Commodities: August 25, 2008
A rampaging dollar and strong demand for bank shares last week seemed to signal – to some market watchers at least - that the commodity game was about to come to an end. That is, until the end of the week, when metals prices shot
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Commodities: August 18, 2008
At the end of last week sterling had fallen for 11 days in a row, taking the pound to its lowest level against the dollar for two years. Although the UK economy certainly has its problems, the shift was more about a strong dollar
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Features, Commodities: August 18, 2008
The commodity bull market has a long way to go. This bull market is not magic. It's not some crazy "cycle theory" I have. It does not fall out of the sky. It's supply and demand. It's simple stuff.
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Commodities: August 14, 2008
Time for a look at what’s been going on with the gold price lately. Fortunately the World Gold Council thinks so too. The Council has just released its regular survey of gold demand trends, covering the first half and second
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Commodities: August 12, 2008
The man in the street knows that the inflation we are suffering is due to high commodity prices, right? Well not entirely. That man might be surprised to learn that Xstrata has closed its Lennard Shelf lead zinc mine in Australia
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