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Commodity News Digest – December 9, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Dec 9th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold Futures Rebound As Drop from Record Price Spurs Demand – Bloomberg Jobless Claims Drops 17k to 421k – MarketWatch Japan’s 3rd Quarter GDP Revised to 4.5% – RealClearMarkets Copper Falls from 31-Month High – Bloomberg China’s Car Sales Post Record High – Daily Finance Soybeans Fall on Slowing Demand for U.S. Exports – Bloomberg [...]



Commodity News Digest – November 26, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Nov 26th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

The Dollar Calls the Tune for Commodity Prices (PDF) – Globe Asia Tempting to Take Money Out of Iris Banks – The Economist Thinking the Unthinkable – A Euro Zone Breakup? – Reuters The Market Isn’t Buying the Fed’s Message – MarketWatch Dollar Traders Back Bernanke – Bloomberg BusinessWeek Rescues Threaten Germany – The Telegraph



Commodity News Digest – November 24, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Nov 24th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Crude Oil Rises Most in 4 Months on U.S. Jobless Data – Bloomberg Jobless Claims Lowest Since 7/08 – TheStreet.com Gold Falls as European & Korean Concerns Ease – Bloomberg Consumer Sentiment Gains Big – MarketWatch Soybeans Climb to One-Week High on Chinese Demand – Bloomberg Consumer Spending Up – RealClearMarkets Wheat Gains as Signs [...]



Video: Gold Hits Record High Above $1,390 an Ounce

By Paul Nowak • Nov 4th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Trading

Gold futures rallied to a record high over $1,390 an ounce on Thursday in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing measures. Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist comments on gold’s record rally in the video below.



Video: The “Magic” of Quantitative Easing

By Paul Nowak • Nov 3rd, 2010 • Category: Educational, The Lighter Side

If you’re not familiar with the term “quantitative easing” here’s an interesting video explaining the “magic” behind how it works. The Federal Reserve will provide details on Wednesday about its plan to buy more government bonds, an action commonly referred to as “quantitative easing.”



Video: Strategist Ilczyszyn on Foreclosures

By Paul Nowak • Oct 28th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, MF Global in the News, Trading

Lind-Waldock’s Richard Ilczyszyn discusses the impact of foreclosures on markets as investors wait to see the outcome of the midterm elections.Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com



Video: Interview with Author Bob Wiedemer

By Paul Nowak • Oct 22nd, 2010 • Category: Book Reviews, Learning Resources

Did you miss our discussion this past week with Aftershock author Bob Wiedemer? You can view the recorded archive here. Mr. Wiedemer discussed a number of economic topics along with his latest book.



Commodity News Digest – October 22, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Oct 22nd, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Crude Oil Market Waits for Fed to Make the Next Move – CNNMoney.com Currency Wars Unlikely to Stop with G20 – Yahoo Finance Cotton Futures Approach Record High – Bloomberg Video: Gold Surge Lures Short Sellers – MarketWatch Gold Futures Have Biggest Weekly Decline Since July – Bloomberg Corn Falls on Signs of Highest Price [...]



Commodity News Digest – October 14, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Oct 14th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Commodities Advance to 2-Year High on Investors Demand for Dollar Hedge – Bloomberg Gold Futures Climb to Record on Weaker Dollar – Bloomberg Stocks Cut Losses to Close Slightly Lower – CNN Money Mortgage Rates Hit Decades-Low of 4.19 Percent – Yahoo Finance Cotton Futures Advance to Record – Bloomberg Corn Falls as Harvest Gains [...]



Video: How to Hedge a Variable Rate Mortgage

By Paul Nowak • Aug 27th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Trading

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell discusses how one can use Bankers Acceptance Futures or Eurodollar money market futures to hedge variable interest rate mortgages and loans. Watch it Now!