Mexico copper, silver output up in October

more ► 18 Dec 2008 Gold ► Government to withdraw Las Cristinas, Brisas concessions Venezuela's basic industries and mining ministry (Mibam) ... International (TSX: KRY) and will take control of... more ► 17 Dec 2008 Precious Metals ► Gold futures rally as U.S. dollar falls sharply Gold futures rallied Wednesday, as the U.S. dollar extended [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 01:35:36

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Gold Investments Market Update - Geopolitical Risk Escalates and Will Lead to Further Safe Haven Demand

Gold has commenced the New Year as it did in 2008 – up sharply in early trading before selling off somewhat. Gold surged (along with oil) ... . Gold Price Rupees per ounce Indian gold futures MAUc1 gained more than 29 percent in 2008 ... currencies so far this morning, gold has given up its earlier gains. The reemergence of geopolitical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:35:50

Four at Four: Trouble at the Head of the Class

Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase have been the A students of the financial-services industry since the start of the credit crunch — and ... shares, noted Rebecca Engmann Darst of Interactive Brokers. Implied volatility in Goldman options ... % and 0.52%,” they wrote. gold For gold futures, August is turning out to be the cruelest month [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 11:03:00

It's Always About the Money

by The Mogambo Guru Since gold has fallen so far, so quickly, for so little reason, the future for gold looks increasingly good, too, ... that "Gold and silver will bounce back when inflation reasserts itself." Well, inflation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 22:06:27

What do we do if he’s right, again?

What do we do if he’s right, again? Peter Schiff predicted the bursting housing bubble contrary to those in the know back in 2005 ... investments in gold could include gold Exchange Traded Funds (potential risk: false auditing); gold futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 10:34:42

Hamilton ~ Negative real rates drive Gold bull

by Adam Hamilton It's been a tough year for gold investors ... futures. Since gold has been the financial-panic asset of choice for centuries, its lackluster trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 23:36:22

Wednesday morning links

TOP STORIES Vote on Detroit Bailout Nears - Washington Post China’s Exports Decline for First Time in 7 Years - MarketWatch Rio Tinto to cut 14, ... offer to resolve worker sit-in - Reuters MARKETS/INVESTING Gold futures rise for a third session as oil rallies - MarketWatch Questioning the Commodities Super Cycle - Naked Captialism The Shadow Gold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:33:55

Global Carnage In Pictures

I talked about the Sea of Red except for gold an government bonds earlier today in Treasuries and Gold Rise as Global Credit Freeze Prompts More ... Grain Futures Softs Futures Metals Futures Meat And Dairy Futures Currency Futures ... click on chart for sharper image Future Tables are Courtesy of Barchart Commodities. Government [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:41:01

Another Sign of the Dollar's Diminished Standing?

In past times of geopolitical stress, the dollar has generally rallies as investors move to safer havens ... Management in Evanston, Illinois. Gold futures for February delivery climbed $23.20, or 2.7 percent ... retreated. So where did investors go? To gold, apparently. From Bloomberg: Gold prices rose the most [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 05:36:19

Markets and timeframes for price distribution charting

Have a trading related question? Submit it here. I received a set of questions following on my How to identify price targets for your trades post ... ? What about commodity markets like mini gold futures etc ? What about applying this method on US stock markets ... , like Nikkei or even Singapore’s small futures market, the SIMSCI futures. What I would [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 14:00:44

Commodity Snapshot

Judging by the way that commodities prices have literally been “drawn and quartered” since July, ... intervention by way of shorting gold in the futures market. Either way, given the sheer amount ... at these charts: Dollar Premium Platinum vs. gold %-age Premium Platiinum vs. Gold Platinum, which [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 15:04:13

4 Links I liked:

4 Links I liked: Posted November 7th, 2008 by itrade4real Financial bonds business commodities corn dollar ETF finance futures gold loss markets Money profit risk stock trading treasury Wheat Read the full article: http://www.itrade4real.com/2008/11/links-i-liked.html10vote Our catalyst today is the payroll data at 8:30 am. Not much [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 13:46:45

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

The USD and Backwardation.

(Chart from SharpCharts - Click on image to enlarge) The USD has had a great run, but now it looks very toppy to me ... . Backwardation in basic commodities happens frequently, but this is the first time since 1999, briefly ... of Gold is higher than the nearest futures contract. Some would define “backwardation” as the cash price [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 04:09:13

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

Support GATA Now!

An exchange on gold’s future, and GATA’s post from CPowell on the GATA.org web site. Monday, January 5, 2009 Dear GATA: I am wondering if the words of Commodity Futures Trading ... now? Will it be enough just to get the government to stop coaxing major banks to use the futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:40:33

Gold gains in broad-based commodities surge

Gold and other metals futures rallied Monday, getting a boost from soaring oil prices, weakness in the U.S. dollar and President-elect Barack Obama's pledge of a massive new infrastructure investment [more...]

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

Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides

Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides filed in Business on Jan.02, 2009 ‘) ... late on Wednesday, the last trading session of 2008. U.S. gold futures for February delivery fell ... as a hedge against oil-led inflation and as rising crude prices often increase interest in commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:56:24

Bobbys Corner- Open Market 1.7.2009

Bobbys Corner- Open Market 1.7.2009 Posted by Bob Slade on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 8:33am in BOBBYS CORNER-FX Good Morning: ... rates as low as other central banks. Asian stocks rose and European equities fell.  U.S. futures ... packages. Oil:$48.50                        Gold:$859.60    Today we have some secondary data on jobs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:33:52

Tuesday morning links

TOP STORIES Deal to Rescue American Automakers Is Moving Ahead - NY Times Another 14,000 job cuts - CNN/Money New York Times Co ... - MarketWatch MARKETS/INVESTING Oil rises towards $44 - Reuters Gold and other metal futures fall [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:55:04

Bullion metals end almost unchanged

Weak employment report increases the appeal of precious metalsBullion metals ended almost unchanged on Friday, 09 January, ... dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become ... Friday, Comex silver futures for March delivery rose by 23 cents to $11.32 an ounce. For the week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:24:00

What's Up, What's Down: Higher Gold Futures, Energies Sharply Lower

Major indexes on Monday continues to weave in and out of red zones following new home sales figures and continued fears of recession. Although Friday saw a higher close for gold, closes for crude and heating oil, the rbob and natural gas were sharply low. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 15:13:15

Oil back above 8 on upbeat US economic data - MarketWatch

Oil back above 8 on upbeat US economic data MarketWatch - 1 hour ago December natural gas futures rose 17.3 cents, or 2.7%, to .484 per million British thermal units. Elsewhere in commodities, gold futures edged lower after ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 01:40:57

MBCFX - spread 2 pips for major

MBCFX | Forex, Futures & Commodities, Spot Gold & Silver, Spot Oil Anybody has any experience on this broker, kindly share. Is the spread fix or variable subject to market condition [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 05:18:56

What's Up, What's Down: Higher Gold, Lower Copper

A new recent high for gold and silver on Monday while lower for copper. Looking ahead to today's price action, gold futures made little changed ahead of the Fed's interest-rate decision. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 21:18:13

An exchange on gold’s future, and GATA’s

Monday, January 5, 2009 Dear GATA: I am wondering if the words of Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Bart Chilton, distributed by GATA on January 4 (http://www.gata.org/node/7056 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 10:17:40

The Case of the Telltale Hoax

The Case of the Telltale Hoax Who was behind the Mumbai massacre? ... commodities, including energy and agriculture futures, also ... commodities tumble NEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices continued their descent Friday as a troubling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:24:10

Silver fixes lower, gold steady in Europe

* Silver fixes at 1,306.00 U.S. cents, below its previous fix of 1,318.00 cents. * Spot silver falls to $12.90/12.98 by 1117 GMT from $13 ... /Asia prices CBOT 100 oz gold futures RELATED NEWS AND OTHER TOPICS Precious metals news [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 12:53:39

The Significance of Gold Backwardation Explained (4/5)

“The bulls are on the warpath.” - Dr. Antal Fekete, December 10, 2008 by Jake, ... on commodity futures markets in a similar fashion as gold and silver are today.  Let’s say I absolutely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:51:50

Rout Continues in Asia

The Nikkei went into free fall after the open, down over 900 points, ... from yesterday's close. Singapore is down 7%, Australia 6%. The yen is at 99 to the dollar, and gold ... down as much 11 percent, and U.S. futures fell on concern the deepening credit crisis will push [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 01:58:17

Global central banks hold 29,783 tones of Gold!

2009-01-02 Commodity Online As we analyze the possible reasons behind future directional move in gold prices in 2009, ... in 2008. The Rest… Commodity Online.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:36:55

Wednesday morning links

TOP STORIES Retail sales plunge 1.2 percent in September - AP Drama Behind a $250 Billion Banking Deal - NY Times Pimco Tapped to Manage Fed's CPFF - ... the gold standard - The Independent MARKETS/INVESTING Oil at 13 month low on economic weakness, ebbing demand - AP Gold climbs as equity markets fall further - Reuters U.S. Stock Futures Extend Drop [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 12:25:00

Citigroup: Gold Over $2,000, Massive Inflation, Depression, and Civil Disorder

An internal client note from Citigroup lays out what the company predicts for the world’s economic future: ... which will lead to “civil disorder” and possibly “wars”. Gold is now trading at $812 an ounce, down ... trading director at Equidex Brokerage Group Inc., claims “inflation will continue to make gold bullish” [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 06:49:25

GATA Meets with CFTC

Bill Murphy, chairman of GATA (Gold Anti Trust Action Committee) ... of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, this news hit the tape: “Obama to appoint Gary Gensler to lead Commodities Futures Trading Commission — AP.” Gensler is a former undersecretary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:02:43

Technical Update - Gap Fill

Last night we said that NR7 price/volume contraction implied price expansion, but direction was not clear ... between the trendline. However, after hours S&P futures are ripping lower, the trendline ... fell sharply as energy, gold, and commodities rallied on the open. USD is now in a support zone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 04:22:10

Technical Update - Gap Fill

Last night we said that NR7 price/volume contraction implied price expansion, but direction was not clear ... between the trendline. However, after hours S&P futures are ripping lower, the trendline is broken ... as energy, gold, and commodities rallied on the open. USD is now in a support zone and near [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 03:49:00

Commodities Outlook 2009

The outlook for commodity futures – including gold – as 2009 begins… read more Publisher: BullionVault [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:03:11

Personal Finance Blog Tickers

Sometimes, in talking to people, I refer to Blueprint for Financial Prosperity as BFP ... , financial and reputational issues that shape their futures.” It’s traded on the NYSE and is down ... and development of gold and silver deposits in Mexico and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. It’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 20:54:12

Commodity Boom Turns Bust in 2008 as Worldwide Economy Crumbles

Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, metals and grains tumbled in the second half because of the recession ... . Sugar, gold and hogs were the only other commodities to post gains. Gasoline futures declined ... on July 11. The 2008 low was 78.5 cents on Dec. 24. Crude oil futures tumbled a record 54 percent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:23:20

Commodity Boom Turns Bust in 2008 as Worldwide Economy Crumbles

Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, metals and grains tumbled in the second half because of the recession ... . Sugar, gold and hogs were the only other commodities to post gains. Gasoline futures declined ... on July 11. The 2008 low was 78.5 cents on Dec. 24. Crude oil futures tumbled a record 54 percent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 09:25:14

Commodity Boom Turns Bust in 2008 as Worldwide Economy Crumbles

Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, metals and grains tumbled in the second half because of the recession ... percent, the most among CRB components. Cocoa climbed 31 percent, the biggest increase. Sugar, gold and hogs were the only other commodities to post gains. Gasoline futures declined to $1.0082 a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:46:41

Not Too Fast, ATA

Yesterday’s ATA SmartBrief (a free newsletter that is well worth subscribing to) ... , and sugar DBB follows aluminum, zinc, and copper DBC tracks crude oil, heating oil, gold, aluminum, corn ... , speculative money started flowing rapidly out of the oil futures market.” This effect isn’t necessarily [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:35:43

Bullion metals shine

Gold and silver prices rise for the first time in 2009After three sessions of fall, bullion metal prices ended higher on Tuesday, 06 January, ... -denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become more expensive for holders of other ... %.On Tuesday, Comex silver futures for March delivery rose 15.5 cents (1.6%) to $11.445 an ounce [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 03:05:00

Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES $700 Billion Is Sought for Wall Street in Vast Bailout - NY Times Cultural and Structural Shifts Rise Out of Risk-Taking Titans' Hard ... crisis? - MarketWatch 'Panic effect could push Gold to $4,000 or $5,000' - Commodity Online ECONOMY Home ... of the Future - Shiller, NY Times Follow the money - Krugman, NY Times WaMu loaned millions to OC [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 12:56:00

Don’t Give Up on Gold

If you were counting on gold to boost your returns this year, chances are you’ve been cruelly disappointed ... futures traders have some of the lowest net short positions in years? And what does this tell [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:36:14

World markets slump on recession fears

World markets slump on recession fears World stock markets tumbled Friday on growing alarm that a global recession will ravage corporate profits and ... station Samsung 3rd-quarter profit falls 44 percent US dollar mixed, gold fell in trading South ... push smaller developing economies to the brink of collapse. Futures indicated a sharp drop on Wall [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:56:36

What's Up, What's Down: Crude Oil Down Sharply Along with Heating Oil, RBOB, and Natural Gas

Oil and gas are down across the board, see how other commodities and currencies futures are expected to perform today, including cattle, pork, orange juice, and gold. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 03:17:00

Guesstimates on January 9, 2009

Spiders - March S&P  E-mini Futures:  I think that the e-minis are headed for 875 ... - February Gold: The 885 level should prove to be resistance and the market should soon resume [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:42:57

PRECIOUS-Gold rebounds from 2-week low on oil

PRECIOUS-Gold rebounds from 2-week low on oil December 8th, 2008 SINGAPORE, Dec 8 (Reuters) ... as dismal U.S. job reports sparked selling of assets fromstocks to oil and commodities. -- Gold &lt ... , when it fell as lowas $740.40 an ounce. -- London Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 rose $1.01 to$40.75 a barrel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 01:03:06

Deflation, Inflation or Stagflation???

Remember FCX as leading indicator?Gold rallied 31 percent in 2007 as inflation rose at the fastest rate in almost two decades ... . Crude-oil futures have plunged 74 percent from a record in July.Will copper and oil and CRX drag gold ... only fleetingly in the form of a speculative blowoff in commodities, was just a head-fake, a seduction [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 17:34:00

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