Russia Wrestles With Ruble Collapse
Russia Wrestles With Ruble Collapse Vitaliy N. Katsenelson - Forbes Bad decisions when times were fat spell a rough road ahead for those who ... growth in this decade was completely driven by rising commodity prices, mainly of oil and gas. As the global economy goes into recession and commodity prices either decline or remain at today’s levels [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 14:02:46
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THE ONION CONUNDRUM
Before the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission starts scrutinizing the role that speculators may have played in driving up fuel and food prices, investigators may want to take a look at price swings a commodity not in today's news: onions, says Fortune magazine.Onions are the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back [more...]
Date: 2008-07-09 13:14:56
Gold, the solution to high commodity prices
If policy makers were astute, they would quickly seize on the obvious solution to today's soaring commodity prices that are causing so much pain and ... , corn, and other goods on commodities futures exchanges that really weren't set up to handle the sort [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 14:21:00
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
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
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
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
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
Weekly Futures Positions Review - November 30, 2008
Top posts from the past week: Are Any Grains Worth Buying At These Prices? ... are the most attractive investment opportunity I see today. They are actually trading below the prices they were at when the entire bull market in commodities began. Other existing positions I've got [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 21:31:00
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
Is Market Linked Certificates of Deposit Right for You?
I was speaking to a representative at Wells Fargo today when she pushed their Market Linked Certificate of Deposit (MLCD) ... be linked to commodity prices, currencies, and even benchmarks like the Consumer Price Index (CPI [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 14:00:38
The Depression: UK Edition
Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), the UK's largest lender, is the latest victim in the global financial meltdown ... . No surprise the price of gold has soared. Today marked the largest one-day gain for that commodity ... rewarding malfeasance and encouraging more of the same in the future. By the same token, without [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 02:26:58
How Will Deflation Worries Affect Gold?
Gold has historically been an asset that people turned to when they are worried about inflation. Today, though, we are in a very unique situation ... all, prices for just about every other commodity, from oil to nickel to cotton, have plunged [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:48:33
Russia's Overleveraged Economy as a House of Cards
Andrew Kramer has a piece in today's New York Times which examines how so many of Russia's most wealthy people lost so much money in so little time during the current financial crisis. Not a lot of new information, but some interesting quotes ... by falling commodity prices and the flight of an estimated $74 billion in foreign investment since [more...]
Date: 2008-10-18 16:01:33
FX Options: How One Investor Turned $50,000 into $900 Million
For the first time since 1940, the yield on the three-month Treasury bill went negative this month. Investors eagerly bought up a negative 0 ... . Commodity prices fell to levels not seen since the 1870s. As today, companies cut back. Profits [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 09:45:00
FX Options: How One Investor Turned $50,000 into $900 Million
For the first time since 1940, the yield on the three-month Treasury bill went negative this month. Investors eagerly bought up a negative 0 ... . Commodity prices fell to levels not seen since the 1870s. As today, companies cut back. Profits fell [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 09:45:00
FX Options: How One Investor Turned $50,000 into $900 Million
For the first time since 1940, the yield on the three-month Treasury bill went negative this month. Investors eagerly bought up a negative 0 ... . Commodity prices fell to levels not seen since the 1870s. As today, companies cut back. Profits fell [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 09:45:00
In The News Today
Monty Guild’s Commentary This is why China will dominate. They behave more intelligently than the politically driven west. China makes strategic use of commodity collapse Tue Jan 6, 2009 2:45am EST By Eadie Chen - Analysis BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s government is using the collapse in commodity prices to further [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 04:21:00
Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan
Dear CIGAs, It is difficult to get an accurate read on today’s price action because it was dominated by front running of index fund rebalancing to conform to changes being made in some of the major commodity indices. Copper was up 7% at one time ... the various commodity markets. Frankly I find the idea of reducing the weighting of gold [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:59:22
Motorola unveils recyclable phone, boosts volatility as demand for call options surges
Today’s tickers: MOT, RIO, ICE, ERTS & CHK MOT – Motorola Inc ... do Rio Doce - ADRs. – Much optimism surrounded commodity and emerging market theories Tuesday ... stronger U.S. dollar, which is usually commodity price bearish, emerging market currencies including [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:16:32
Why is Gas at $4 a Gallon?
Conspiracy theories abound, but the soaring price of crude oil (today around $137 a barrel) is related to four more mundane forces: (1) ... is one of the commodities that looks like a good bet. Hence, there's speculation in oil futures [more...]
Date: 2008-06-09 14:05:56
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
An Argument Against Monetary Deflation
Today's parable is the one about the master who gave each of three servants some talents and what they did with said talents ... thing. It's easy to tell whether a commodity's price has gone up or down denominated [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 21:33:15
Federal Reserve Chairman Thinks High Gas Prices Are Here To Stay [Gas Prices]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told congress today that he expects the economy to stay sluggish, ... and causing a commodities bubble, Bernanke doesn't agree. From the NYT: Mr. Bernanke was especially ... by speculation in futures markets. Instead, he said high energy costs reflected the markets’ [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 18:42:24
In Asia's Record-Shattering Economic Growth India/China will lead the show : Seize The Profit Opportunities from Rising Natural Resource Prices!!!
Once again, we re-iterate that investment in Indian Equity as on today will be your best decision ever, ... commodities — grains and meat, coal and steel — Chinese consumption has already eclipsed the United States'.China's grain consumption hit a record 512.5 million tons in 2007.China's annual meat consumption [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 09:03:00
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
Carnival of Contemptibles (by Don Boudreaux)
Jonah Goldberg's column in today's New York Post is excellent. Here's a snippet: Never mind that there's no evidence "speculators" - i.e. commodity traders - are doing anything to increase the price of oil. They aren't hoarding it; no one's cornering the market. The speculators make money when the price goes down, and they make money [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 10:26:56
In The News Today
Dear CIGAs, There is absolutely no question that the price of gold will reach $1200, $1650 and then continue onward to Alf’s numbers ... , according to the median forecast of 20 analysts, traders and investors surveyed by Bloomberg ... crisis since World War II. The metal was one of only four commodities to rise when the Reuters [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 15:24:36
The IMF's Outlook
From Chapter 1 of the IMF World Economic Outlook, released today: ... . In this context, elevated rates of headline inflation should recede quickly, provided oil prices stay at or below ... below trend, although some still face significant inflation pressure even with more stable commodity [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 17:07:51
Thursday’s Mini-Report
Today’s edition of quick hits. * The U.S. economy has lost jobs for six months in a row: ... Oil prices raced above $145 a barrel for the first time Thursday as traders added to their bets on the commodity ahead of the long holiday weekend.” * If you haven’t read the story about how, exactly [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 21:30:36
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