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Material Matters: Oil, Coal, Mineral Sands, Copper And Gold

Dec 13 2010

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with UBS lifting its oil price forecasts and positives identified for coal, mineral sands, copper and gold prices.


Gold To Decline As Traders Take Profits On QE-Linked Exposure

Dec 13 2010

FXCM Currency Strategist Ilya Spivak sees more QE2 inspired market positions being unwound. Gold is expected to suffer as a result.


Silver More Vulnerable To A Correction Than Gold

Dec 10 2010

Stronger investor demand has been supportive for both gold and silver prices in recent months, but in 2011 RBS sees silver as more vulnerable to a correction.


Material Matters: Picks For 2011, Nickel and PCI Coal Updates

Dec 10 2010

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with BA Merrill Lynch offering its picks for 2011, updates from commodity conferences and on nickel and PCI coal.


Copper, A Leading Risk Indicator

Dec 09 2010

ATW’s Jerry Simmons explains why investors should always watch what’s happening in the copper market.


Is Another Oil Spike Upon Us?

Dec 08 2010

Goldman Sachs has just lifted its 2011 average oil price forecast to US$100/bbl. Are we about to re-live the 2008 oil spike?


Crude Oil Pauses to Digest Recent Gains

Dec 07 2010

Market analysts at FXCM predict crude oil won’t correct meaningfully until the price is well past US$90 per barrel.


Material Matters: Copper, Iron Ore, Coal And Oil, And Strategies For 2011

Dec 07 2010

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with buying not building a cheaper option for copper producers, positives for iron ore, coal and oil prices and some strategies for the coming year.


Uranium En Route To A Record Year

Dec 07 2010

Industry consultant TradeTech reports spot market volumes for U3O8 have already surpassed last year’s with still a few more weeks to go in 2010.


Material Matters: Ongoing Positives For Coal, Copper, Gold, Crude Oil

Dec 06 2010

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with bad weather offering some positives for coal, strong Chinese demand a positive for gold, upgrades for copper and revisions to energy price forecasts.



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