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Commodities Watch: Peru Halts Silver Mining Concessions; Corn, Wheat Continue to Flounder (BCEKF, RIOAF, ABX, NEM, SLV, SIL, CORN, DBA, MOO)
Today’s commodities watch looks at a government-ordered suspension of mining concessions in Peru and the continuing worries over grain prices as US corn planting remains behind schedule and Russia...
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Commodities Watch: Checking in on Fertilizer Shares; Beer to Cost More; Wheat to Cost Less (POT, MOS, AGU, CF, MON, SYT, BUD, TAP, SAM, DBA, MOO)
Today’s commodities news leads off with a quick look at how fertilizer stocks are doing. There’s also some bad news out of Europe on malting barley, which could be equally bad news for beer...
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Commodities Watch: Mega-deals Ahead in Metals; Copper Miner Can't Sell Itself; Grain Prices Rising as Stockpiles Fall (CLF, LUNCF, ABX, IEMMF, MOO, DBA)
Today’s commodities news leads off with a new report on mergers and acquisitions in the metals sector, including a failed try at selling a copper miner. There’s also a new report on grain...
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Commodities Watch: Another Look at Copper; Corn, Wheat Turn Lower; Goldman Moves Commodities Up (GS, ABX, BHP, FCX, TCK, JJC, COPX, CORN, MOO, DBA)
Today’s commodities markets are being driven by a new report from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) essentially reversing its ‘sell’ report of scarcely six weeks ago. Copper prices remain...
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Commodities Watch: Copper Stockpiles Falling in China; Weather Concerns Push Up Corn Prices; Silver, Gold, and Sugar in Brief (FCX, BHP, ADM, VLO, CORN, SLV, GLD, SGG)
Today’s commodities news starts off with a drawdown on copper from bonded warehouses in Shanghai. There are also new doubts about the US corn crop, and we finish up with a brief take on silver,...
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Commodities Watch: Silver Goes Lower, Copper Higher; Wheat Continues Losses; Canada Sees Growth in Lumber Prices, Exports (SLV, GLD, JJC, MOO, DBA, WY, PCL, LPX)
Today’s commodities news is not quite a repeat of yesterday’s because oil is staying essentially flat and yesterday’s commodities sell-off is not being repeated. Wheat prices, however are...
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Commodities Watch: The Commodities Flush on Crude; Rare Earths Stumble; Russian Wheat Exports to Resume; Sugar Demand to Rise (MCP, REE, AVL, REMX, NOBGY, RDS-A, CZZ)
Today’s commodities news centers on the more than -4% drop in WTI crude oil prices which has led to a broad sell-off in most other commodities.  This was a day where if it traded at a commodity...
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Commodities Watch: Margin Increases, Possible Flooding Hit Crude; Growers, Traders Watching the Weather; Platinum Forecast at $1,925 in 2011 (CME, SWC, PPLT, PGM)
Today’s commodities news starts with a rise in margin requirements on crude oil contracts, and then looks at weather effects on both crude oil refining and US grain prices. We conclude with a look...
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No Relief In Global Food Prices
The Food and Agriculture Division of the United Nation reported that food prices remained mostly unchanged in April. That is hardly good news since February and March prices were, for many foods, at...
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Commodities Watch: Pullback in Silver; Cotton Prices Continue Slide; Grains Also Lower (SLV, SIL, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, RL, GPS, LTD, LIZ, CORN, DBA)
Today’s commodities news reflects on the sharp drop in silver, continuing softness in cotton prices, and another fall in grain prices. The fall in silver prices immediately following the...
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Commodities Watch: Zinc Could Be China's New Copper; Cocoa Rises on Short-Covering; Corn, Wheat Sink (TCK, XSRAY, AAUKY, NIB, KFT, UL, ADM, GIS, K, CORN, DBA)
Today’s commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices.The stockpile of zinc at the...
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Commodities Watch: Glencore Gets Taste of Public Scrutiny; Weather Pushing Corn, Wheat Prices
Today’s commodities news leads off with a revelation on how the world’s largest commodity trader makes some of its profits and follows with a weather report that could push grain prices further...
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Commodities Watch: Wheat Powers Ahead; Lumber Continues to Slumber; Metals Still Rising (DE, MON, POT, PCL, LPX, WY, GLD, SLV)
Wheat prices show no signs of slowing down as dry weather continues to plague the winter wheat crop in Texas and Oklahoma. The May contract price is about $8/bushel and the December futures price is...
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Commodities Watch: Auto Prices to Rise on Commodity Costs; Wheat-Corn Switching Places; Gold Busts $1,500/ounce (GM, TM, F, GLD, SLV)
In today’s commodities news another automaker is raising prices to meet higher commodity prices, corn and wheat continue to jostle for position as the higher-priced food, and gold prices keep...
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Commodities Watch: Molycorp Acquires A US Processing Plant; Demand for Steel to Grow; Wheat Prices Rise Again (MCP, REE, AVL, REMX, MT, AKS, ATI, X, NUE, GLD, SLV)
Commodities news today features another processing plant acquisition, the latest projections on demand for steel, and more increases in the price of wheat. Gold and silver continue to make new highs...
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