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Over-dependence on derivatives hit AIG

The US financial tsunami has washed out giant investment banks of the US and has led to many commercial banks being bought over or nationalised ... to speculate on the future price of commodities or shares - without buying the underlying investment ... , the inaccuracy of which may not be exposed for many years. Derivatives like futures, options and [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 10:29:14

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HOW OBAMA WOULD STIFLE DRUG INNOVATION

The pharmaceutical industry has begun to give up on developing drugs for routine medical problems in favor of discovering "specialty" ... controls -- based on a view of medical care as a commodity to be purchased at the lowest price, with little ... economically pernicious effect of price and access controls is how they distort future investment decisions [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 13:35:56

Gold Prices and Financial Spread Betting Strategy

Precious metals gain in commodities tradingGold prices are on the rise again, ... Brokerage Group Inc. in Closter, New Jersey. “When most else is unsafe, or yielding virtually nothing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 21:24:03

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

Speculators not to blame

In certain quarters people keep arguing that the surging oil and food prices are caused by speculative international investments in these commodities. People who understand how the market is working have always maintained that the principle effect of commodity futures is beneficial because they smooth extreme swings of prices [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 05:22:11

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

U.S Market Update

- Equity markets have begun the week in positive territory, helped by declining commodity prices. Oil futures have shed about $4/bbl and gold has fallen this morning as the dollar has firmed ... % in Chicago led by Wheat while August natural gas is off close to 5% despite the formulation [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 15:35:29

Catching the Market's Themes

I once again want to thank those who have recently emailed regarding the Twitter posts ... : strong U.S. stocks and U.S. dollar; weaker stocks and currencies overseas; and falling commodity prices. All of these are reflections of the relative concerns investors and traders are placing [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 11:48:22

International Trade Seizing Up Due to Banking Crisis (Updated)

I have been more than a tad concerned about near-paralysis in the money markets and imploding equity prices ... shortages of commodities begins to show up. THE CENTRAL BANKS CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN OR WE HAVE NO ECONOMY ... comes from the Financial Post, "Grain piles up in ports" (hat tip reader Vox Sanus): The credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 02:56:53

A Proposal for an Investment Strategy

By Ctein I would like to make a suggestion, with all appropriate modesty, that would alleviate a considerable amount of current financial woe ... . Hence, investors always need the Next Big Thing. They moved on to commodities. Prices skyrocketed [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 04:03:27

Collapse of Proposed Bailout Endangers Car Industry

We all know that the wind of recession had severely hit the global car market. Big U ... stocks, and commodity prices have started tumbling in response to the immediate effect ... in India. The Indian auto industry is gradually making efforts to revive its future. But, a bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 12:46:09

Mr. L.Purevdorj, a newly appointed President of Mongol Bank: will study of providing more money into the market.

Shortly after appointed as the President of Mongol Bank, Mr. L.Purevdorj answered some questions from media ... trade balance, banking risk. We must increase our currency reserve. We have to work on attracting ... is imported to Mongolia through copper commodity price fall. We shall get rid of this position [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:25:13

Deals of the Day: Is BCE the Next Busted Buyout?

Deals of the Day gathers all the biggest news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies, financing and private equity ... to provide labor, parts, repairs, upgrades, improvements, service, software and equipment in a long ... company Rio Tinto, saying the recent fall in commodity prices and worsening world economy made [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:47:54

Why should central banks cut interest rates?

Central banks around the world are whacking interest rates at a breakneck clip ... up the economy at a time when commodity prices are plummeting, making inflation less of a concern ... ) for a 'future good' (an IOU -money that can be used later). Because people will always prefer having a good [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 16:22:48

Commodities jump alongside oil prices

By MADLEN READ NEW YORK (AP) — Metals and grains rose alongside energy prices in light trading Friday, after a nine-day plunge in oil encouraged investors to buy back into the struggling commodities market. But so far, there is little evidence that crude oil or other battered commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:09:19

Global trends driving 'land grab' in poor nations: activists

A farmer in the Philippines where the government have opened talks with Qatar over the lease of agricultural land KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) ... including high prices for oil and commodities, the biofuels boom, and now the sweeping downturn ... group Grain said in a recent report.It said that some deals were targeted at boosting food security [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 07:42:00

Who let the oil market be manipulated?

For anyone who believes that speculation by energy traders explains at least a portion of the run-up in oil prices, the announcement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating oil market ... some commodity trading exchanges to operate without oversight while others must report what's going [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 15:51:47

U.S. POWER, INFLUENCE WILL DECLINE IN FUTURE - NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL

The report aims to better inform policymakers, ... Thursday paints an alarming picture of an unstable future for international relations defined ... fueled by long-term “increases in oil and commodity prices” along with a gradual shift [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 02:44:43

Money management guide

When the prices of commodities are booming and expenditure is increasing in every manner, it becomes essential to make some planning for your income ... output etc. If you are investing in some trust or insurance policies, your wealth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 00:13:42

Maryland’s Gensler finds a spot in Obama administration

Some Marylanders’ names have been tossed around as possibilities for posts in the Obama administration (i.e. former Rep. Wayne Gilchrest and Dr ... as his pick to head up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The CFTC oversees $5 trillion in futures and options trading — oil and other commodities prices have been hot-button issues there this year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 18:11:06

NEWS WIRE: Pakistan: The Case of Microfinance in the Post Crisis World

Source: The Nation. Original news wire here. Pakistan, ... caused by rising energy and commodity prices. The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) which measures a basket [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:01:46

Will the global financial crisis halt the rise of emerging economies?

NOBODY talks about "decoupling" any more. Instead, emerging economies are sinking alongside developed ones ... commodity prices. All three props have now collapsed. In particular, as America's housing bust ... economies' future growth rates.Yet emerging economies' reliance on America is often exaggerated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:39:00

The Cheese is Back

by paradox In these carefree times of 2009, such times of prancing nonchalance, not only has the US Manufacturing Index cliff-dived but commodity prices have too--crude oil has been on a dive none of us will likely see again--and the dreaded dairy price subsidies have kicked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 15:41:29

Investment Guru Jim Rogers Says Commodities are the ‘Place to Be’ Despite Their Decline

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Money Morning Commodity prices have plunged from the record highs they hit earlier this year, but in a recent interview with Bloomberg, investing guru Jim... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:30:05

Olam

Prices of most inventories are hedged. Olam’s business model is to earn amargin from providing the supply chain management service to its clients, andOlam does not speculate on soft commodity prices to get its margin. Olamtypically hedges 80-85% of its inventories with futures contracts (futures contractexist for cotton, coffee, cocoa [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 03:36:06

SPECULATORS ARE NOT DRIVING UP OIL PRICES, REPORT SAYS

As Congress debates how to curtail the role of speculators and rein in rising oil prices, ... report by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with help from six other agencies, including ... offer investors a future return linked to commodity markets, were roughly balanced between purchases [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 13:21:56

Economic Indicators

Weekly Leading As previously discussed, the two weekly indicator sets have plunged since 6/08 ... the Treasury market. It includes production, commodities prices, the CPI, the 91-day T-bill yield ... . I use weekly data pieces of it to trade bonds. (For another such measure, click here.) Capital Slack [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 21:52:49

Above the fold

A DAILY round-up of economic news: The bailout saga continues to turn ... for oil yesterday. Traders buying October oil futures to cover earlier sales of the contract briefly ... by resurgent commodities prices and a tangled global financial situation. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 14:18:14

Pound Collapse Shows Britain Not "Best Placed"

You can't buck the market someone once said, perhaps that is why every time Gordon and Alistair tell us that " ... from these charts the pound is down 25% against the dollar and the yen in the last three months ... a current account deficit and imports more than it exports. Key commodities are priced in dollars [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 09:16:38

Don't count on the holiday/new year rally in the stock market or Obama rescue package? So, what next?

Commodity prices are falling and so as the stocks markets of Russia and Brazil which are commodity producers, hence its time for commodity consuming stock markets of India/China to move up, so they are rising ... +ve views in long-term that BRIC economies especially India/China offer great future opportunities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:39:47

Did Airlines Help to Stop Oil Speculation?

The January 6 ATA SmartBrief (a free newsletter that is well worth subscribing to) ... in the prices of agricultural commodities as well? May also writes that “with nearly 90 organizations ... , speculative money started flowing rapidly out of the oil futures market.” This effect isn’t necessarily [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:13:47

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (CHGS.OB) Enters Partnership with Chinalco’s Gongyi Division

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. announced this morning that it has forged a supply partnership for bauxite with Aluminum Corporation of China’s ... to ensure the stability of our raw material source for the foreseeable future,” commented Mr. Shunqing ... for their products. In light of the tumultuous commodity prices over last year, we see this partnership [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:41:15

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

Cleantech: The Recession-Proof Sector

Has the ongoing recession dampened your spirits? It probably has, as it's affected everything from stalwart automakers to commodity prices to home sales to unemployment. But despite a few delayed and canceled downstream projects (steel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 10:39:14

Idiots in the Intelligence Community

Idiots in the Intelligence Community Gordon G. Chang - 11.21.2008 - 1:42 PM America’s place in the sun is just about over ... to know what the future will look like is extrapolate. Nonetheless, Global Trends extrapolates. Worse ... increase in oil and commodity prices. That’s a brave assumption, when we have just seen oil fall [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 18:42:22

Experts: The Bailout Worked! We Think. So Far.

Wondering when the financial crisis will end? How do you feel about….now? An increasing number of experts say the U.S ... BlackRock strategist Bob Doll. Here are some choice quotes from financial experts today ... of credit market easing, the drop in commodities prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 12:30:00

Sunday morning links

#fullpost{display:inline;}TOP STORIESThe End of the Financial World as We Know It - NY TimesEvans says Fed needs to mimic below-zero rates - ... assistance - ReutersMARKETS/INVESTINGA year after $100, oil prices cut in half - SF Gate'Silver prices will follow Gold in 2009' - Commodity OnlinePeter Bernstein’s biggest worry? The dollar - Implode [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 14:42:00

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

Japan, Australia Inject $11 Billion to Combat Rising Money Market Rates

Even with Japan's banks largely on the sidelines in the international housing bubble (US subprime exposure is a mere $8 billion) ... at ICAP Australia Ltd., part of the world's largest inter-bank broker. ``We've been living ... sheets as share and commodity prices plunge after governments in Europe and the U.S. arranged rescues [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 03:24:42

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

Global trends driving ‘land grab’ in poor nations: activists

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Resource-hungry nations are snapping up huge tracts of agricultural land in poor Asian nations, ... including high prices for oil and commodities, the biofuels boom, and now the sweeping downturn ... rights group Grain said in a recent report. It said that some deals were targeted at boosting food [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 01:47:51

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

The Budget and Economic Outlook : Fiscal Years 2009 to 2019

Congressional Budget Officehttp://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9957/01-07-Outlook ... although lower commodity prices will ease those effects somewhat.A financial system that remains strained ... from a historical perspective.A slow recovery in 2010, with real GDP growing by only 1.5 percent.An [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:33:35

Does Matt Simmons still expect $200 oil in two years?

The price for a barrel of oil has fallen from $145 in July to less than $40 ... . The last time commodity prices soared, in the late 1970s, Simon bet environmental scaremonger Paul ... to bet against energy or any other resource becoming scarcer and more expensive in the future,” Tierney [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:38:49

Rice prices set to rise

Credit crunch will make it hard for farmers to secure cash to buy essential suppliesToday Online 10 Jan 09; ... in commodity prices “will likely play safe and reduce input for their 2009 crops.”Due to high rice consumption ... MANILA — Rice prices are likely to rise sharply for the second straight year in 2009 as the global [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 00:09:00

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

Japan stocks up on car bailout hopes - Summary

Japan stocks up on car bailout hopes - Summary Tokyo - Japanese stocks closed stronger on Thursday after losing ground earlier in the day as ... , Democrats back car rescue - Update » Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 10 December ... sharing sexy pictures online Survey: High-tech flirting has teens sharing sexy pictures online San [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 07:12:10

Asia Sentinel: Challenging Year Ahead For Malaysia

Asia Sentinel: Challenging Year Ahead For Malaysia Written by Jed Yoong Wednesday, ... economy, with sharply reduced commodity prices and sluggish demand amid a banking and credit apocalypse ... , Western Digital, a hard-drive manufacturer listed on the New York Stock Exchange, announced just before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 10:50:32

Joy Global (JOYG) Beats on Earnings; Guides Down for 2009

Joy Global (JOYG) and Bucryus (BUCY) are two companies we want to keep on eye as they are literally (and figuratively) ... is the lack of investment in commodities that these low prices and lack of credit availability are producing ... world of shortages and the next leg of a commodities super cycle coming down the pike. Once foreign [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 21:00:00

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