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AIS Group’s Hummel: Next Stage Of The Commodity Bull Market Will Be Even More Powerful

AIS Group’s CIO lays out his bull case for commodities across the board.

Video: Marc Chandler Talks Economic Warfare

Brown Brothers Harriman's chief currency strategist shares his outlook on currency markets in the wake of QE3 and abroad.

Video: Marshall Berol Is Bullish On Uranium

Co-manager of the Encompass Fund explains where he sees commodities heading in the near term.

Outlook For Nuclear Power, Uranium Not So Dire After Japan

Despite many countries abandoning or scaling back nuclear power projects, long-term prospects for industry remain favorable.

URA Vs. NLR: Best Uranium Exposure?

Last week, Global X launched a new uranium miners ETF. But is it really better for investors than the existing nuclear stocks fund, NLR?

Thorium’s Rare Earth Connection

What does the future of nuclear energy have to do with rare earth metals? More than you think.

Is The Uranium Rush Back On?

Uranium prices have sagged since the 2008 commodities crash. But is the bear market finally over?

How To Play Rising Uranium Demand

Uranium-based nuclear power is responsible for 15% of the world's electricity—and that number's growing. So how can you play rising demand for nuclear fuel?

Why China will drive future uranium prices
How prices of uranium and nuclear stocks diverge
Which nuclear ETF has performed best?

Rethinking Uranium

Uranium is living in a constant state of undersupply, so how could the price be
falling?

The rise and fall
Supply paradox
The Russian connection

Rethinking Uranium

Uranium is living in a constant state of undersupply, so how could the price be
falling?

The rise and fall
Supply paradox
The Russian connection

A Real Commodity Moneymaker

Real-time Inflation Indicator (per annum): 9.2%

Wednesday's column ("2008 Was Golden ... Barely") left some readers with the impression that there were hardly any winners among the exchange-traded products (ETPs) tracking commodities.

Oil Guesses Wrong Again And A Worrying Contango

Real-time Inflation Indicator (per annum): 7.9%

According to the U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory report, domestic crude oil supplies increased 7.3 million barrels last week, far exceeding the forecast for a 900,000-barrel build made by Oil Patch analysts. Traders opened the NYMEX futures floor session 3.4% higher ahead of the report, following a 6.7% decline on Tuesday. The United States Oil Fund (AMEX: USO), an exchange-traded portfolio that tracks oil futures, fell $2.77 in lockstep to finish at $41.36.

Oil Prices Going Lower … Much Lower

Fadel Gheit, managing director of oil and gas research at Oppenheimer, predicts oil prices will drop precipitously over the next 6-12 months.

Why oil might hit $60/barrel in the next few weeks
The outlook over 6 and 12 months
The risk of a slowing global economy

An Interview With Robert Dehollander

The environmental-engineer-turned-CFP talks to HAI about new developments in alternative energy, and how those might play in investors' portfolios.

Maximizing solar energy for rooftops
Wind turbines in your backyard?
More electric cars may boost nuclear demand

Nuclear In Demand

With global electricity demand expected to double in the next 20 years and the world seeking cleaner energy alternatives, nuclear power is back in vogue.

Is nuclear power green?
How to invest in it
Its ties to metals producers

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

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%+

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

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

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