December 2, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 4:34 pm

Better Than a Bailout: Here’s How to Rescue Detroit Without Forcing Them Into Bankruptcy - The New Republic

Astonishing Stock Swings May Last Seven More Months - Bloomberg

Treasuries Rise Amid Speculation on Inflation, Fed Buying Plan - Bloomberg

Soybeans Fall to 15-Month Low on Signs China to Reduce Imports - Bloomberg

Credit Card Industry May Cut $2 Trillion Lines: Analyst - Reuters

Oil and Gas Prices Slip to New 3-Year Lows - AP/Yahoo Finance

Recession Remedy: Big, Bold and Quick Stimulus, Help for Homeowners - Tech Ticker/Yahoo Finance

Australian Dollar Rallies After Rate Cut - FT

How to Return to a Gold Standard - RealClearMarkets

Gold Rises as Falling Dollar Increases Appeal - MarketWatch

Will December Break Dow’s Losing Streak? - MarketWatch

December 1, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 4:03 pm

Global Manufacturing Gauges Collapse in December - MarketWatch

Oil Drops Over 9% as OPEC Keeps Output on Hold - MarketWatch

Gold and Other Metals End Sharply Lower - MarketWatch

Bernanke Says Fed May Buy Treasuries to Aid Economy - Bloomberg

Japan Tourism Bureau a Bust as High Yen Deters Visits - Bloomberg

U.S. Entered Recession December 2007, Panel Says - Reuters

U.S. Grain Traders Turn Focus to South America - Reuters

Black Friday, Blue Christmas - CNNMoney

Dollar Mired in Economic Woes - CNNMoney

Unraveling the Mystery Behind U.S. Treasury Prices - BusinessWeek

Sugar Cane to be Used for Diesel, Jet Fuel - Cattlenetwork

Coffee Prices Decline on Slumping Economy, Dollar’s Rebound - Bloomberg

Contracts for Carbon Still Sticky - Chicago Tribune

Food Prices Expected to Keep Going Up - NYTimes

November 28, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 12:48 pm

Treasuries Set for Best Month Since 1981Amid “Time of Trial” - Bloomberg

Ruble Collapse Prompts Russia to Raise Rates - Bloomberg

Gas Prices: Lowest Since 2005 - CNNMoney

European Unemployment Soars - CNNMoney

Gold Rises Slightly; Monthly Gain Biggest Since 1999 - MarketWatch

Cyber Monday Expectations Should be Scaled Back - MarketWatch

Crude Falls as OPEC May Delay Production Cuts - MarketWatch

Short Selling Declines as U.S. Stocks Scrape New Lows - Reuters

Copper Slides; Japan Data Highlights Bleak Outlook - Reuters

FTSE Notches Biggest Weekly Rise in Dismal Year - Reuters

November 26, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 3:01 pm

U.S. Economy: Durable Goods Orders, Consumer Spending Tumble - Bloomberg

Mortgage Rates Tumble on Fed Debt Purchasing Plan - Bloomberg

Copper Gains in London as China Cuts Rates - Bloomberg

Slowdown Blues: Deals in Commodity Industry Put on Hold - Money Control India

Gold Dips as Rising Dollar Damps Demand - MarketWatch

U.S. Average Gasoline Price Plummets Below $2 a Gallon - Cattlenetwork

Tough Times Ahead for Cattle Producers - Cattlenetwork

Crude Rises on China Rate Cut, European Stimulus - MarketWatch

Retailers Pull out Stops to Stir Black Friday Buying - MarketWatch

October Home Sales and Inventories Fall - Reuters

Clapping Clerks, Tons of Tinsel Await U.S. Shoppers - Reuters

Farmers Eye Record Income Despite Price Plunge - Reuters

November 25, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 5:24 pm

Fed Commits $800 Billion More to Unfreeze Credit Markets - Bloomberg

Food Prices Will Rise, Causing Export Bans, Riots - Bloomberg

Gold Futures Rise for Longest Rally Since July - Bloomberg

Home Price Plunge Reminds Us What Our Houses Are–and Aren’t - MarketWatch

After “GD2″ in 2011, a 100-Year Bear Market? - MarketWatch

We Can’t Afford the Citigroup Deal - MarketWatch

Several Factors Lead to Less U.S. Meat Production - Farm Futures

Many Crops Still in the Field - Farm Futures

Economy Shrinks at Fastest Pace in Seven Years - Reuters

Gasoline Demand Up for Second Week: Spending Pulse - Reuters

Life Insurers Seek Aid to Stabilize Investments - Reuters

Oil Prices Tumble, Gas Falls to 2004 Levels -AP/Yahoo Finance

First Signs of Consolidation in Ethanol Industry - AP/Yahoo Finance

Consumers Get Their Bailout, Sort of - CNNMoney

Dollar Falls on U.S. Plan to Boost Lending - CNNMoney

November 24, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 3:14 pm

Why Citigroup Got Detroit’s Money - CNNMoney

Gas Prices Continue to Fall - CNNMoney

Recession’s Grip Forces U.S. to Flood World With More Dollars - Bloomberg

Treasury Traders Paid to Borrow as Fed Examines Repos - Bloomberg

Existing Home Sales Fall, Buyers Sidelined - Reuters

CBOT Traders Eye U.S. Corn Harvest Delays - Reuters

Dollar, China Imports Drive Copper to 1-Wk High - Reuters

SUV Sales Stir as Gas Prices Sink - Chicago Tribune

Auto Industry Planning Car Pool to Washington - AP/Yahoo Finance

Oil Prices Spike on Another Wall Street Bailout - AP/Yahoo Finance

Gold Hits Six-Week High on Dollar, Safe-Haven Buying - MarketWatch

Purdue Outlook: Could Recession Benefit Hog Producers? - Cattlenetwork

November 21, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 5:50 pm

Stocks Rally on Report Geithner to Head Treasury - MarketWatch

Treasury Yields Pivot off Multi-Year Lows - MarketWatch

Oil Ends Slightly Higher, but Down 13% on Week - MarketWatch

Berkshire Asked By SEC in June for Derivatives Data - Bloomberg

Gold Surges Amid Deflation Concern; Silver, Platinum Rebound - Bloomberg

VIX’s Records Show Fear That May Last into 2009 - Bloomberg

U.S. Clout Down, Risks Up by 2025 - Reuters

FX Outlook: U.S. Dollar to Remain Bid in Holiday Week - Reuters

Least Drought Coverage in Three Years - FarmFutures

Energy Matters: Gasoline Eyes $1.75/G, But Dip May be Brief - Dow Jones/Cattlenetwork

Why Cheap Gas Can’t Save the Economy - CNNMoney

This Crisis Could Have a Happy Ending - Fortune

November 20, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Paul Nowak – 4:22 pm

S&P 500 Falls Nearly 7%; Lowest Close Since 1997 - Bloomberg

U.S. Jobless Claims Approach Highest Level Since 1982 - Bloomberg

Crude Oil at 3-Year Lows - RealClearMarkets

Gold Rises a Second Day on Speculation Interest Rates Will Fall - Bloomberg

World Markets Continue Down - RealClearMarkets

Corn, Soybeans, Wheat Fall as Demand May Drop - Bloomberg

Twenty Reasons Why We Are Not Consuming - Forbes

Times is Running Out for a Stock Market Rally - TheStreet.com

The Case for Optimism Amid the Doom and Gloom - Fortune

How to Boost the Economy? No One Knows - Forbes

November 19, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Paul Nowak – 11:03 am

Consumer Prices in U.S. Decline 1% - Bloomberg

Oil Tanker Piracy Shows Supply Vulnerability - Investor’s Business Daily

Construction Hits Record Low - RealClearMarkets

Defusing the Credit-Default Swap Bomb - Barron’s

Saudi Oil Tanker Owners Are In Talks With Pirates on Ransom for Ship, Crew - Bloomberg

Fossil Fuels and the Great Energy Delusion - The American

Big Three Running Out of Time? - RealClearMarkets

Automakers Deserve a Bailout - Chicago Tribune

Jack Welch: No Bailout - BusinessWeek

Dow Below 8,000 - First Time Since ‘03 - CNNMoney

More Trouble for Auto Bailout - CNNMoney

FOMC Sees Year-Long Recession, Minutes Show - MarketWatch

Five Potential Surprises Into Year’s End - MarketWatch

For Gold, a Tussle Between Two Groups of Investors - MarketWatch

October Consumer Prices and Home Starts Plummet - Reuters

Oil Falls to 22-Month Low on Demand, Stocks Build - Reuters

30-Year Treasury Bond Gains 3 Full Points - Reuters

Cocoa Posts Longest Winning Streak in Nine Months on Deliveries - Bloomberg

Aussie Dollar to Recover on Economy, Say Barclays, Bank America - Bloomberg

India’s New Rural Roads May Buffer Economy From Recession - Bloomberg

Crisis in Paradise: Meltdown Leaves Ghost Resorts - AP/Yahoo Finance

Is Biofuel Still Blamed for High Corn Prices? - AP/Yahoo Finance

Impossible to Determine if Stock Market Has Hit Rock Bottom - Chicago Tribune

November 18, 2008

Commodity News Digest

Category: Commodity News Digest – Kristina Zurla Landgraf – 3:06 pm

October Wholesale Prices Plunge Record 2.8% - AP/Yahoo Finance

Homebuilder Sentiment Index Plunges to Record Low - AP/Yahoo Finance

Median Home Prices Fall Around U.S. in Q3 - AP/Yahoo Finance

Japan’s “Least Ugly” Economy May Beat U.S., Europe in Crisis - Bloomberg

Top Oil Exporters’ Ship Plans Unchanged After Hijack - Reuters

Three-Month Libor Eases on Central Bank Efforts - Reuters

Uruguay to Open Bids for Offshore Natgas Drilling - Reuters

Another Attack on Corn and Ethanol Over Food Prices - FarmFutures

Beans and Wheat on Schedule, Corn Still Behind - FarmFutures

Falling Crop Prices Threaten Boom in Small Farms - Cattlenetwork

30 Reasons for Great Depression 2 by 2010 - MarketWatch

Oil Holds Near $55 After Fresh Dip to 22-Month Low - MarketWatch

Gold Falls as Data Reduce Inflation Pressures - MarketWatch

Governments Can’t Handle Global Run on Gold Coins - NYPost