
Give yourself an extra point for spotting the trick question. It's already tripping up plenty of would-be answers. Because gold must fall during deflation, since it rose so much during the inflation of the 1970s – right?"Gold Prices, in real inflation-adjusted ...
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Themes: Price of Copper, Dollar, Commodities, investment It’s good to step back and look at the broader picture from time to time. In today’s chart we’ve got a snapshot of the commodity sector’s performance this year where you can see the top winners and ...
Commodities have had a great run recently, helped by a weaker dollar and optimism on an imminent economic recovery. This has meant more demand for resources like oil and copper, but it’s also boosted the lure of precious metals as an inflation-hedge. In early ...
As with most commodities, copper has been having a great run recently. When the dollar falls, as we know it has been, the price of commodities traded in the currency tends to rise. But for copper, there are other factors at play. The current rally is also being ...
London, England Tuesday, 2 June 2009 “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” Actually, we’ve seen so much already that it’s hard to believe there’s more coming. But there’s sure to be more... and we have a feeling it will be worth the wait. Yesterday, for example, GM filed ...
Here’s a yardstick that we like to turn to every now and then. It’s the gold to silver ratio. The gold/silver ratio is simply the price of an ounce of gold divided by the price of an ounce of silver. So if gold trades at $1000 and silver at $10, then the ratio is ...
While the crowds focus on gold, wise investors are also keeping a close eye on silver. The white metal has been on a roll this year, clocking in gains of 23%. Investors have pushed silver’s big recent run this year via exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Take a look at ...
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has been getting a lot of attention recently. This global trade gauge tracks the shipping prices of dry bulk cargoes on 40 routes across the world. That makes it a strong indicator of global economic health. The Index has now risen for ...
There is one small Irish mining company that has some solid reasons to be cheerful – and might just make enough money to have its directors bathing in Guinness for the rest of their days. This is Belmore Resources, a real tiddler that has its shares quoted on PLUS ...
In Tuesday’s Market Notes, we looked at how technical traders view the 200-day moving average (DMA) as confirmation of a strong trend. In that case, we were looking at the tech sector, which had burst up through this key level. Today we’re looking at another ...
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