Archive for September, 2009

Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Fed Says U.S. Recovery is Underway – Reuters U.S. Home Loan Demand Hits Highest Since Late May – Reuters Chesapeake Says $4 Natgas too Low to Grow Output – Reuters Sorry, Gold Bugs, but the Facts Just Don’t Add up – Globe and Mail Gold’s No Bubble – Forbes Gold Stays Lower ad Dollar Rebounds [...]



Why is Natural Gas So Volatile? (Video)

By Paul Nowak • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates, Webinars

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn discusses the fundamental reasons why natural gas has been so volatile. Natural gas has climbed nearly 50 percent from its September lows. This video is part of a daily series called Lind Market Recap. To see all the videos in this series, click here.



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

July Home Prices up 0.3 Percent, off 4.2 Percent in Year – Reuters U.S. Economy at “Beginnings” of Recovery: Geithner – Reuters Copper Up on Weak Dollar, but Inventories Weigh – Reuters Cocoa Jumps as Demand May Gain on Global Recovery, Coffee Rises – Bloomberg Sugar Rises as Weak Dollar Boosts Demand, Supplies Remains Tight [...]



Long-Term Prospects Good for Gold Bugs

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Long-Term Prospects Good for Gold Bugs by Dan Pavilonis Gold has rallied above $1,000 an ounce this month, and I think prospects look good for the bulls. The market could be forming a short-term top, however, and I see a correction likely to give investors an opportunity to purchase at lower levels. Heading into 2010, [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Oil Futures: Crude Drops as Dlr Stronger Ahead of Fed Meeting – WSJ Shark Attack: Fed Faces Test on Inflation – WSJ All Quiet on the Rate Front – MarketWatch Gold Falls For Third Session as Dollar Gains Ahead of Fed, G2 – MarketWatch Gas Prices Burn Fitfully – Barron’s IMF Takes Up Gold Sales [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Paul Nowak • Sep 18th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Stocks in U.S. Advance – Bloomberg Sugar’s ‘Head and Shoulders’ May Signal 16% Decline – Bloomberg Corn Declines as Warm Weather Boosts U.S. Crop – Bloomberg Orange Juice Rallies on Concern Florida Harvest Will Shrink – Bloomberg SEC Seeks Flash Trade Curbs – Wall Street Journal Fed Plans Bank Compensation Limits – Wall Street Journal [...]



The U.S. Debt – Continuously Updated Clock

By Paul Nowak • Sep 17th, 2009 • Category: Educational

Here’s an interesting site to look at:  www.usdebtclock.org. This is a clock that continuously tracks the U.S. national debt. Click on the image below to see the numbers change in real-time.



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Precious Metals: Gold Rallies on Inflation Buys, Weaker Dollar – WSJ What Price Suits Gold? – WSJ U.S. Gas: Futures Soar on Economic Outlook – WSJ Chewy Chicken Feet May Quash U.S.-China Trade War – CNBC U.S. Ending Oil Royalty Program After Scandal – NY Times Consumer Prices Rise on Energy Costs – NY Times [...]



Why Gold is Getting So Expensive (Video)

By Paul Nowak • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Market Updates, Webinars

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Adam Klopfenstein discusses the fundamental reasons why gold is trading above $1,000 an ounce. This video is part of a daily series called Lind Market Recap. To see all the videos in this series, click here.



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 15th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Bernanke Remarks Buoy Markets – WSJ Gold Rally Spurs a Boom in Funds – WSJ Corn Surges by Record on U.S. Freeze Concerns; Soybeans Jump – Bloomberg Cotton Prices Rise, Poised to Match Longest Rally Since 1976 – Bloomberg Commodities May Lure $20 Billion in Rest of Year, Tiberisus Says – Bloomberg U.S. Retail Sales [...]