Tag Archives: commodities

Commodities Missed the Rally

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

The world is a happy place once again!  Retail sales were record-breaking for Black Friday and it looks like Europe’s problems are behind us.  Of course, the good news sent the equity market screaming higher.  Surely you can detect the … Continue reading →

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Commodities: Crowded out

Posted on November 2, 2011 by admin

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  A game of catch-up Fly Title:  Commodities Rubric:  Chinese demand had ended a century of steadily falling raw-material costs for rich-world consumers Main image:  20110924_SRD005_0.jpg LOOK OUT ON any day from Pier Two at … Continue reading →

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Commodities trading: Tying the hands of speculators

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

YESTERDAY the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to approve controversial measures designed to rein in commodity speculation. The new rules, part of last year’s financial-reform law in the US, will limit the positions that traders can take in commodity … Continue reading →

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Canadian close: Commodities hit TSX

Posted on November 28, 2010 by admin

Canadian close: Commodities hit TSX Investors fret over uncertainties in Europe, Korean peninsula Read more on The Globe and Mail

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