How to protect your oil position

Commodity prices in general have reached record highs in the past few months. Recently the WTI-... Read full article »
Wednesday, July 09 - 2008 at 16:10
Investors are watching for Fed announcements that may affect gold prices

Gold continues to attract investor interest

Gold has fallen from its peak of $1,000 in April by roughly 10%. Since then it has hovered around... Read full article »
Thursday, June 26 - 2008 at 11:56
Dutch companies merged together to fund expeditions to the east

A brief history of commodity trading

A look back in time highlights how the commodities markets first evolved, with many parallels... Read full article »
Thursday, May 22 - 2008 at 15:24

World gold trade focused on Dubai

The Netherlands, where I am based, went through a period known as the Golden Age. This refers to... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 07 - 2008 at 16:00

Rising energy needs powers electricity commodities

As the Middle East region continues to grow - the number of people living in Dubai alone is... Read full article »
Middle East: Monday, April 07 - 2008 at 14:37

DGCX profits from commodity boom

The boom in the commodity market continues. Last week, on the back on a weakening US dollar, oil,... Read full article »
Sunday, March 16 - 2008 at 12:05

US treasuries safe haven as recession looms?

The 'buzz-word' dominating the financial markets is 'recession'. Investors fear that the US... Read full article »
Sunday, March 02 - 2008 at 14:35

Gold heading for a fall?

Nowadays, precious metals and other commodities are dominating press reports. Not surprising,... Read full article »
Thursday, February 14 - 2008 at 12:11

Correction for crude oil futures towards $86?

Crude oil futures (West Texas Intermediate) is up around 82 per cent from a year ago and February... Read full article »
Sunday, January 13 - 2008 at 10:03

Yen-carry trade: Game over?

This coming year the euro could strengthen against the Japanese yen. The present low Japanese... Read full article »
Saturday, December 22 - 2007 at 14:56

Silver shines

Silver, like gold, is a precious metal. This is a highly speculative investment category. But... Read full article »
Tuesday, December 11 - 2007 at 12:45

Subprime crisis still alive

In August and September stock markets bottomed out after a brutal sell-off caused by the subprime... Read full article »
Monday, November 19 - 2007 at 16:32

Greenback feeling blue

Recently the US dollar fell to a record low on speculation that the Federal Reserve would cut... Read full article »
Wednesday, October 31 - 2007 at 15:30

Gold: is the sky the limit?

What a difference a couple of months make. Gold was fluctuating in tandem with the Western stock... Read full article »
Thursday, October 04 - 2007 at 11:39
West Texas Intermediate oil - November contract

Black gold over the top?

At the end of June, I dedicated a column to oil. The question I asked was whether Žblack gold... Read full article »
Tuesday, September 18 - 2007 at 12:49