- Index : Futures and Commodities
Futures and Commodities
- The Netherlands, where I am based, went through a period known as the Golden Age.This refers to the country’s 17th century heyday, when Holland was the world leader in trading (commodities), science and art.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 07 - 2008 at 16:00
- As the Middle East region continues to grow – the number of people living in Dubai alone is exploding – the demand for energy is rising in an absolute sense, creating interesting conditions for the energy commodity market. The rise of the per capita income does add a relative effect which stimulates the absolute figures even more.
- Middle East: Monday, April 07 - 2008 at 14:37
- The boom in the commodity market continues. Last week, on the back on a weakening US dollar, oil, silver and gold prices hit record highs. Gold hit even a level of $1000 per troy ounce and oil (WTI) reached $110 per barrel.
- Sunday, March 16 - 2008 at 12:05
- The ‘buzz-word’ dominating the financial markets is ‘recession’. Investors fear that the US economy will fall into a recession, which is not unlikely. The housing market, particularly in the US, is still slumping. The credit crunch still persists and economic data is weak. Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia general economic index dropped to the lowest level in seven years. And even the leading indicators showed a dramatic decline for a fourth straight month.
- Sunday, March 02 - 2008 at 14:35 |
- Nowadays, precious metals and other commodities are dominating press reports. Not surprising, with commodities hovering near multiyear highs. Gold has had its best start to a year since 1980, as stock markets plunged and investors bought the metal to diversify their holdings.
- Thursday, February 14 - 2008 at 12:11 |
- Crude oil futures (West Texas Intermediate) is up around 82 per cent from a year ago and February delivery contracts reached a record high of $100.09 a barrel on January 3. From that top, WTI retreated towards a current level of $94.
- Sunday, January 13 - 2008 at 10:03 |
- This coming year the euro could strengthen against the Japanese yen. The present low Japanese interest rate of 0.5%, combined with a higher European interest rate of 4%, has fuelled demand for euros. Of course the yen has also weakened against other ‘high interest’ countries like Australia, New Zealand and the US.
- Saturday, December 22 - 2007 at 14:56 |
- Silver, like gold, is a precious metal. This is a highly speculative investment category. But gold and silver have both gained since August, mainly because of a weaker US dollar.
- Tuesday, December 11 - 2007 at 12:45 |
Index : Futures and Commodities
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