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By Adrian Ash |
May 21, 2012
Spot gold prices touched a seven-session high just shy of $1,600 per ounce in London's wholesale market early Monday, falling back to last week's finish at $1,593 as European stock markets rose for the first time in 10 days.
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By Adam Hamilton |
April 20, 2012
Commodities have been sinking like stones since late February, an unusual divergence from the rallying stock markets. This relentless weakness has wreaked havoc on commodities sentiment, leading traders to abandon commodities stocks.
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By Don Miller |
April 9, 2012
Demand for commodities of all kinds is ramping up at breakneck speed. And despite fears of a slowdown in China's economic growth, Dr. Copper is leading the rise in commodities prices.
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By Frank Holmes |
April 2, 2012
What’s important for investors to consider is that the trend is your friend: It is the fourth month in a row where China's Purchasing Managers' Index landed above the three-month PMI, and shows the economy is on the right path.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 16, 2012
This morning’s New York trading action started off on the downside once again for the metals. Gold practically erased yesterday’s gains and dipped to near the $1,640 per ounce while silver also retreated from last night’s closing values and dropped to near $32.20 the ounce.
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By Frank Holmes |
March 13, 2012
With inflation now under control, China is stocked with other possible monetary policy actions to help growth in 2012, as opposed to the central banks of the U.S., Europe and England, which have run empty.
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By Ilya Spivak |
March 6, 2012
Commodity prices are under pressure as fears of a global economic slowdown return to the spotlight. With the threat of a market-wide credit crisis emanating from the Eurozone neutralized for now, investors re-evaluate the macro-economic environment.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 5, 2012
Proving for the nth time that what happens in China is a pivotal impact factor to the commodities’ space, the most recent developments in that country sent base and precious metals prices, along with most global equity markets, lower overnight.
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By Ben Traynor |
March 5, 2012
Gold prices briefly fell back below $1,700 per ounce for the second time in a week during Monday morning's London trade, as stocks, commodities and the euro all dipped lower before recovering some ground, following news that China has cut its official target for growth.
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By Martin Hutchinson |
June 30, 2011
If you're like me, you've been invested in mining companies or oil producers the last couple of months because you expected a return to the strong commodity prices of early 2011. But if that's the case, like me, you're hurting.
