The Money Matrix - What the Heck Are Derivatives? (PART 10/15)
This article seeks to define financial derivatives and why they are so important ... terms. _______________________________________________________________________ grain Modern financial derivatives all started with commodities, namely rice and grain. The earliest recorded [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 19:56:58
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Gold, Not so Golden in 2008
It’s been a terrible year for most major asset classes — stocks, real estate, hedge funds, and commodities ... % since. The gains were fueled by much the same activity that boosted grain commodities such as wheat ... has been in the past,” says Darin Newsom, DTN senior commodities analyst. “We were seeing a get-me-out effect [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 16:12:01
Market Commentary From Monty Guild
Dear CIGAs, 2008 IS BEHIND US…MANY ARE THANKFUL We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy, healthy, prosperous New Year. OUR OUTLOOK FOR 2009 A) The U.S. dollar will decline in 2009. This is a lynchpin for several investments. B) Precious metals and grain commodities have bottomed. These are priced in dollars… [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 20:54:23
Nine trends for 2009
Not mine, but as there have been many predictions across the various blogs, I thought that they might be quite interesting.(1) ... of the credit crisis, however the “fracturing” of commodity pricing is likely to continue with grains ... a 9 million sack shortage in coffee supplies for the coming year. While China’s commodity consumption [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 17:56:05
Kevin Duffy on the dreaded "speculator"
Ah, the dreaded “speculator,” the perennial whipping boy of anti-capitalists. What is so evil about the speculator? ... where your mouth is - buy a futures contract.” And I reminded them I was doing the same, taking ... and bid up inflation hedges - not just crude oil, but grains, precious metals, and other commodities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:40:00
More daily links
The economy: Worse than it looks - Paul Krugman Yes, It Is a Recession . . . in Goods Production too.. ... - John Gapper New York Fed Makes Unusual Intervention - Real Time Economics Oil and commodities: New study says high grain prices are likely here to stay - EurekAlert Fuel inputs in the food system [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 21:07:00
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
TABLE-Breakdown of China’s Nov CGPI input index
Following is a breakdown of China’s corporate goods price index (CGPI) in November, released on Monday by the People’s Bank of China ... Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Overall -0.4 4.0 7.0 8.2 9.4 9.5 9.6 10.3 10.2 9.2 Grain ~ 6.6 ... COMMODITIES-Surging shares dim gold, copper bounces on rate cut August 7, 2008 — WRAPUP [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 06:39:54
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
Saying bye to an eventful 2008, Welcome 2009!
Commodity OnlineOne more year has gone by and it is time to say farewell by ringing out the old and ringing in the new. For the global economy 2008 was an eventful one—it saw the prices of food grains, crude oil and essential commodities skyrocketing even as inflation reached four digit levels in some countries like Zimbabwe [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 14:06:00
November 2008 Philippine Gas Prices
I was mistaken to believe last month that the downward momentum in Philippine gas prices has slowed down as ... and cocoa futures prices. “Sugar, cocoa and coffee have outperformed energies, metals and even grains ... In recent weeks, all three commodities have shown resilience after a period of falling prices. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 04:01:37
Baltic Dry Index
The Baltic Dry Index is facing some heavy resistance ; A close above 1000 is needed to consider a reversal upwards.Probability of success ? ... , Panamax, and Capesize dry bulk carriers carrying a range of commodities including coal, iron ore and grain"Why economists and stock markets read itMost directly, the index measures the demand [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 06:46:00
Bluejay by Shelley Bluejay Pierce featured writer Dandelion Salad Shelley’s blog post June 11, ... traders are having upon the price of gasoline OR grain commodities. The Congress has done NOTHING [more...]
Date: 2008-06-19 04:19:43
George Bush on Offshore Oil Drilling by Shelley Bluejay Pierce (+ video)
Bluejay by Shelley Bluejay Pierce featured writer Dandelion Salad Shelley’s blog post June 11, ... traders are having upon the price of gasoline OR grain commodities. The Congress has done NOTHING [more...]
Date: 2008-06-19 03:26:57
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
The New Commodity Bull
Just when the central banks of the world are deluding themselves with the idea that inflation is under control, commodity prices are surging much higher once again.Soybeans (other grains have similar charts) - up 30% over the past monthCrude Oil - up 40% in 7 trading sessions. Crude has touched $50/barrel [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 11:14:00
Recession and Environment: Why Bother?
Recession and Environment: Why Bother? December 24, 2008 at 8:51 am by Gialome · Filed under Just Delhi, environment [ ... grain prices in the local markets. The daily consumer commodities prices rose by 20 percentage points ... form $140 a barrel to less than $100 a barrel. Over next one year, hopefully, commodities, oil [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 03:21:39
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
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
Putin’s Deguello
Streetwise Professor reports on Vladimir Putin’s “deguello*”:The island of stability theme is now longer operative ... with the world economy–through the commodity markets, most notably the oil market (as a seller) and the grain ... from Russian hands.Some things are somewhat changed. Today, international investors and currency traders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 10:05:33
States With Worst Jobless Rates Governed Predominantly by Democrats
Associated Press: States with worst jobless rates share root causes — Unemployment hot spots all over the map, but worst states share housing, ... the national jobless rate in December was 7.2 percent.Historically high prices for energy and grains have been a boon to their economies, although recent declines in commodity prices are beginning to bite [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 16:22:03
"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
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
Why We’re Still Doomed: The Baltic Dry Index Is Down
THE FTSE. Nah! LIBOR. Eh? The only index that matters is the Baltic Dry Index: An economic indicator few have heard of ( ... indirectly measures global supply and demand for the commodities shipped aboard dry bulk carriers, such as cement, coal, iron ore, and grain. Because dry bulk primarily consists of materials that function [more...]
Date: 2008-10-18 09:14:11
Another Bubble Bursting
Are cheaper commodities bad for the economy ? Since the early summer the price of steel has fallen by 20-70% and the key rate for bulk shipping of commodities is down by more than four-fifths. There are even stories of grain cargoes piling up in ports in the Americas. Their buyers’ letters of credit have not been honoured, because of a lack [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 11:28:22
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
Earnings (Disappointment) and Lay-Off Season
The Dow is down another 50 points at this writing, and both Eurozone and Asian stock markets are down almost across the board. (So are my beloved grain futures.)David Calloway wrote this prescient editorial on Marketwatch ... out earnings growth and demand for commodities. U.S. index futures declined.Here is the entire [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 11:11:00
Baltic Dry Index Falls Nearly 20% in Two Days
The Baltic Dry Index, which some use as a proxy for the outlook for global manufacturing, has been falling since late June, not long before the commodities bubble burst in July, and has been in retreat since ... " materials, such as coal, iron ore and grain which feed into the production of finished goods [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 00:51:10
Goldman Sachs Downgrades Monsanto (MON) and Potash (POT)
Goldman is out with a note this morning against some of the major names in the agriculture space ... this across the spectrum of commodities. Specific to agriculture, this continues to build a case ... ) , saying it expects a smaller crop in 2009 as falling grain prices delay planting decisions [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 16:40:13
Food vs. Fuel: Corn Prices Plummet, Why No Grocery Relief?
In a new report, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) ... Will the Plunge in Grain Prices Mean Lower Food Prices at the Supermarket?,” the RFA points out that, while prices for agricultural staple commodities such as corn, wheat, and soybeans have all plummeted [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 18:30:59
Don't Blame Biofuels for Food Crisis
Biofuels have contributed far less to rising food prices than previously estimated, a new United Nations report's data suggests ... tons of grain and oilseeds are produced each year. U.S. ethanol production, which has received ... prices that has occurred since about 2000. Commodities have risen hundreds of percent, largely driven [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 21:30:41
Ship Industry Hits Skids
An investment adviser points out that the world-wide shipping industry is taking an economic pounding here: ... ocean-going cargo vessel available for shipping dry bulk commodities. Six months later that same tanker ... : Ocean shipping costs have plunged to 22-year lows, skewing global grain-trading patterns to the point [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:22:56
Weyerhaeuser takes 7 Westwood vessels off market
Technorati Tags: Baltic Dry Index,Baltic Dry Indices,Ship Chartering,Shipchartering,Voyage Fixtures,Time Charter Fixtures,Panamax,Capesize,Handymax, ... grain and paper products, spokesman Bruce Amundson said. Although Weyerhaeuser will continue to own ... hauling because of stronger demand in commodities, including coal and chemicals, and an ability [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 08:14:00
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
Alcoa Shedding Costs to Bare Bones
Alcoa (AA) announced after the close of trading yesterday that it will cut some 15,000 jobs or about 15% of its workforce ... its unprofitable foil, electric-systems, automotive-wheel and European transportation-products businesses ... recession since the “Great Depression.” However, you would not know this from looking at AA’s stock price [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:24:53
Steps To Stop Recession For Governments, Companies & Individuals
Decrease in personal consumption, over spending, exorbitant imports, inflation, cyclical economy, high interest rates, sky high energy prices, trade deficit, consequent wars, subprime mortgage crisis, massive personal debts and debt trap, Clinton administration, Bush administration (or even Obama’s election promises?!!!!); who (or what) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 13:19:11
Silos
Driving in the Midwest, one cannot help but be impressed at the vast expanses of seemingly endless terrain on the prairie where heaven and earth meet ... grain that has been carefully gathered by the farmers and stored to later sell at market or to feed the livestock, especially in leaner times. Not only do they house the grain, they also permit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 13:02:00
The Gift of Water (Christmas in a Time of Cholera)
Poor, overlooked water. It is a vital for cooking pasta, rice, grains and soups, yet most recipes don't even include it in their ingredient list, ... all of the water - this is how valuable a commodity that water has become. When I got home from work ... the wars of the future. I was furious. And suddenly very, very thirsty. Water was scarce all over [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 16:00:00
Cotton Futures Continue Their March Towards Zero
Can you spot the trend?Trading below 40 cents, cotton must be one of the most underpriced commodities in the history of western civilization.Supply was already under pressure, as farmers neglected planting cotton in recent years in favor of higher priced grains, such as corn and soybeans.Lock and load, because we're going to see cotton [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 00:42:00
The Holiday ‘It List’
By Wayne Bell This year’s “It List” has gift ideas available from some locally owned Northwest Arkansas businesses and a few from major retailers ... with on a cold winter’s night … with snacks of course. Ray LaMontagne’s ‘Gossip in the Grain’ Price ... Gossip in the Grain.” The folk/blues/soul singer [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 11:00:44
Jose Saramago: Death Takes a Breather
Goodloe Byron, who is not to be confused with the late Congressman, is a kind and excitable gentleman who permitted me to use a corner of his table to hawk Bat Segundo CDs at last year’s Independent and Small Press Book Fair. He is the author of The Abstract, a self-published book that he has released without a dollar value into the world. ( [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 18:43:45
Dispatch from NC: Notes on the food crisis
It’s been a whirlwind few days on the campus of North Carolina State University, where I attended “The Politics of Food,” a conference organized by the Environmental Leadership Program. There’s lots to report on: Panels during the three-day event ranged in topic from the role of business in a sustainable food system to the role of government in [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 01:00:23
Shibboleths and Traitors, or, Death and Expulsion as Categories of Historical Phonetics
By Anatoly Liberman The story begins with Jephtha, “the son of a harlot,” a Gileadite, once “thrust out” by his sons and later called back when war began. His life is known to us from The Book of Judges, Chapter XI and part of Chapter XII. The most dramatic episode in it is about how he made a vow to sacrifice the first person who [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 15:23:28
DrumBeat: September 27, 2008
Lehman-Backed Muni Gas Bonds Trade for Cents; Deliveries Halted (Bloomberg) -- Tax-exempt bonds guaranteed by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. for a gas-supply contract may be worth little more than unsecured debt after the bankrupt underwriter's commodity unit stopped deliveries last week. Main Street Natural Gas, a financing vehicle [more...]
Date: 2008-09-27 14:11:57
Choice nuggets
By Tom Philpott Evidently, journalists who write about food haven't gotten the memo that this is supposed to be a slow week. My browser is blowing up with interesting articles. Here are a few: • At the Boston Globe, op-ed columnist Derek Z. Jackson wonders if "a sustainable food strategy on Obama's menu? [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 22:34:20
Predicting the grain market is like checking the chicken entrails
If you drive down state Route 46 north of the Eastwood Mall, there used to be a sign for a “reader and advisor.” You see one of those once in awhile ... . Now that we are back in the fours on futures, we can look for that next 50 cents, or we can expect ... now is that we have lost demand. All commodities, farm and nonfarm, are trading lower. Gas is [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 07:58:13
Alcoa Shedding Costs to Bare Bones
Alcoa (AA) announced after the close of trading yesterday that it will cut some 15,000 jobs or about 15% of its workforce ... . This is in stark contrast to shares of Rio Tinto (RTP), whose price surged during the rise in commodities prices ... goods and commodities. There are reports of surplus aluminum stockpiled in China and Europe [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:24:53
All signs point to explosive rise in the gold price: Part 1
“Downside protection and potential extraordinary upside participation” With more than 20 years of experience in the investment industry, ... s got to stimulate. Is it going to be enough and what will that mean for commodities? Or, if it doesn ... it was in ’02, but there’s less gold around, ostensibly because the rise in all the other commodities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 16:28:26
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