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By Ilya Spivak |
May 24, 2012
Risk appetite appears to be shrugging off soft Chinese and euro-zone trends, with European shares on the upswing and growth-geared crude oil and copper prices following. Meanwhile, waning haven demand is pressuring the US dollar, allowing upside for anti-fiat gold and silver.
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By Sally Lowder |
May 23, 2012
In a sector where the playing field is not always level, the chairman and CEO of rare earth supplier American Elements, makes a case for more cooperation. Silver insists that junior miners finally have an opportunity to develop the US resource and manufacturing sectors.
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By Ilya Spivak |
May 23, 2012
Commodities are sinking in early European hours as risk appetite evaporates ahead of today’s EU leaders’ summit. Traders are pondering an endgame to the latest debt crisis flare-up that may include Greece’s exit from the euro zone.
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By The Mad Hedge Fund Trader |
May 23, 2012
The global resource frenzy has grown so heated that money has begun pouring into the marginal fringes of the universe. The Mongolian stock market has been one of the world’s best performers over the last three years, posting two back-to-back 100% gains.
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By Martin Hutchinson |
May 23, 2012
Over the last twelve months mining stocks have substantially underperformed the market. When you look more closely at operating numbers, the weakness in commodity shares is easier to explain.
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By Philip Burgert |
May 22, 2012
The London Metal Exchange on Tuesday said it had narrowed discussion on a potential takeover acquisition to two bidders and sources close to the process said CME Group was the latest bidder to be eliminated.
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By Ilya Spivak |
May 22, 2012
Commodity prices are trading broadly lower in Europe, with investors seemingly taking their risk appetite cues from a downward reversal in S&P 500 stock index futures rather than well-supported regional shares.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
May 22, 2012
While it might not look like it now, the most investable trend over the next 20 years is going to be in the resource sector, the renewable and non-renewable resources, the minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass.
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By Ilya Spivak |
May 21, 2012
Commodity prices are on the upswing to start the trading week as risk sentiment mounts a cautious recovery after three consecutive weeks of aggressive selling.
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By Ilya Spivak |
May 18, 2012
Commodity prices are showing diverging performance in early European trade. Growth-sensitive crude oil prices are following shares lower but likewise sentiment-linked copper is essentially flat. Meanwhile, gold and silver are on the upswing.
