Archive for the ‘Commodities’ Category:

What the Next Decade Holds for Commodities

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Guest Editorial }
What a decade!... A rapidly urbanizing global population driven by tremendous growth in emerging markets has sent commodities on quite a run over the past 10 years. In fact, you would find that all 14 commodities are in ...Read More »

QE3, $2,200 Gold, and the Trillion Dollar Bazooka

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Peter Krauth }
It's the beginning of a new year, and there's no shortage of big headlines... Europe is on the financial brink, Iran is a powder keg, and precious metals like gold have retreated. It's also a time when there is no ...Read More »

Don’t Be Fooled by Gold’s Recent Dip – We’ll Still See $2,000 an Ounce in 2012

{ Posted on Dec 15 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
If you're concerned about where gold prices are headed after yesterday's (Wednesday's) bear-market buzz, don't be. This is just a brief pit-stop in what continues to be an epic bull-run for the yellow metal. Gold prices ...Read More »

Gold Price Outlook 2012: Miners Will Shine as Prices Soar

{ Posted on Dec 09 2011 by Peter Krauth }
Despite a pullback from its all-time high of about $1,920 an ounce set in September, gold is still trading in the $1,750 range. In fact, the glittering metal has gained 22% in the past 12 months. What's more ...Read More »

China Changing the Global Gold Market

{ Posted on Nov 22 2011 by Larry D. Spears }
While many investors have been distracted by the goings on in Europe, China has been making a dent in the global gold market by making it easier for investors to buy and invest in the yellow metal. The ...Read More »

Rising Food Prices Will Boost Debt-Free Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) to New Highs

{ Posted on Oct 31 2011 by Jack Barnes }
With so many companies - and countries - choking on the combination of slow growth and massive debt, investors are finding that there's a definite formula for success. You need to look for companies that have healthy cash ...Read More »

Gold Prices Back on Track for $2,500 an Ounce

{ Posted on Oct 26 2011 by Jason Simpkins }
Having overcome a slight pullback heading into the fall gold prices now appear to have resumed their upward trajectory and will likely hit $2,500 an ounce next year - if not sooner. Gold prices surged to their highest level ...Read More »

Energy and Materials Will Ride High This Earnings Season… but 2012 is Another Story

{ Posted on Oct 17 2011 by David Zeiler }
The hottest sectors for the third-quarter earnings season, Energy and Materials, should stay on their winning streak through the next quarter, but will get hit by lagging demand from emerging markets in 2012. The two ...Read More »

How to Buy Gold Coins At a Bargain Price

{ Posted on Oct 11 2011 by Larry D. Spears }
We told you how to buy gold coins as an investment back in June, and anyone who followed our guide to shopping the bullion-based gold coin market has netted a nice profit so far. "Spot gold" - ...Read More »

The Gold Price Conspiracy Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You to Know About

{ Posted on Oct 05 2011 by Peter Krauth }
Is it really so preposterous to believe the United States and Europe would conspire to keep pole position in the global financial system? I don't think so - and neither does China. That much was revealed in a diplomatic cable recently ...Read More »