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NewsCommentary (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Futures Trading Room Signals & Performance for November 6, 2009 Monitor performance of our Expert Moderators in the Futures Trading Room. Track the trading action of the Futures and Commodities markets for potential trading trends. JT Time L/S Symbol First Winner Alert Last Winner Alert Points Profit/Loss 8:30 AM S YM 9912 9894 18 $90.00 8:44 AM S TF 572.90 570.60 2.30 $230.00 8:47 AM S YM 9887...
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New Finance Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By Junior Franciski The most active segment of the market today is 4x currency trading. This is a high volume liquid market. Because of this it is very easy for the speculator to get involved. Four trillion dollars is estimated to turnover daily in the 4x. The level of risk in this market is very high. Only traders with a high tolerance for risk should attempt trading. One factor that contributes to...
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NewsCommentary (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Futures Trading Room Signals & Performance for November 5, 2009 Monitor performance of our Expert Moderators in the Futures Trading Room. Track the trading action of the Futures and Commodities markets for potential trading trends. JT Time L/S Symbol First Winner Alert Last Winner Alert Points Profit/Loss 8:36 AM L YM 9822 9838 16 $80.00 8:54 AM S TF 566.30 STOPPED -1.50 -$150.00 9:50 AM L YM...
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Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Senate Climate Bill Produces Little But Partisan Heat - Scitizen While such legislative "theatrics," as Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse characterized the Republican boycott, are nothing new, some warn that the EPW committee is marching into "seldom seen" territory in the fight over climate legislation. According the Energy & Environment News, a former Democratic...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Anton Smirnov, editor-in-chief of “Mergers & Acquisitions,” a monthly professional journal published in Russia, speaks on the origins of economic crises, measures on how to recover from the latest downturn and why oil should be removed from commodity markets.
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Enzio's Clock - Comments (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
So then this would also mean that when the FED does finally decide to raise interest rates this would also compound the issue even more by causing people to buy their dollars back and cover their US$ carry trades. From a strictly Technical Analysis viewpoint if the FED continues with its easy money policy for a bit longer it looks like the dollar index [DXY] has room to fall from it's current level...
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TraderFeed (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
While stocks have pulled back in recent days, we continue to see firmness in commodities (DBC; top chart), especially gold (GLD; middle chart) and oil (USO; bottom chart). In a contracting world economy, we would expect commodity consumption to be lower and commodity prices to collapse. This would put pressure on the currencies and stock markets of commodity-producing nations. In an expanding world...
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Australia raised rates again by another 25 basis points overnight. The reasons the Reserve Bank of Australia gave for the rise are: The global economy has resumed growth. With economic policy settings likely to remain expansionary for some time, the recovery is likely to continue during 2010 and forecasts have been revised higher. The expansion is generally expected to be modest in the major countries,...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global financial turmoil triggered by US sub-prime loan crisis has shocked stock and commodities markets. Stock market tumbled and commodity prices nearly halved or even slumped to a quarter of their peak. Gold, with its dual characteristics of currency and commodity, is playing a unique role when major investment products face market failure. Gold prices skyrocketed from...
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myESAi (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Author: henok Subject: Ethiopian Commodity Exchange to setup network Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:08 pm (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 0 source: http://www.your-story.org/ethi.....ork-46047/ Ethiopia Commodity Exchange to set up state of the art display network ECX is partnering with a Dubai-based high-tech firm to make real time commodity price information available and accessible across Ethiopia via a network...
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iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Nov 03 09 The major U.S. indexes traded barely above the break-even line, aided by gains seen in the commodity markets and by the mergers and acquisitions announcements on Tuesday. [More...]
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ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Futures-based commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) have caught the eyes of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Many anticipate regulatory restrictions being placed on these ETFs. What will it mean for investors? New regulatory actions in the futures-backed commodities market could...
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SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: As the commodity markets get a little more tricky to navigate in the face of regulations, equity-based commodity ETFs could be one of the solutions. As the CFTC mulls over position limits for futures-based commodity ETFs, many providers are launching commodity equity funds to help sidestep the issue altogether. Complete Story »
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Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
By BD Team - Business Daily Africa - Tuesday, November 3 2009 at 00:00A strong rally in commodity prices could help put Kenya’s economy back on the growth path, analysts said even as they warned of persistent risk of imported inflation from the steady surge in the prices of key imports such as oil.Kenya’s fortunes in the commodities market is particularly tied to the continued strengthening...
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SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Oil and gas ETFs are continuing their ascent despite a supply glut. Investors looking to add a little “oomph” to rising prices or hedge falling ones may want to consider leveraged and inverse oil ETFs. Global economies are recovering, however, not at the fast rate commodity markets are indicating. What gives? Oil has become the inverse proxy to the U.S....