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Yesterday’s announcement by the International Energy Agency that member nations, including the US, would release 60 million barrels of crude sliced 5% off the price of a barrel of WTI crude. Oil is...
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The big remaining question about copper prices is which direction they will take in the second half of this year. Most observers are bullish, but when the big question is broken down into smaller...
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Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning nationalist, won nearly 51% of the vote in Sunday’s presidential election in Peru and will take office in late July. Humala has promised to raise royalty payments on...
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Today’s commodities watch offers some thoughts about the coming end of the Federal Reserve’s QE2 program and the effect that will have on commodity prices. One could make a pretty good argument...
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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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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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Today’s commodities watch looks at a silver miner’s and a food producer’s quarterly earnings. And a quick look at how copper is coming back today.Silver and gold miner Coeur d’Alene Mines...
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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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Today’s news includes a higher bid for a Canadian copper and gold miner, some higher quotas on Chinese metal exports, and the latest forecast on food prices for 2011 from the US Department of...
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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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Our commodities coverage today looks at the bounce in prices following yesterday’s across-the-board drop and reports on a review of Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide. We also note some positive...
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As we begin the week, prices for many commodities are rising, while only gold and oil are falling. Corn prices continue to climb and cocoa futures are up again as well.First, there have been several...
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NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) rejected a Nasdaq offer to buy it, which Nasdaq labeled as the best future for the older exchange. (Reuters)Corporate earnings may not be strong enough to support current...
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Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. The US Energy Information Administration announced today that crude oil stocks in the US grew by 2 million barrels last...
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Silver prices have once again set a record. The metal rose to $38.50/ounce, its highest level in 38 years. And the price for silver acts like it wants to break above $40.00. Commodity Online notes...
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