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Walter Nasdeo, Ardour Capital, Discusses Alternative Energy Stocks: Part I
The Director of Research for Ardour Capital says alternative energy and ethanol are "here to stay."
  • Corn-based ethanol isn't going away
  • The alternative energy market is maturing
  • The relationship between alternative energy and oil prices
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 01 April 2008
 
Bank of New York's Michael Woolfolk Discusses The Dollar - Part II
Michael Woolfolk, senior currency strategist for The Bank of New York Mellon, asks: Will the dollar remain the world’s reserve currency?
  • We want a stable dollar, not a strong dollar
  • Paulson’s success with China
  • The yuan is going up 30%+
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 25 March 2008
 
Bank of New York's Michael Woolfolk Discusses The Dollar - Part I
Michael Woolfolk, senior currency strategist for The Bank of New York Mellon, examines the forces pushing the dollar lower.
  • A structural account deficit
  • Will oil-producing nations switch to the euro?
  • Fed pushing growth over inflation
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 18 March 2008
 
Ashmead Pringle Interview Part II
The founder of the new GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund says big money is distorting the commodities market.
  • Everyone wants to be like Yale
  • The outlook for contango and backwardation
  • The U.S. is the Saudi Arabia of corn
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 11 March 2008
 
Ashmead Pringle Interview Part I
The founder of the new GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund explains why he’s completely bullish on commodities.
  • It’s hard to be bearish on energy
  • Grains outlook wide open
  • How the new fund works … and how it’s different from competing products
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 05 March 2008
 
Paul Quartararo Interview – Part II
SPECTRA Resources' Paul Quartararo talks about the direction of the global steel market.
  • China has replaced the U.S. as the world’s largest consumer of steel
  • U.S. domestic steel production cannot supply all of domestic demand
  • Profits are not yet keeping up with price increases
Administrator Wednesday, 27 February 2008
 
The Bush Budget

What does the new Bush budget mean for renewable energy, fossil fuels and other commodities?

  • It's 6% more, but what about commodities?
  • Energy security?
  • What happened to renewables?
Julian Murdoch Tuesday, 05 February 2008
 
Coal: The New Black Gold
We've talked (oh, all right, I've pontificated ...) about the contrast between yellow and black gold on these pages before. In one screed ("A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words"), I railed that crude oil was a better inflation indicator than yellow gold.
Brad Zigler Tuesday, 05 February 2008
 
Does $100/Barrel Oil Make Sense? - Part II

Stephen Schork, publisher of the Schork Report, talks energy – including his insights on where oil has been, where it could go and who (or what) is influencing the price.

  • The role of speculators.
  • The impact of alternative energy on long-term oil prices.
  • Is there a distortion in the current oil marketplace?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 15 January 2008
 
An Interview With "Trader Vic"
Victor Sperandeo … aka “Trader Vic” … is one of the most famous commodity traders in the world. In an exclusive HAI interview, he offers his insights on the best opportunities in the commodities market today.
  • Gold is going to $1,000/ounce … soon.
  • Almost nothing can stop the commodities boom.
  • Oil is not the place for aggressive traders.
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 14 January 2008
 
Does $100/Barrel Oil Make Sense? - Part I

This interview was taped prior to oil hitting the $100 mark.

Stephen Schork, one of the most respected traders in the energy industry, says that $100/barrel oil is not supported by the fundamentals.

  • The real reason oil went from $10/barrel to $100/barrel.
  • Where does it go from here?
  • Why Peak Oil is a hoax.
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 08 January 2008
 
An Interview With Michael Metz
Michael Metz, chief investment strategist for Oppenheimer & Company, lays out his opinions on each segment of the commodities market.
  • Bullish on oil, bearish on alternative energy
  • The dollar has hit bottom
  • Agriculture looks good, gold may look better

Matt Hougan Thursday, 06 December 2007
 
The Chinese Bubble?
Jim Rogers calls China an “incipient bubble.” If that’s true, what does that mean for the commodities market?
  • The source of marginal demand
  • An export- or import-led economy?
  • The AH Premium index
Matt Hougan Monday, 12 November 2007
 
An Interview With Wesley Karger
Wesley Karger manages money for some of the wealthiest families in the world. He spoke with HAI about commodities.
  • An important part of all portfolios
  • Playing the “reflation” theme
  • Is China a bubble?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 05 November 2007
 
Energy Markets
HardAssetsInvestor.com Sunday, 04 November 2007
 
A Political Push For Coal

The lawmakers are at it again ? this time it's subsidies for coal-to-liquid alternative fuels. The bill in question (S.155 or Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007) has been authored by Senator Jim Bunning (R) of Kentucky, and offers a helping hand to the coal industry's push to green-ify.

HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 29 May 2007
 
Indian Iron = Veggie Burgers

Commodity investors often lose sight of the fact that all this wheat and ore has to eventually get somewhere. A recent move by India may be showing us that this could be an Achilles' heel – and it's floating in the Pacific.

HardAssetsInvestor.com Thursday, 24 May 2007
 
Paint It Black

MinerCoal – that black rock pulled from the ground – is not as sexy as oil or as new as ethanol, but it’s a major player in the energy markets. Do you know anything about it? Should you?


HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 21 May 2007
 
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