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D’Agostino: Gold Physical Sales Still Up 50%; Gold ETFs Shake Out Leveraged Speculators
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Peter Schiff: Gold Fools Shouldn’t Be Selling
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Gold ETF ‘GLD’ Sees Its Biggest & First Inflow In 2 Months
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Week In Review: Gold Pullback Toward $1,322 Begins, NatGas Tests First Layer Of Support, Oil Falls, Copper Rises
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Gold’s Large Market Size & Liquidity Keep It Less Volatile Than Silver, But Maybe Not For Long
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What’s Up With Agribusiness?
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- Published on Thursday, 07 April 2011 06:35
- Written by Brad Zigler
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 365 days): 2.4%
With all the hoopla about metals—the hardest of hard assets—the "softer" commodities often seem to fly under investors' radar. That's too bad. Agricultural commodities—a big chunk of broad-based commodity indexes—have fared well over the past 12 months. The CRB Continuous Commodity Index—an equal-weighted and broad-based futures benchmark—has gained nearly 39 percent, while the agriculture subset of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index has risen almost 41 percent.
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Malcolm Gissen: China, India Key To Commodities Prices
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 April 2011 04:14
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor
Q1 Commodity Wrap-Up
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 April 2011 04:12
- Written by Julian Murdoch
We take a closer look at the quarter's best- and worst-performing commodities.
Oil MOOving Ag Stocks Lower
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 03:53
- Written by Brad Zigler
Ever ponder the relationship between crude and soybean oil? Take a gander at the chart below. The recent trading history of the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE Arca: MOO), when plotted against that of the United States Oil Fund (NYSE Arca: USO), pretty much sums it up.
Agribusiness Stocks Double-Whammied
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 06:06
- Written by Brad Zigler
Yesterday was an object lesson in systematic risk. Tuesday, the U.S. markets played catch-up with the Mideast turmoil after the Presidents Day holiday. Metals and oil shot up while equities tumbled.
Where's The Beef: Cattle Prices Hit Record Highs
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 February 2011 04:08
- Written by Brett Owens
With live cattle prices at all-time highs, is it too late to hop aboard?
Agribusiness Stocks Show Worrying Signs
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- Published on Thursday, 03 February 2011 06:48
- Written by Brad Zigler
Mark Grewal: Buy Cotton Now
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- Published on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 17:00
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor
Scotty George: Keen On Ags
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 January 2011 17:00
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor
Soybeans: A Buying Opportunity in the Works?
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 December 2010 04:19
- Written by Matt McCall
2010’s Best Performers: Energy and Ags
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 17:00
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor
As 2010 wraps to a close, we look at which energy and agricultural commodities outperformed and why.
Cocoa: A Breakout In The Works?
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 07:21
- Written by Matt McCall
Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election has pushed cocoa prices higher. So what's the best way to play the move?
Cocoa Cools A Bit
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- Published on Thursday, 09 December 2010 06:28
- Written by Brad Zigler
There's nothing like a little cocoa to warm up these cold mornings. Readers who bought a little cocoa or its proxy, the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cocoa Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE Arca: NIB), since we talked the commodity up on Monday morning ("Cocoa Getting Hot") might be feeling toasty and cozy now.
Cocoa Getting Hot
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- Published on Monday, 06 December 2010 02:53
- Written by Brad Zigler
Where's a value-minded commodity trader supposed to go in a market like this? With the
Sugar: Where Does SGG Go Next?
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- Published on Monday, 29 November 2010 07:36
- Written by Lara Crigger
Are we setting up for a renewed rally in the sweet stuff?
How To Play The Coming Water Boom
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 06:11
- Written by Matt McCall
Ags Less Risky Than Gold Stocks But ...
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- Published on Monday, 08 November 2010 05:36
- Written by Brad Zigler
Gold has certainly given investors a wild ride recently. But even after counting the gut-wrenching gyrations following the midterm election and the Fed's QE2 announcement, bullion's volatility pales when compared to that of agricultural stocks.
Cotton Exposure Through ETFs
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 04:55
- Written by Matt McCall
Cotton prices haven't been this high since Reconstruction. So if you're looking to share in the good times, what's the smart way to do it?
Sugar And The GMO Debate
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 02:58
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor
What do genetically modified beets have to do with today's haywire sugar prices?
Zeroing In On An Ag Stock
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- Published on Thursday, 14 October 2010 06:46
- Written by Brad Zigler
