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Is Gold $10,000 a Possibility or Fantasy?

I’m sure everyone has heard predictions by now of gold moving to $10,000.  The gold market has already proven its strength by moving higher than most people could have imagined 10 years ago.  In markets like this, there is always someone … Continue reading

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Food speculators

To complement Geoff’s entry on World Food Day, here is an article from the Telegraph on the effect of food speculators – more than 450 economists from 40 countries have urged G20 finance ministers to prevent financial speculation in commodity … Continue reading

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Unit 1 Micro: Producing Coffee – Kenya in Pictures

If you are teaching the economics of commodity prices and coffee in particular – this resource – will appeal strongly to your visual learners! The Guardian Pictures web site has a quite stunning set of photos of Kenyan coffee producers … Continue reading

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A look at economic developments around the globe

A look at economic developments around the globe A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: —— BUDAPEST, Hungary — Credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Hungary’s government bonds by two notches, citing worries … Continue reading

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