Now that's really funny...
It it at times like this that you realize how difficult it would have been to just follow the simple investment advice of buying commodities in the ... in commodities, yet with news of a high profile commodity hedge fund shutting down and twitchy traders ... about the recent slide in commodity prices is that much of the big move down is being attributed [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 15:18:00
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Jim Rogers on 2009
Do not read this if easily upset... We are in a period of forced liquidation, which has happened only eight or nine times in the past 150 years ... they are actually improving - is commodities. Farmers cannot get a loan to buy fertilizer right ... of commodities shrinks more and more. Nobody can invest in productive capacity, even if he wants to. You're [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 09:41:00
Marc Faber Says Industrial Commodities are a Better Buy Than Gold
Marc Faber recently pointed out that industrial commodities are the cheapest they have been relative to gold in 30 years. Faber also believes oil will eventually rise in price because of the limited supply and inevitable increase in demand. Faber likes Asian stocks since they are at levels they were at in the 1980 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:10:00
Oil Falls Below $40
By Chris Kahn AP | Oil prices tumbled below $40 for the first time since the summer of 2004 Wednesday despite an announcement from OPEC of a ... a commodity that people are buying less of because they can't afford to buy more," said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. "People are fearful. They have a lack of confidence in the economy [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 16:06:18
EDITORIAL : Buy Malaysian
THERE used to be a time when we could rely on the world to buy our commodities and manufactured goods. But, like it or not, our exports are shrinking and we can no longer depend on trade with other countries to prosper. We have to shift our focus to making the domestic market the engine of growth [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 04:16:07
Oil tumbles below $40 for first time since 2004
By CHRIS KAHN Dec 17 Oil prices tumbled below $40 for the first time since the summer of 2004 Wednesday despite an announcement from OPEC of a ... in at least a generation. “You’ve got a commodity that people are buying less of because they can’t afford to buy more,” said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. “People are fearful [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 01:19:12
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
Has Oil Broken Down?
Commodities These commodity market blowups are becoming all-too-familiar in the last few years ... in a commodity turned into a buying frenzy, fueled at first by speculators caught up in the mere expectation ... at Alaron Trading in Chicago. SemGroup said in its bankruptcy filing that it had bet that crude [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 16:38:58
Investors Betting on Inflation, Dollar Devaluation
Investors are beginning to show concerns for inflation again, as they are buying gold and agricultural commodities. We have now seen a divergence between consumption commodities like energies and industrial metals, and food and safe haven commodities like gold and grains. As long as economic conditions remain [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 19:28:00
"The Perils of Efficiency"
James Surowiecki: The Perils of Efficiency, by James Surowiecki: This spring, disaster loomed in the global food market ... ,” which would buy commodities from farmers at fixed prices (prices high enough to keep farmers ... , and grain reserves, deemed inefficient and unnecessary, were sold off. In the same way, structural [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 18:08:00
Friday morning links
TOP STORIES Rate cut from Japan, Barclays seeks funding - Reuters Nevada, Michigan, Florida lead 'underwater' list - AP Housing plunge: ... Drop as Demand Declines - Bloomberg 'Gold will trade at $1650. Gold has buying power' - Commodity ... 'global player' role - BBC New Anxiety Grips Russia’s Economy - NY Times Traders warn of Italy [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 13:20:00
Flawed system
Stories by HILARY CHIEW Activists are calling for a re-examination of the capitalist system to overcome the social and economic ills of the world ... are traded in the futures markets where investors do not buy or sell a physical commodity like rice or crude ... about 60% of the wheat traded on the global commodity markets. So lucrative is this business [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 23:15:00
Commodities I'm Trading In
Because I don’t trust the millions of brokers on the Bombay stock exchange who are out to steal my cash, ... Before They Hatch’. This commodity will sell well because India has once again been hit by Bird Flu ... - The Indian political class has begun to buy feet as an important commodity. Political leaders [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 16:21:04
Guilty, until proven innocent
There's a new website available for those who prefer to "shoot first and ask questions later" when it comes to speculation in crude oil futures markets. Like many other complex issues ... are increasingly buying and selling commodities such as oil to sell again, rather than to use. As largely [more...]
Date: 2008-07-13 19:01:00
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
Paul Krugman Critiques Guillermo Calvo on Commodity Prices
The fact that somebody has bought an oil futures contract means that somebody else has sold one--hence no effect on demand without real storage ... , as far as I can tell, online. Why isn’t Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv on JSTOR?). Speculation can affect ... institutions that buy commodity futures as an investment — are responsible for the price surge. The [more...]
Date: 2008-06-22 15:35:07
Fresh Gourmet Coffee - Flavour You Can Count On
There is something special about coffee ... in the world? Coffee has become such an important commodity that it even has its own futures market among the ’soft commodities’. You can buy and sell coffee contracts and your results will be according [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 03:25:56
Scott Irwin takes down Michael Masters
Econbrowser is pleased to host another contribution from Scott Irwin, who holds the Laurence J ... the charge that speculative buying by index funds in commodity futures and over-the- counter (OTC ... misunderstanding of how commodity futures and related derivatives markets actually work. It is important [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 20:55:26
China to stockpile zinc this week
China to stockpile zinc this week China’s commodities buying spree will turn to zinc this week as the state stocks up on cheap raw materials, ... a drive which seems motivated by cheap prices rather than a desire to throw a lifeline to producers. Read more…. Financial Institutions Default Thumbnail [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 03:23:23
Glencore considers debt buy-back
Glencore, the world’s largest commodities trader, is considering a debt buy-back after S&P downgraded its credit rating one notch to triple B minus, citing weak metals prices and the falling [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 05:15:28
Buffett On Investing In Metals As Inflation Protection
We would not necessarily view metals investing as protection against inflation ... do better than most businesses. Buffett On Commodities We have no opinion on commodities. If we’re ... up, we could buy oil futures, which we did once. We think the South Korean Posco (PKX [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 07:43:00
… are you listening to?
says repeatedly, labor power resides in workers’ bodies ... about. For Marx, capitalists buy a “peculiar commodity” he called labor power, the capacity to work ... and nothing more. The capitalist purchases a commodity, labor power, for a determinate quantity [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 14:28:28
Technical Picture - Follow Through
The U.S. markets opened with a gap up following President Elect Obama's comments on Meet the Press regarding big stimulus to get the economy moving ... % drop in the $USD sparked buying interest in commodities . Oil rose 8% to $44.05 per barrel ... guidance TXN, BRCM, and ALTR. Futures trading just modestly lower. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 02:06:00
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
Some Cautionary Observations from Marc Faber
The latest edition of Marc Faber's latest newsletter fell off two separate trucks in my 'hood, ... for a buying opportunity. In general he prefers the risk/reward ratio in commodities to that of stocks. He also recommends selective buying of Asian equities, with the caveat that prices could fall further [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:13:51
I’m Investing - Now What?
The good news is that there are nearly an unlimited number of ways and strategies to be successful in investing and managing your money ... . Regardless of any sentimental meaning you may attach to it, it represents a commodity of value only. Tip #2: Don’t buy or sell from a broker on the last two days of a calendar month. If you don’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 02:31:09
When diversification fails (Reuters)
When diversification fails (Reuters) By admin | LONDON (Reuters) ... , commodities, hedge funds and managed futures — lost 29.1 percent since October 2007. This compares ... their traditional equity-bond portfolio, spread risks and seek extra "alpha" returns by buying commodities [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 17:18:46
Insurance Quotes
Most consumers are always comparing prices before buying any commodities. We choose carefully where to spend or invest our hard earned moneys ... but as well as auto insurance quotes. Sometimes, insurance quotes quotes are not easy to compare because [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 14:09:18
Real Price Of Gold Soars
Gold in "Real" terms is soaring. "Real" in this case means how much an ounce of gold will buy ... , potentially wiping out all commodity price gains back to the beginning of 2004 if not further ... on the chart.Silver Monthly ChartFundamentally, silver is more of an industrial commodity than [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 17:36:00
Marc Faber on base metals, shares, economy
Marc Faber joined Bloomberg in the studio to discuss his outlook for 2009, and to offer his views on favorable areas for investment in the year ahead ... commodities and metal mining shares imploded last year, while gold held up in price. As of today, Marc would rather buy a basket of oversold industrial commodities and related shares (Xstrata, BHP, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:47:00
Causes of Inflation
Zimbabwe Inflation Rate What could cause this hyperinflation? ... such as buying commodities, foreign currency, or treasury I-bills. Gold is one of the conventional hedges [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 00:51:14
Changing BRIC for BRAC: A new look for global investors
Changing BRIC for BRAC: A new look for global investors Posted Jul 25th 2008 10:35AM by Steven Halpern Filed under: International markets, India, China, Brazil, Russia, Newsletters, Canada, Commodities, Oil, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy ... economies and still face exceptional futures. "But their major resources are cheap labor, which [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 10:35:00
Calvo on commodities
Calvo on commodities Guillermo Calvo is one of my favorite economists. But — you know there had to be a but — I just don’t buy his latest missive ... source of high commodity prices. “Suppose, for the sake of the argument, that the demand ... , online. Why isn’t Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv on JSTOR?). Speculation can affect spot prices because [more...]
Date: 2008-06-21 13:02:09
Brokers ideas for 2009.
Here is a list of brokerages top picks for 2009. Brokers name is given along with the stock pick ... , be invested in upstream crude companies and buy more if the commodity dips to newer 2009 lows, (which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 23:42:52
+ THURSDAY NETCORDS: Fed "honored" in more ways than one...US tennis on the upswing...The ever-posing Anando
$1.1 million during the Andy Roddick Charity Event last weekend, the former World No ... intriguing commodities for ESPN and whether to buy or sell. Biggest surprise buy? Nicole Vaidisova [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 18:17:01
MortgageNewsClips: Restore TARP, Decline Accelerates, Soros, FN Jumps, Jim Rogers, Cool Chart, Not So Smart, Debt to GDP, What About Chase, POA Chart, Proposal, HPI Decline, Price of Gas, 3 more. Ira Has 3
Restore TARP to Its First Purpose - Peter Ackerman and John Vogelstein - … The market wants to understand ... —— bloomberg Rogers Says Dollar to Be `Devalued,’ Buys Commodities - By Ron Harui and Mike Schneider [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 14:03:19
[IMG Hd_readers_opinions] [IMG Letfeat02]
Many Americans steered clear of mortgage mess Pat Cunningham - Hermitage, Tenn ... to recover," Cover story, News, Dec. 12). ($70,000 down: Rick Wallick moved into a new, three ... to get rich. Forget about the basics, just buy and sell that house like a commodity. Well [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 05:10:00
Talking Travel with Tim Patterson
Filed under: Talking Travel, Budget Travel Tim Patterson comes from the Rolf Potts School of travel writing-- thoughtful, funny, and talented ... as just another marketable commodity. The BNT team finds the thought of buying a travel experience ridiculous ... world. We published a really popular collection of 50 Inspiring Travel Quotes recently. Here's [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 09:00:00
How Long Will Recession Last? The Commodity Bottom, Dirty Dividends, iPod Index, and More!
by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Drama in the details… predicting 2009 recession with 1929 charts Forget the market and GDP… the real ... goes furthest, below Frank Holmes on the commodity “inflection point” and how to buy in coming [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 20:34:27
The Shortest Investment Book Ever by James O’Donnell
... in commodities or buying options and futures, but for 99% of individuals that stuff won’t matter [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 11:30:02
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
Evergreen Solar Extends Slide On Lehman-Related Fallout
a second-straight day on concerns about complications related to a stock-lending agreement with Lehman Brothers in connection with a May 2008 ... by Lehman and indexed to something called the ” Lehman Brothers Commodity Alpha Trading Strategies I Excess ... %, to $10.09. Best Buy (BBY) shares are trading lower this morning after the company posted [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 13:46:57
China, Bailouts, Commodities and falling US Dollar. GDX, GDL, SVL, FCX, CZX.v, TNR.v
It is important for us here not only for the sake of buying pressure and increasing demand for metals: ... makes strategic use of commodity collapse"...On Monday, it emerged that China was poised to buy up thousands of tonnes of rubber and sugar to create a bigger state buffer of supplies for the future [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 12:01:00
Day2-Quips, Quirks and Quotes at the Data Center Conference
The title of this post is inspired by Baxter Black's ... "think like a Web company" and buy only storage products based on commodity hardware to save money [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 17:16:35
Plethora of Commodities ETFs for Retail Investors (pfblogs.org)
Tim Iacono submits: Below is the updated table of commodity mutual funds, ETFs and ETNs from the back of the paper titled, Buy the Stocks Or, ... Conference in Las Vegas.A whopping 76 commodity offerings are now available to retail investors ... gold). Traders just love those things.Complete Story » ... [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 12:36:26
Samuelson on Why We Should (Not) Shoot the Speculators
Who are these offensive souls? Well, they often don’t fit the stereotype of sleazy high rollers: ... and producers of commodities to hedge. Airlines can lock in fuel prices by buying oil futures; farmers can lock ... generally don’t buy the physical goods, whether oil or corn. Instead, they trade “futures contracts,” [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 15:26:38
Oil troubled waters 2
Belmont Club Commenter L3 has an theory on why oil prices have swung from their recent heights to their recent lows ... had to sell US dollars and buy Chinese yuan. This meant that dollars got cheaper, and commodities ... , and our trade deficit expanded. At the same time, investors, concerned about the weakening dollar, began moving [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 05:29:40
Give me the physical, not the paper
#fullpost{display:inline;}Ambrose Evans Pritchard over at the Telegraph has filed this report (hat tip Domus) ... their stockbroker to buy shares of one of the many gold ETFs or some commodity futures contract ... ," he said, referring to exchange trade funds listed in London, New York, and other bourses [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 19:44:00
5 Tips for Overseas Vacation Home Buying Success
5 Tips for Overseas Vacation Home Buying Success Posted By katie George on @ 8: ... long term investment commodity, many more people are committing to purchasing real estate abroad ... which can mean that real estate related rules and regulations may change in the future. Make sure you’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 20:43:47
5 Tips for Overseas Vacation Home Buying Success
5 Tips for Overseas Vacation Home Buying Success Posted By katie George on @ 10: ... long term investment commodity, many more people are committing to purchasing real estate abroad ... which can mean that real estate related rules and regulations may change in the future. Make sure you’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 10:14:09
