Commodity News Digest

Global Markets: Stocks, Dollar Surge into 2009 - Reuters After Worst Year Ever, Commodities May Lag Recovery - Reuters Success of Managed Futures is a Mixed Bag - Chicago Tribune Bonds in 2009: Waiting by the Exits - CNNMoney Oil Jumps 3.6% on Supply Worries - CNNMoney [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:39:54

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Eight Things You can Do When Your Romantic Prospect Likes Another Person

Liking someone is a common nature of humans, given everyone’s need for love, appreciation and attention ... for circumstances like this, especially if your partner is a rather hot commodity on the dating market ... or distressed. The news is surely painful, but the game is not over until your prospect is formally [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:28:28

Fresh Genes Needed to Save Chicken Industry

Chickens The first analysis of genetic diversity in a modern agricultural commodity has returned some disturbing news: Market-driven chicken farming has produced a race of genetically [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 23:34:37

What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Prices?

Onions have no futures market, yet their recent price volatility makes the swings in oil and corn look tame ... in a commodity not in today's news: onions. The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders were [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 15:52:02

Markets are in absolute freefall

The news on markets around the world is particularly dire this morning. Despite a late day rally in the U.S., markets in Asia and Europe are down as much as 9 and 10% and S&P Futures are 60 limit down ... 3%, agricultural commodities are down, and all currencies are getting killed against the dollar excep [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:49:05

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05Jan09 How Good is Our Standard? By garisgaris Categories: Professionalism, digesting news, idea, indonesian economy, ... a comfortable state of being.                                                 Halle Berry quotes, 42 ... our commodity standard to be. In marketing study, it is a mainstream idea to follow what costumer demands [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 09:00:03

FOREX ROLLER COASTER

Lately the Foreign Exchange market has made a roller coaster ride seem boring.Currency pairs stay in 5 hour quiet lulls, and then either blast off, or drops off a cliff. Economic news, commodity prices, or Central Banker jawboning may cause prices to move at a 90 degree angle and change the global capital flows in mere minutes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:57:00

Silver Giving Thanks to Gold

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Like many commodities heading into the traditional Thanksgiving slowdown, ... , says Crown Forex. Trading will likely slow for the rest of the week as U.S. markets close ... since last Friday and has managed to hold on to most of its gains going into the holiday.  “ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 16:18:06

Stronger Mortgage Data Props up Pound vs Dollar

Thursday, January 1, 2009 Sterling steadied versus the dollar on Monday as news of growing mortgage approvals eased concerns about a potentially ... in the week to February 19 according to the latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading ... in the market with 0-1 pips in 10 pairs, no commissions, no swaps and instant account Activation.2. Scandinavian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:11:00

World markets open '09 on optimistic note

World markets open '09 on optimistic note by The Associated Press Friday January 02, 2009, 5:32 AM World stock markets opened 2009 on a high note, with Hong Kong's index up more than 4 percent, as investors shrugged off more dreary economic news ... licenses, and commodity companies were lifted by stronger prices for raw materials. European [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 11:03:53

Oil falls to 3-year low on bleak US economic news

The contract plummeted overnight $5.15 to settle at $49.28 after more signs of a weakening U.S ... Index sliding 3.4 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropping 4.8 percent. Oil investors ... the same; consumption worries continue to depress the oil market,” said David Moore, commodity strategist [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 10:03:07

Falling Down: Enviros Shouldn?t Sweat Lower Oil Prices

Falling oil prices generally aren’t good news for environmentalists ... question is how far oil can fall, and if that will be enough. Crude futures dropped below $90 a barrel ... to get cash to speculate in oil, or any other commodities market. OPEC president Chakib Khelil said [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:55:00

Oil, commodities continue retreat on global economic slowdown concerns

Oil, commodities continue retreat on global economic slowdown concerns Posted Aug 8th 2008 11:25AM by Joseph Lazzaro Filed under: International markets, Forecasts, Other issues, Good news, CommoditiesOil continued its month-long decline Friday, as investors and traders reduced their stakes in the world's most vital commodity [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 15:35:22

“Housing Markets Will Roar Back in 2009”

At dire times like these, we can all use a laugh or two. So our  thanks to the author of the report, “Housing Markets Will Roar Back in 2009 ... bubble’, commodity prices lower, tax credits available for homebuyers, and the government eager ... in late 2009 once price appreciation kicks in.” Let us then ignore two stories in the news: Mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:07:52

DJ Mexico,C. Amer Cash Coffee: Little Trade As Buyers Eye Stocks

Last update: 8:35 p.m. EST Jan. 9, 2009 MEXICO CITY, Jan 09, 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- Physical trading was slow this week in the cash coffee markets of Mexico and Central [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:50:16

Who’s Afraid of Deflation?

According to the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) ... minus 4 percent inflation in 2009 (part of which is likely due to lower commodity prices ... , and it may be that further news about other parts of the Obama approach (including the directly on housing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:30:02

Manufacturing activity hits 28-year low

#fullpost{display:inline;}Well, equity markets seem to be shrugging off the first bit of horrible economic news in the new year - the steepest ... 1949, reflecting the drop in commodity costs. Economists had projected that the measure, which averaged [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:52:00

Overlooked Economic News

Overlooked Economic News By Catherine Rampell In the midst of anxiety over the stock market’s plunge, ... prices are way, way down. (As always, check out GasBuddy.com for historical gasoline prices.) Low ... (though dropping) commodity prices. At Vox EU, the economists Juan Delgado and Indhira Santos argue [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 21:39:04

Studies show increased consumer interest in a variety of sports betting market areas

“I’m excited about the future possibilities in our sports betting industry,” said manager Sakamoto Bollacker, ... market will slow acquisition down, stocks will continue to trade hands. News of possible lay-offs ... leadership last year.” “I’m doubtful of a fast turnaround,” said Mechelle Mcevers, a commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:01:01

In The News Today

Jim Sinclair’s Commentary A hint for the market "Wise Guys ... Gold Shares (trading symbol GLD) climbed to 705.90 metric tons on July 11, before backing down ... . Rising ETF holdings are generally described as supportive for a commodity such as gold or silver [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:43:51

Trade deficit is going where?

rdan(hat tip Stormy)Market Oracle has an opinion on where the trade deficit will be headed: ... situation: * We make mining equipment at a time when commodity prices are crashing and mines ... . The resiliency of Wal-Mart sale is bad news for the US, as virtually all the retailer's cheap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 10:00:00

Jim Rogers on stocks, bonds, and silver

Famed investor Jim Rogers has been in the news quite a bit lately. Last week he was in New York for a conference on commodities, yesterday he was in Seoul speaking ... will be ``in a trading range for years to come,'' he said. ... ``I have started going back into the markets; that does [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 15:37:50

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

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