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By Keith Schaefer |
November 7, 2011
The US likes to fancy it a place that does everything a bit bigger and better than the rest of the world. And while some of this might just be American bluster, the Yanks have plenty to crow about it when it comes to oil production in recent years.
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By Frank Holmes |
June 8, 2011
It's officially hurricane season in the Atlantic, and another year of above-normal activity is expected. The prediction from several well-known weather forecasters is that disruption of offshore oil production may add to already turbulent oil prices.
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By Adrian Ash |
March 23, 2011
The gold price rose sharply against all major currencies on Wednesday morning, touching near-two-week highs against the dollar even as the US currency rose amid fresh European debt and budget concerns.
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By Ilya Spivak, Sumit Roy |
February 11, 2011
There continues to be a divergence between ETF holdings - which reached another multi-month low below 65 million troy ounces on Thursday - and prices, which have been rather resilient.
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By Ilya Spivak, Sumit Roy |
January 11, 2011
Gold put in a modest gain on Monday, rising $6.10, or 0.45%, to settle at $1,375.68. Silver rebounded $0.43, or 1.49%, reversing Friday's losses.
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By Sara Nunnally |
January 4, 2011
Any pullback would be an interesting opportunity for investors to start dabbling in commodities - either through an ETF or through futures... or even options on those futures.
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By Ilya Spivak, Sumit Roy |
December 9, 2010
Gold fell almost $20 for a second day to settle at $1,382. The culprit seems to be a rapid rise in US Treasury yields on the long end.
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By Chris Mack |
October 27, 2010
Global crude oil production has leveled off at 74 million barrels per day. However, now that economies are recovering, consumption levels are back on the rise and the result will be an inevitable rise in oil prices.
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By David Galland |
May 21, 2010
There is a lot of "noise" being tossed out by the politicos and their preferred pundits about how the U.S. economy is on the mend. Thus it is important to try and separate fact from fiction about where things really stand.
