Archive for September, 2010

Commodity News Digest – September 30, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 30th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Economy Loses Speed in Spring, More Weakness Ahead – AP/Yahoo News Oil Prices Advance on Upbeat Economic Reports – AP/Yahoo News Energy Department Says Natural Gas Supplies Rise – AP/Yahoo News Gold Dips but Posts 8th Straight Quarter of Gains – Reuters The Ties That Bind at the Federal Reserve – Reuters Midwest Business Barometer [...]



Watch Today’s Economic #’s – John Kurgan Sept 30

By John Kurgan • Sep 30th, 2010 • Category: Podcasts

John Kurgan is a Toronto based commodity broker with over 20 years of professional trading experience. John enjoys speaking with his Canadian listeners at his trading desk 1-866-842-1258 or email him at jkurgan@lind-waldock.com CHECK OUT JOHN AT    http://www.lind-waldock.ca/services/sv_broker.cgi?broker=1016

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Commodity News Digest – September 29, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 29th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold Extends Record Run as Fed Policy Sinks Dollar – MarketWatch Five Hidden Costs of Gold – MarketWatch Dollar Slides; Potential Fed Easing in Focus – MarketWatch NYMEX Crude Ends up 2.2 Percent at 7-Week High- Reuters U.S. Copper Ends up at Two-Year Peak – Reuters Coffee Lower, Loses Momentum; Sugar Eases – Reuters/Fox Business [...]



Euro May Have More Room to Run, but Nearing Resistance

By Drew Shaw • Sep 29th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

by Drew Shaw and Kyle McEwan The euro has been gaining ground on the U.S. dollar amid speculation that the Federal Reserve may announce new quantitative easing measures. The dollar declined to $1.3639 per euro, the weakest level since April 15, 2010. If you are long the euro, you might want to let your position [...]



Gold Extends Record, but Watch for Profit-Taking

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 29th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, MF Global in the News, Market Updates

Gold futures extended their record run Tuesday, settling above $1,300 an ounce.  The December contract pushed to $1,315 in early trade this morning, but trade looks to be choppy.  Expectations of further easing moves by the Federal Reserve have weakened the U.S. dollar and kept the bull run alive in gold.  Senior Market Strategist Richard [...]



Grains Breaking Down – John Kurgan Sept 29

By John Kurgan • Sep 29th, 2010 • Category: Podcasts

John Kurgan is a Toronto based commodity broker with over 20 years trading professional experience. john welcomes calls from his Canadian listeners to his trading desk at 1-866-842-1258 or email him at jkurgan@lind-waldock.com

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Commodity News Digest – September 28, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 28th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold Rallies to Another Record High – CNNMoney Consumer Confidence Slumps in September – CNNMoney Oil Slides Below $76 as Traders Eye Supply – AP/Yahoo Finance Cotton Extends Rally to 15-Year High as Outlooks for China, U.S. Crops Dim – Bloomberg Sugar Rises to Seven-Month High on Supply Concerns; Arabica Coffee Jumps – Bloomberg Corn, [...]



A Corn Options Strategy, No Matter Where the Market’s Headed

By Michael Sabo • Sep 28th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

by Mike Sabo The corn market has been pretty exciting in the past few months and has brought some great trading opportunities. Prices have been moving up substantially. In mid-June through early July, prices had bottomed around $3.50 a bushel, and then the market began heating up. Corn is currently trading around $5. The question [...]



US Dollar a buy, Euro a Sell – John Kurgan Sept 28

By John Kurgan • Sep 28th, 2010 • Category: Podcasts

John Kurgan is a Toronto based commodity broker with over 20 years of professional trading experience. John welcomes calls from Canadian listeners to his trading desk at 1-866-842-1258 or email john at jkurgan@lind-waldock.com Full bio at http://www.lind-waldock.ca/services/sv_broker.cgi?broker=1016

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Commodity News Digest – September 27, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 27th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold Prices Settle Near $1,3000 – TheStreet.com 7 Key Questions About Gold Prices – TheStreet.com Gold’s Next Hurdle is 1980′s Inflation-Adjusted Peak – MarketWatch Man-Made Nature – MarketWatch If Mortgage Rates Plunged to Zero – MarketWatch Copper Closes Below 8,000/T, Data in Focus – Reuters Oil Price Forecasts Trimmed for Fourth Quarter, 2011 – Reuters [...]