Streetwise Articles
Crude Gains as Greek Outlook Brightens
Source: Wall Street Journal, Dan Strumpf (7/19/11)
"A weaker dollar helped oil prices advance, as the outlook for another bailout for Greece brightened."
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Marshall Berol & Craig Valdes: Buy Energy Stocks - On Sale Now!
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report (7/19/11)
Marshall Berol and Craig Valdes are concentrating their focus on resource stocks in their Encompass Fund portfolio. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, they share their current thinking regarding the energy sector and give us the names of some stocks that are attractively priced now and that could do well as global energy demand grows. They remain very positive on the prospects for nuclear and see oil demand growing.
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Strong Correlation Between AUD and Gold
Source: Money Management, Milana Pokrajac (7/19/11)
"When the price of gold bullion has risen, so too has the Australian dollar."
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Gold Bulls and Bears Clash as Price Hits New Peak
Source: The Telegraph, Ian Cowie (7/19/11)
"Are record peak prices part of a sustainable revaluation or a bubble about to burst?
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Can Copper and Gold Rally in Tandem?
Source: Reuters, Clyde Russell (7/19/11)
"Buying gold is a bet the economy is stuffed; buying copper is a bet for China's soft landing. Can both views be right?"
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Gold Sector Wage Talks Stall
Source: SAPA (7/19/11)
"Chamber of Mines is 'not budging' from last week's offer."
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Goldman Stumbles, Takes On More Commodity Risk
Source: Reuters, Barani Krishnan (7/19/11)
"The reverse led fixed-income, currency and commodity revenues to slump 53% to the lowest level since 2008."
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China's Gold-Rich Region Grows
Source: Xinhua (7/19/11)
"Gold output in China's northwest Xinjiang Uygur region increased steadily the past seven years."
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India's Smaller Towns to Drive Jewelry Demand
Source: Commodity Online (7/19/11)
"Around two-thirds of the new retail outlets over the medium term will be in Tier-II and Tier-III towns."
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Precious Metals Ready for Big-Time Run
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold (7/19/11)
"Global stock markets are in the early stage of a technical breakdown."
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Commodities 2011 Halftime Report
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (7/19/11)
"Commodities don't all perform in the same way: Active management is important for rotating from winners to laggards."
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Matt Badiali: The Case for Gold Price Manipulation
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (7/18/11)
As a geologist by training, it's no surprise that S&A Resource Report Editor Matt Badiali takes a data-driven approach to investing. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he shares calculations for trailing stops and strategies to take profits with prospect generators and points to the signs of gold price manipulation.
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Feds Cut Offshore Wind Farm Area by Half
Source: The Dispatch, Shawn Soper (7/18/11)
"The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies weighed in with concerns about the possible impact on heavy shipping travel."
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Gold's Jump Boosts Bullish Commodity Bets
Source: Bloomberg, Debarati Roy and Yi Tian (7/18/11)
"Gold holdings surged the most since September 2009 as prices climbed to a record."
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Bullish Copper Technicals
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research (7/18/11)
"Fundamentals are confirming copper's bullish intrinsic technicals."
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"Ides of March" Coin Set to Fetch a Pretty Penny
Source: Daily Mail (7/18/11)
"The rare silver relic is the only Roman coin to openly celebrate an act of murder."
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How Gold Performs in Deflation
Source: Clif Droke (7/18/11)
"If deflation is the main problem facing the economy, why should I own gold?"
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Gold Funds Dominate Top Q2 Performers
Source: Reuters, Claire Milhench (7/18/11)
"Those seeking returns uncorrelated with commodity price direction did best after heavy May selling."
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USD, Gold and SP500 Trend Analysis
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (7/18/11)
"Gold's forming a 6- to 12-month topping pattern; price may get choppy."
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Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange to Launch Silver Futures
Source: Reuters, Rujun Shen (7/18/11)
"HKMEX to tap China's rising demand for the notoriously volatile metal."
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Gold Trading Booming in Dubai
Source: Commodity Online (7/18/11)
"Dubai has emerged as the world's biggest trading center for the yellow metal."
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A Manganite Changes Its Stripes
Source: PhysOrg (7/18/11)
"Manganese oxides are renowned for colossal magnetoresistance."
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Large Upward Price Movement in Platinum Ahead
Source: Seeking Alpha, Avery Goodman (7/18/11)
"Short sellers would like to hide platinum's shortage from the rest of the market."
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The Week Ahead: Gold Bulls Reawaken
Source: Kitco (7/18/11)
"No technical points overhead as the market soars into uncharted territory."
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India to Form New Mining Regulator
Source: Commodity Online (7/18/11)
"Independent regulator will aim to track down increased illegal mining in the country.
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