: ... slashed, future orders cut down to critical levels and retrenchments are being planned. Job losses ... palm and other commodity prices. Crude oil prices dropped to a three-year-low to US$48 yesterday [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 07:39:45
Intermarket Relationships: Thinking In Themes
Consider how the markets traded today: * Treasury prices were up; yields were lower * Stocks continued their tumble into the trading range of late 2008 ... economic growth or weakness in their pricing of commodities: all of these reflect themes in markets [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 23:43:44
Southeast Asia: Newsmakers of 2008
The big story of the year in Southeast Asia was the global economic downturn. A rice and food price crisis hit the region last summer. It was compounded by the dramatic rise of oil and gas prices. When prices of these commodities began to stabilize, Wall Street announced the crash of several banks and major financial institutions [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 05:36:57
Alcoa lays off 15,000, US economy moves toward depression
By Tom Eley Less than one week into 2009, new economic data indicate the US will not quickly rebound from the crash of 2008 ... the fall, as its markets shrank and commodity prices fell. These trends, however, have only continued [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 20:15:40
Parsing Mr. Paulson’s Bailout Speech: The Unprecedented Giveaway of Financial Wealth by Michael Hudson
Dandelion Salad by Michael Hudson Global Research, October 18, 2008 Mr ... up asset prices  real estate, stocks and bonds. Little commodity price inflation is expected [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 12:58:26
Recession and Environment: Why Bother?
Recession and Environment: Why Bother? December 24, 2008 at 8:51 am by Gialome · Filed under Just Delhi, environment [ ... grain prices in the local markets. The daily consumer commodities prices rose by 20 percentage points ... form $140 a barrel to less than $100 a barrel. Over next one year, hopefully, commodities, oil [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 03:21:39
Hints of Risk Appetite in the Stock Market
As 2008 came to a close, many of the headlines recapped how bad a year it was for the stock market ... degree of risk appetite among equity investors. That same appetite has been driving prices ... increasing signs of life in the commodity markets. Short-term Treasury prices, meanwhile, are hovering [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 19:08:00
All Calm on the Western Front
All Calm on the Western Front Posted by: gauntlett In: Bailout| Commodities| Crash 2008| Debt| Random Musings Christmas is past, ... on over to my quotes page and you will see the stumbling follies. How could so many miss the storm ... and commodities crashing down? So, here we are awash in retail inventory priced to go, but to whom [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 19:34:01
Closing Comments September 02 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities have surged today as a variety of fundamental and technical factors have combined to drive prices higher ... . There was an unsubstantiated rumor of a SWF fund selling commodities and buying Treasury debt. In that regard, the futures contract performed better than cash today and that would lend some credence [more...]
Date: 2008-09-02 20:19:33
Mid East tension takes precious metal prices higher
Gold and silver prices go up amid thin trading volumesBullion metal prices ended higher on Monday, 29 December, ... dollar. Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude ... prices are higher by 4.6%. Futures have averaged $865 in 2008. The dollar index has gained 8% this year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 04:20:00
2008 in Review and Some Guesses About 2009
Good Afternoon: I will briefly dispense with the market action during the last gasps of 2008 before turning to a review of 2008 ... out Wednesday and the year with modest gains, while commodity prices tried to recapture some of the glory [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:49:06
Swiss economy set to slide into recession in 2009
The financial crisis that had been brewing for over a year finally impacted Switzerland's real economy in late autumn 2008 ... will remain weak for several quarters to come. Oil and commodity prices have nose-dived since [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 19:15:00
Truth or Consequences
Of those reading this website in the early days, many expected that by 2008 the world would begin to look like a different place ... in stealth mode: supply side investments are being crimped due to low commodity prices, and investment ... strapped, but gasoline at under $2 a gallon, (arguably the scarcest input into societies' future - see [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 16:38:50
Reading List: The Forgotten Man
Shlaes, Amity. The Forgotten Man. New York: Harper Perennial, 2008. ISBN 978-0-06-093642-6 ... commodity prices bankrupted millions of farmers, and world trade and credit markets froze, exporting [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 23:36:05
a wise man spoke…
Back in the long gone days of Summer 2008, our gas prices were in the $4.00 range. Congress was looking in to the price of oil and why it had risen ... futures market, in which investors buy and sell promises to deliver oil at a later date, and claimed ... commodity futures — “is almost equal to the increase in demand from China.” Many economists scoffed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 04:13:22
Global central banks hold 29,783 tones of Gold!
2009-01-02 Commodity Online As we analyze the possible reasons behind future directional move in gold prices in 2009, ... in 2008. The Rest… Commodity Online.com [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 13:36:55
Caveat Inventor?
On October 30th, 2008 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released their decision on Bilski a case questioning the validity of a business ... appropriate pricing and apportioning of commodity hedging instruments—a process by which companies ... , that wasn’t enough. An aside But what does it all mean, Basil? What are the implications to future [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 18:39:34
An oil-price cracker too late for some
A bit of momentum has returned to both crude and products. Of particular interest is the strength in naphtha prices -- which had suffered the greatest fall in the big commodities sell-off of Q4 2008. The gasoline/naphtha (regrade) spread has narrowed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 13:10:22
Market Commentary From Monty Guild
Dear CIGAs, 2008 IS BEHIND US…MANY ARE THANKFUL We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy, healthy, prosperous New Year. OUR OUTLOOK FOR 2009 A) The U.S. dollar will decline in 2009. This is a lynchpin for several investments. B) Precious metals and grain commodities have bottomed. These are priced in dollars… [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 20:54:23
Treasury Recap July 22 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities fell sharply today as supply fears and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official spooked the markets ... in commodities came at an inopportune time for taxpayers. The auction tailed 5 basis points. (Tail ... prevailed in the brokers market prior to the auction. A long tail indicates that neither the dealer [more...]
Date: 2008-07-22 19:56:00
More from the Front Lines of the Financial Crisis by Stephen Lendman
Posted by dandelionsalad on November 3, 2008 Dandelion Salad by Stephen Lendman Global Research, November 3, 2008 In its latest economic outlook, Merrill Lynch economists “worry about inflation, or more precisely,” a lack of it. From crashing global equity markets, falling commodity prices, rising unemployment, stagnant wages, over-indebted [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 18:11:43
Africa’s Economic Outlook for 2009
As 2008 comes to a close, it is fitting to reflect on the events of the past year and consider how they will shape Africa and its economy in 2009 ... -oriented think tank in Ghana, paints a realistic picture of Africa’s future economic outlook given the downturn in commodity prices and the ongoing global economic crisis. He predicts that countries [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 21:30:15
Sunday morning links
#fullpost{display:inline;}TOP STORIESIsrael May Call Up Army Reserves After Bombarding Hamas - BloombergGMAC quiet on bailout hurdle after deadline ... /INVESTINGGas prices: Five-year low and falling - CNN/MoneyRecovery seen for US stocks as trading enters new year - AFPGold, the star performer of 2008! - Commodity OnlineOil giants are itching to invade [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 15:50:00
Alan Schram: The Story of 2008: What Went Wrong?
The past year has been financially chaotic on a level almost no one alive has ever seen ... , consumer companies, technology, real estate and commodities. 2008 was the worst year for the S&amp ... more than 1%. However, suddenly home prices decline nationwide, and 20% of the mortgages default [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:06:35
Tapping into water conservation
Tapping into water conservation Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 29, 2008 at 3:26 pm From Sustainable Industries: Water may be everywhere, ... in the not-so-distant-future. While some companies are already viewing water as the next oil—and are starting to prepare ... says Neal Dikeman, a partner at Jane Capital. “If energy is a commodity price [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 23:26:19
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE:RIO_p) - Significant increase in ADR price. Free research report.
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce’s (Vale) ADR price has increased significantly since our previous update report dated 26 November 2008, reflecting an anticipated revival in commodity demand fueled by lower borrowing costs and rising levels of US government spending. This appreciation was also supported by the company’s organic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 16:35:32
01-05-09 Food Versus Fuel or Just a Short Supply of Wheat? Which is it?
(The BARN - Briggsdale, CO) It all started early in 2008 when the price of wheat at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange exploded to the upset pushing to about twenty-five dollars a bushel. Some screamed ethanol was the culprit - and that using commodities for fuel was straining the system. But was that really the case? Certainly not for wheat says [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 21:31:54
DrumBeat: October 17, 2008
The dark side of lower prices NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stock prices have plunged in recent weeks. So have oil prices ... the gas don't want to be sitting in traffic. Time is a commodity," says restaurateur Jason Chan [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 13:14:58
Commodities and currencies should continue mixed and sidelined
Overview Turmoil in the credit markets and the ECB adds to woes by suggesting it will raise its key rate by 25 basis points at July’s meeting. Euribor interest rate futures promptly dropped 25 points, with the December 2008 contract pricing three-month Libor at 5.525%, dragging Sterling, Swiss and US money market contracts down too [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 06:52:54
6 Factors Shaping the Renewable Energy Industry in 2008
Many industries experienced turbulence this year and renewable energy was no exception. 2008 was really a mixed bag for the industry, with lots of good and bad news. 1. High Energy ... to support it. 6. Fluctuating Commodity Prices Renewable energy systems rely on raw materials [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 01:26:22
Friday morning links
#fullpost{display:inline;}TOP STORIESManufacturing Cools Around the World - NY TimesRussia, ... TodayAfter worst year ever, commodities may lag recovery - Reuters2008 Year Review and Outlook For 2009 ... brightly - APUK house prices suffered record drop in 2008 - TelegraphNew year nightmare brings spectre [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 13:40:00
Daily Report for Mon, Oct 27, 2008
The crisis in global equity, commodity and currency markets worsened overnight ... ) as an indicator. US equity futures have come off their earlier lows. ADDENDUM Links & Charts ... is sinking as are prices on the European bourses; the US equity markets may open with futures locked [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 10:13:05
DrumBeat: November 16, 2008
Global climate changes could lead to violence: Experts say it will accelerate the race for food, water KANSAS CITY, MO ... Last Month ``Tumbling energy and commodity prices have altered the inflation landscape,'' said Ryan Sweet [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 13:20:33
Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides
Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides filed in Business on Jan.02, 2009 ‘) ... late on Wednesday, the last trading session of 2008. U.S. gold futures for February delivery fell ... as a hedge against oil-led inflation and as rising crude prices often increase interest in commodities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 20:56:24
Bush Ends Executive Ban on Off-Shore Drilling and Oil Prices Drop 7% in two trading sessions
June 20, 2008 — USA Today: Democrat Barack Obama’s campaign released remarks he plans to make at the start of a news conference in ... of futures trading in commodities. – WLS ... on July 14 — $145.18. Price of oil at close on July 16 — $134.60. “Crude-oil futures tumbled $4.14 [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 00:34:34
Is it a rejuvenated Dow or 'dead cat bounce' Dow?
Is it a rejuvenated Dow or 'dead cat bounce' Dow? Posted Aug 29th 2008 1:03PM by Joseph Lazzaro Filed under: Indices, Technical Analysis, DJIAOil declines by $30 from record highs. Other commodity prices moderate. The dollar rallies ... here argues that investors/ traders should take [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 17:15:18
History Suggests Gordon Will Not Survive This Recession
The major 5 UK recessions of the 20th Century were 1920-21, 1929-33, 1973-75, 79-82 & 1989-1991 ... and rocketing commodity prices. This caused queues at petrol stations, rolling cutbacks in electricity ... . The first chart below shows the historical data for GDP output from 1970 to the 3rdQ 2008 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 01:12:20
