China has been the buzzword for a long time, and is seen as 'the hope in difficult times' for...
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Tuesday, January 26 - 2010 at 14:33
Instead of finding a solution, the outcome of the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen at...
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Wednesday, January 06 - 2010 at 11:18
While crude oil (West Texas Intermediate) more than doubled since the beginning of this year,...
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Wednesday, December 09 - 2009 at 12:10
This year, monetary authorities around the world including the Bank of England, European Central...
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Thursday, November 19 - 2009 at 16:21
One year ago, the biggest oil companies in the world were able to report record profits, due to...
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Monday, November 02 - 2009 at 10:35
Investors are still risk averse, witnessing rising gold prices and rising stock markets. Gold...
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Thursday, October 22 - 2009 at 12:12
Oil prices (WTI and Brent Crude Oil) have more than doubled since the bottom hit the low $30's at...
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Wednesday, September 09 - 2009 at 10:50
In my previous columns, when I discussed 'the oil market' I referred to the benchmarks of the...
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Monday, August 10 - 2009 at 15:38
At the beginning of March, I discussed the interesting price development of gold versus oil. At...
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Tuesday, July 14 - 2009 at 16:12
Recently I wrote a column about copper and the developments in its pricing. In this column I...
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Monday, June 01 - 2009 at 14:38
As stated in my previous columns, more and more signs show an improving world economy. It was not...
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Tuesday, May 12 - 2009 at 12:31
Strong gains since the beginning of this year in industrial commodities could be indicative of...
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Monday, April 27 - 2009 at 12:18
Because of the liberalisation, energy markets are more volatile than ever. Which factors...
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Thursday, April 02 - 2009 at 12:31
Recently gold hit the $1,000 barrier, but retreated again towards a level of $900. In the...
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Sunday, March 08 - 2009 at 16:56
World stock markets are still being hit by bad macro economic figures. Recently, US monthly...
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Wednesday, February 18 - 2009 at 10:59