Oil Prices and Speculation

The Washington Post says the scale of speculative activity in commodities markets is larger than previous estimates indicated: A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading, by David Cho, Washington Post ... helped industrial firms that needed oil to run their businesses. But when the Commodity Futures [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 07:42:00

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Baltic Dry Index Falls Another 10.7%, Down Nearly 86% From May

The collapse in the Baltic Dry Index continues. As we have noted before, the inability of cargo shippers to secure letters of credit ( ... in the plunge in trade transport. From the Financial Times: The cost of shipping bulk commodities ... a day in early June. The slowdown in Chinese commodities demand was confirmed yesterday by Tom [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 12:55:00

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

Baltic Dry Index Continues to Fall, Now 90% Below May Level, Ships Sitting Idle

Despite some calls that a commodities bottom is nigh (see Marc Faber, hat tip reader Megan) ... , a specialized maritime investment bank. ``Demand for commodities is definitely slowing down,'' Yu Mengguo, a senior analyst at Jinpeng International Futures Co., said in a phone interview from Beijing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 22:08:01

Truckers’ strike hits Mizoram

Aizawl, Jan 09 Nation-wide strike by truckers hit Mizoram hard with the common people facing the scarcity of essential commodities brought from ... and the stocks are dwindling, Mizofed filling station employees here said. Traders said the stocks of essential commodities like rice, potato, dal and other items would last only a few days and they were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:36:27

An Encouraging Economic Analysis

Here is a piece of encouraging economic analysis from the folks over at The Tycoon Report by Teeka Tiwari called 5 Bank Panic Mega-Trends. We’ve seen the CRB Index, which is an index made up of 19 different commodities, fall 30 ... daily use” commodities is like a tax rebate check for the entire planet. 2. Oil prices are down near 40 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:39:17

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

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

Hedging – Part 1

Hedging – Part 1 Posted by Robert A. Rudzki on January 8, 2009 The last 12 months have witnessed a remarkable volatility in prices ... to focus on the subject of commodity price risk—and to gain an unpleasant first experience—is to experience a massive runup in commodity prices. This event typically results in TWO unpleasant outcomes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:46:16

The Intangible Doppleganger

Can I resell my MP3's> - the post-sale life of digital goods Can you own an idea? ... a tangible product or commodity is obviously limited in how many copies can be made ... . A physical commodity does not have this characteristic. It can be resold, borrowed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:48:07

A moment for Calgary’s super-rich

With all this talk about the recession and the middle class, ... of the commodity markets, Calgary has had a rough few months. New StatsCan figures show we experienced the largest ... commodity-based industries. And while we pay the price through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:00:21

Roger Biduk; Commodities Hurting Bay Street at Midday

Roger Biduk writes: Toronto's main stock index was down more than 200 points, hitting its lowest level since Dec 31, on Monday as lower prices for key Canadian commodities such as oil and gold pulled the resource ... oil prices. The materials group buckled as prices for gold and other precious metals slid. Eight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:08:00

Four at Four: The Dark Cloud Moves On

Lehman Brothers has been the Joe Btfsplk of the markets. (Source: Lil-Abner.com) Traders were hoping the market would break free of the cloud that enveloped the action every ... , brought on by a multitude of leveraged investors running away from commodities and commodity [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 11:56:00

MCX gets nod to begin stock exchange operations

After launching carbon trading and currency futures, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ... , has spot and futures trading in 60 commodities with a focus on energy basket and metals. It launched ... Nations mandate. This can be sold either immediately or through a futures market, just like any other [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 06:17:49

Oil Under $60 and Gasoline Approaching $2/Gallon. Gas Guzzlers Set for a Comeback?

Commodities markets are on an even wilder roller-coaster ride than the stock market and crude oil is leading the retreat ... . The AP reports that Thursday’s hit of inter-day low of $54.67 / barrel and closed at $58.24. That there is almost 2/3rds down from the summer’s near $150 peak. TFC Commodity Charts publishes ... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 12:21:02

NYSE Euronext picks up 5 percent in MCX

largest commodity derivatives exchange, the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), through its affiliate Euronext NV, it announced late Tuesday night ... business, entered a licensing agreement July 31 2006 for MCX to use Liffe futures prices, enabling the Indian entity to list domestic ‘mini’ futures contracts for Robusta coffee based on Liffe futures [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 09:35:21

Commodity options trading - By 1946, however, conditions had changed.

The postwar boom was beginning. Money was plentiful, goods were scarce, and the inflationary pressures were building ... of Forex Commodity Trading Forex Online, visit Commodity Trading Systems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 07:00:07

Gustav Goes, Not With a Bang, But a Whimper

As it relates to the energy markets, Gustav wasn’t much more than a light breeze ... . 26, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The large speculators ... was off $4.49 a barrel to $110.97 a barrel in electronic trading, and other energy commodities were [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 13:27:46

Links of our Lives: Hello 2009 Edition

Welcome to the first northslope blog post of the New Year! ... game that brings the market to you as you trade commodities with other players.  I would be interested to see a new version of “pit” that replaces Corn, Flax, and Barley with updated commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:03:46

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

Commodity trading software - Various proportions are used in different funds, of course, depending on the type of investor and his needs, and the bank's policy calls for using the plan as a guide, but not as an inflexible rule to be followed under all circumstances.

The bank's clients, many of whom have had the formula thoroughly explained to them, are very happy with it”and with its results ... of Make Money Trading Commodity, visit Commodity Trading Software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:00:07

Questioning the Commodities Super Cycle

Conventional wisdom is that the plunge in commodities was due in part to the deflating of a speculative bubble, ... state of affairs). Traders can now reap attractive risk free profit by buying crude, storing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 04:18:18

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

Will Mary Schapiro Lead a Merger of the SEC and CFTC?

With startling revelations (yesterday and today) ... , with the CFTC, created in 1974 to regulate commodities futures and options markets. Schapiro’s service ... might be her stint as the chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission during the Clinton [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 14:15:49

Gold, Not so Golden in 2008

Gold It’s been a terrible year for most major asset classes — stocks, real estate, hedge funds, and commodities ... other commodity.” The yellow metal settled at a record $1003.20 on March 18 and has lost nearly 16 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 16:07:07

Are Speculators Really That Bad for Commodities Markets? (pfblogs.org)

David Enke submits: Commodity index investors (ie, speculators) sold $39 billion worth of crude oil futures between the July market peaks and September 2nd, a time that saw a rapid sell-off in crude oil prices (see Independent.iearticle).Complete Story » ... [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 11:41:59

Transmission 1.50b1 - BitTorrent client. (Free)

Transmission 1.50b1 - BitTorrent client. (Free): "Transmission 1 ... (MIT license).These days, bandwidth is a precious commodity. Transmission allows you to ration this commodity efficiently. You might want to queue your torrents for maximum performance. Or throttle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:13:00

Chinese Electrical Output Fell 9.6% in November (Plus Possible False Positive on Shipping Front)

Although talk of deep OPEC production cuts and hopes for an auto industry rescue have given oil prices a boost, ... a forecast for its commodity exports for the year to June 30, 2009, by 10 percent. “Commodity-producing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 07:52:48

Commodities Weekly Review

December and January have been good months for many commodities, as many markets have had significant rallies from their lows. Stabilization may be the key word here as the... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:52:15

The House of Atreus

I watch him, through the French terrace doors in the living room, as he ambles across the sidewalk and up the limestone steps of my still unsold 1 ... at me as if to ask ‘hey, what am I, chopped…?’ I’ve written about this guy before, a derivatives trader ... commodities, like cars and lottery tickets. Things I can more easily relate to. “Kind of a Moose [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 17:08:49

Here Comes the Commodity Index Rebalancing

The major commodities indices are being rebalanced, and I am forced once again to question their timing ... of the new year. In the case of the DJ-AIGCI — which JP Morgan estimates has $25bn in funds tracking it — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:26:15

What Is Going on in Argentina

James Attwood and Drew Benson of Bloomberg: Bloomberg.com: Economy: Argentine Bonds, Stocks Sink as Takeover Fuels Default Concerns : Oct. 22 ( ... is undermining investor confidence that was already faltering as prices on the country's commodity ... for public trading, data compiled by pension funds show. The government's proposal to take control [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 16:07:45

Ask an Infantryman: Pining in Madison

Uncle Jimbo writes: Oh and yes I am totally hot for Kathy, I know she is anti-religion, I'm not but if you can get in touch with her let her know ... out there, my friendships would be analogous any other commodity, to be bought and sold on the CBOT ... . Should I risk burning up the expected future value of this friend -- we'll call him "July Soybeans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:14:10

Oil's Well That Ends Well?

I have mentioned a couple of crazy notions on Urban Digs regarding a slowing world economy and increased unemployment actually being a positive for ... broker of mine, who had previously been an ATF officer. He used to say "just because I'm paranoid doesn't ... in the commodity price decline where the question of short-term correction versus long-term [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 15:50:20

Commodities turn

Commodities turn Jan.09, 2009 in Forex Trading Strategies Leave a Comment Market overview The past month has seen some exceptional moves in the FX markets and although we are only in the first few [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:09:28

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

Photo: The plains of Bushehr, Iran by Ahmad Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! ... according to the US Energy Information Administration has the 3rd largest oil reserve and the 2nd largest ... leverage by harnessing these natural resources while preserving their fossil fuel commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:50:02

OIL.....

If you didn't see the special on CBS last night on oil.....here it is. It's a 13 minute clip that is EXTREMELY ENLIGHTENING ... such as commodities, equity's, and debt.(3) advisory/wealth management services for their clients(4) long term investments on their own behalf.In the case of oil prices.....they were publicly pushing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:18:00

Short Term Positives, Long Term Questions

Good Evening: The forces of poor economic fundamentals clashed again today with government programs created to address them ... , and equities that were ahead at day’s end, while those who hold dollars and commodities were less ... just swallow this medicine, create a better financial system, and move on. While market participants [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 02:48:41

Derivative Bets Gone Bad May Worsen Shipping Industry Woes

When it rains, it pours. Amazingly, the list of possible casualties from positions on forward freight agreements includes not only ship owners, ... in charter rates for ships carrying coal, iron ore and other commodities. The sector’s Baltic Dry Index ... director in the futures division of London’s Simpson, Spence & Young shipbrokers, said the market’s [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 07:26:33

Disclose Your Third Party Relationships – Or Someone Else Will

Several weeks ago, there was another reminder of the need for transparency when enlisting third party advocates to deliver corporate messages ... . Trust and credibility are the most valuable commodities that a pharmaceutical company ... to educate the public about legitimate treatment options will be better recieved, even by skeptical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:12:09

Emerging Markets: Stumble or Fall? Economist

Will the global financial crisis halt the rise of emerging economies?NOBODY talks about “decoupling” any more ... by exports to American consumers, easy access to cheap capital and high commodity prices. All three props ... more, they will import less over the coming years. This could reduce emerging economies’ future growth rates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:57:00

Lottery System Development

I've been working on a lottery system based on intuition rather than the more common strategy of analaysing patterns or distributions in historical ... out by 2,3,4,...49 (use the modulus operator when the number goes above 49).From the world of trading ... can be used to forecast future price levels in many products, ranging from currencies to commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 11:34:00

TSX falls 240 points on sliding commodities

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market chalked up triple-digit losses for a second session late in the morning, with declines led by commodity stocks amid sliding prices for oil and metals. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:47:00

Forget About Mike Leach to the Vols or Huskies. Is There an NFL Job in His Immediate Future?

The following NFL teams are likely to either have a head coaching opening or an offensive coordinator position to fill after this season: Cleveland, Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Oakland, Detroit, and maybe though probably not, the Jets and Eagles. What are the chances that college football’s hottest coaching commodity, Mike [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 17:30:59

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

The Choice to Farm

The following paper was written for Effecting Social Change, a semester-long course attended by the fellows and scholars of the 2007 Reynolds Program, ... commodity production, the increased use of fertilizers and pesticides, the genetic modification ... to narrow the pool of farmers consulted to those individuals who decided to start farming even while [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:10:33

To Stimulate or Not To Stimulate, That is the Question

by Mary Putting together an economic stimulus package that is big enough and fast enough to jolt the economic out of its downward spiral is one ... buyouts, hedge funds, commercial and industrial loans, corporate bonds, commodities, and credit-default swaps—a dangerous unregulated market wherein up to $60 trillion of nominal protection was sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 03:07:42

CFTC Event Market Comment

In May the US CFTC declared that it was considering offering more legal approval for "markets commonly referred to as event, prediction, ... insurance, and common-risk-hedging futures, it could make sense to have a distinct regulatory regime for markets whose main reason to exist is the info that they collect. Compared with existing commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 21:18:07

Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan

Dear CIGAs, Due to time constraints associated with trading I have to keep things short today – gold rebounded off of support near yesterday’s lows ... the line just below $866 or so. Some of this selling is no doubt associated with commodity index fund ... up all the gains that it managed to ridiculously acquire as the ninny index funds went diving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:18:29

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