Archives for the ‘Commodity News Digest’ Category

Commodity News Digest - March 11, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold, Commodities, Stocks and the Yield Curve - MarketWatch
China Data Point to “Overheating,” Boosting Rate-Hike Case - MarketWatch
Treasury Sees Strong Demand at Sale of 30-Yr Debt - MarketWatch
Dollar Weakens on Mixed U.S. Trade Report - WSJ
Oil Futures: Crude Unchanged; Markets Mull China Inflation - WSJ
Fed Debates How to Signal Next Rate Move - WSJ/Yahoo Finance
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Commodity News Digest - March 10, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Unemployment Rises in 30 States in January - AP/Yahoo Finance
Oil Prices Rise to Settle Above $82 - AP/Yahoo Finance
Dollar Optimism Soars to 18-Month High as U.S. Outpaces Europe - Bloomberg
Gold Prices Can’t Sustain Rally - Bloomberg
Sugar Falls to Seven-Month Low on Higher Brazil, India Supplies - Bloomberg
Home Loan Demand Nudges Higher in Latest Week - [...]



Commodity News Digest - March 9, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Job Openings Up Sharply in January to 2.7M - AP/Yahoo Finance
Buy Gold While Supplies Last, Says Fund Manager - Yahoo Finance Tech Ticker
Investors to Raise Commodity Exposure: Barclays - Reuters
Economists See Fed Rate Hike in 6 Months - Reuters
Sugar Gains Favor on Labels - WSJ
Crude Futures Drop to $81 on Expected Rise in Supplies - [...]



Commodity News Digest - March 8, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold on the Move Again? - MarketWatch
Dollar Turns Up as U.S. Stocks Give up Gains - MarketWatch
Economy-Minded, Shoppers Trade Priorities in Behavior Shift - MarketWatch
Retail Gasoline Prices Match 2010 High - AP/Yahoo Finance
Emerging Market Investors Position for Inflation - Reuters
Oil Rises Toward $82 a Barrel in Seesaw Trade - Reuters
Where the Best Natural Resource Plays [...]



Commodity News Digest - March 5, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Payrolls Data Buoy Job Creation Hopes - Reuters
CBOE, CME Strikes Deal on Volatility Indexes - Reuters
Altered Landscape Riles Commodity Boom-and-Bust Cycle - WSJ
Speculators Retreat From Record Bets Against Euro, Hit Pound - DJ/FutureSource
Oil at 7-Week High on U.S. Employment Report - DJ/Cattlenetwork
Cattle Traders Watching Record Open Interest - DJ/Cattlenetwork
Pickens and the Great White North - [...]



Commodity News Digest - March 4, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall - Bloomberg
Copper Extends Declines - Bloomberg
Jobless Claims Fall to 469,000 - Business Week
Retail Fared Better in February - Wall Street Journal
M&A Activity Highest Since 2008 - CNBC
Greece Starts 10-Yr Bond Sale - Bloomberg
Greece’s Epic Battle Against Debt - CNBC
Market Bubbles Might Not Be All That Bad - MarketWatch
Risk Is Now [...]



Commodity News Digest - March 3, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest, Educational

The Problem with Commodities ETFs - Seeking Alpha
Services Sector Shows Best Growth in Two Years: ISM Data - MarketWatch
Private Sector Sheds 20,000 Jobs, ADP Says - MarketWatch
Chile Top Refinery Could be Down for a Month - Reuters
Fed Says Economy Stronger in February Despite Snow - Reuters
U.S. Copper Adds to Gains as Euro Advances on Dollar [...]



Commodity News Digest - March 2, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Commodities: A Better Store of Wealth Than Dollar or Euro - Forbes
Chile, Copper and High-Stakes Commodities Plays - MarketWatch
Gold Jumps to Six-Week High as Euro Gains on Dollar - MarketWatch
Running on Empty - MarketWatch
Bank of Canada Holds Rates, Sees no Early Hike - Reuters
Winter Storms to Distort U.S. Jobless Figures - Summers - Reuters
Oil Prices [...]



Commodity News Digest - Mar 1, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Investors Should Trade Oil for Soil - WSJ
Copper Touches New High After Chilean Quake - FT
Manufacturing Slows in February - CNNMoney
Oil Prices Lose Traction - CNNMoney
Parsing 200 Years of Gold Trades - MarketWatch
Dollar Rallies as Greek Bailout News Weighs on Euro - MarketWatch
Cocoa Falls to Six-Month Low in N.Y. on Signs of Rising Supply - [...]



Commodity News Digest - Feb 26, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Economy Grew 5.9% in Fourth Quarter - CNNMoney
Off Florida, Massive Oil Tanks Menace U.S. Refiners - Reuters
Crude Ends up Nearly 2 Pct on Economic Data - Reuters
Regulators Need to Weigh Impact on Oil Market Liquidity - Reuters
Dollar Drops Against Euro on New Hope for Greece Aid - MarketWatch
Gold Ends up as Dollar Declines After U.S. [...]