Commodities Heading for Best Year Since 1970 on Chinese Demand – BusinessWeek 2009, The Year of Commodities, Ends with a Bang – Reuters EPA Questions New York on State Plan to Drill for Shale Gas – Reuters U.S. Natural Gas Rig Count up 8 to 759 This Week – Reuters Corn, Soybeans Drop as Dollar [...]
Bloomberg reports lead and copper prices in London have more than doubled this year, leading gains as of yesterday among 36 commodities in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Robusta-coffee futures posted the biggest decline. Commodity – Dec. 29 Price - Year to Date Change Lead LME $2,449 a metric ton + 145% Copper LME $7,275 [...]
Gold Prices Slip Again on Dollar -TheStreet.com Don’t Count the Dollar Out Yet – Motley Fool Oil, Natural Gas Markets Brace for Surprises – MarketWatch Chicago PMI Hits Three-Year High – MarketWatch Crude Rises as EIA Data Show Drop in Inventories – MarketWatch The Coming Great Inflation, Real or Imagined – Reuters Metals: Copper Hits [...]
MF Global Research just released its “2010 Financial Market Outlook” as well as an extensive paper titled, “10 Macro Themes For 2010.” You can sign up for a free two-week trial to receive MF Global’s outstanding services and view the full research pieces. A brief excerpt of its Macro Themes paper is given below. The [...]
Which Way for Commodities in 2010? BBC News White Sugar Advances to Two-Decade High on Deficit Speculation – Bloomberg Oil Fluctuates as Heating Oil Climbs, Dollar Gains Against Euro – Bloomberg Soybeans, Corn Climb on Speculation Investment Demand May Rise – Bloomberg Home Prices Flat in October, Case-Shiller Finds – MarketWatch Gold Marks First Retreat [...]
Oil Hits Five-Week High on U.S. Cold, Optimism – Reuters Gold Inches Higher in Light Trade – Reuters NY Sugar Hits 29-Year High in Post-Christmas Rally – Reuters IMM Specs Long U.S. Dollar For First Time Since May: CFTC – Reuters Soft Commodity Prices at Historic Highs – FT A Savvy Bond Man Bets on [...]
New Year’s 2010 Schedule What follows is a consolidated schedule for trading on some of the most popular North American futures markets for the New Year’s Day holiday on Friday, January 1, 2010. The schedule is taken from sources that Lind-Waldock believes are accurate and is subject to change. Thursday, December 31, 2009 CME Group [...]
Durable Orders Up, Jobless Claims at 15-Month Low – Reuters Gold Inches up to $1,100 in Holiday-Thinned Market – Reuters Food Costs Set to Rise 1.5% – 2.5% This Year, USDA Says – Bloomberg India’s December Gold Imports Drop as Record Prices Damp Demand – Bloomberg Commodity Shipping Index Posts Biggest Annual Gain on Record [...]
CNBC has tracked the best and worst-performing commodities of the decade. You might be surprised to learn gold wasn’t number one–or even number two. The softs ruled! Read full article.
