Weekly Market Recap - HardAssetsInvestor.com Join Brad Zigler and Matt Hougan every week as they recap the week in the commodities marketplace. More than just stats and numbers, Brad and Matt will give you insights and commentary you just can't find anywhere else. http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com en-us Copyright Hard Assets Investor 13 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:09:44 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:09:44 webmaster@hardassetsinvestor.com Energy, Agriculture <![CDATA[Video: Jerry Mikolajczyk Says To Go Long Natgas]]>
CEO of Xun Energy shares his current outlook on the energy sector.
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  • A bright future for TAN?
  • Wind's returns depend on Europe
  • The good, bad and ugly of broad-based funds
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[Solar’s Bright Future]]>
  • Recession bumps and bruises
  • The future is China and the U.S.
  • Playing the sun
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[Tom Konrad: Investing In Clean Energy]]>
  • Clean tech and Internet similarities
  • Exxon's leap into biofuels
  • The smart-grid free lunch
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[Green Gold Trumps Black Gold]]> Investment in sustainable energy just sustained itself in 2008. But the actual investments look pretty sweet.

    • New investments up (a little) in 2008
    • Renewable winners and losers
    • A look at green ETFs
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Clean Energy: The Materials Play]]> The most profitable way to play the clean energy boom may be to invest, not in clean energy producers, but in the rare and unusual materials they need to operate.

    • The picks-and-shovels approach to clean energy
    • From silicon to rare earth metals
    • Compact fluorescents: A big opportunity?
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Jeffrey Christian: Gold & Dollar Both Safe Havens]]>
    The managing director of CPM Group shares his outlook on gold, the dollar, energy and base metals.
    • Gold trading against the dollar: myth?
    • Oil and energy markets will get ‘frightening’
    • Why the infrastructure bill will impact base metals
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Is Solar Losing Its Shine?]]>
  • Basking in solar's glow
  • Rogue's gallery of under-performers
  • Credit crunch casting a shadow
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[Travis Bradford: Everything They Tell You About Solar Is Wrong]]>
  • The truth about solar economics
  • A distributed energy architecture
  • A diversified approach to solar investing

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    ]]>         <![CDATA[Research Analyst Says We’re Running Out Of Oil]]>
    Ed Mitby tells Mike Norman why the U.S. policy environment is not favorable to alternative energy.
    • Europe races ahead
    • Candidates say the right thing, but the proof is in the pudding
    • Can the U.S. get 25% of its power from wind by 2030?
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Ed Mitby: Are Alternatives A Real Alternative?]]>
    HAI anchor Mike Norman speaks with Ed Mitby, senior research analyst for Van Eck Global, on the future of alternative energy in the U.S.
    • Wind, solar and … nuclear???
    • Is clean coal an alternative energy?
    • The need for “grid” investments
    ]]>         <![CDATA[An Interview With Robert Dehollander]]>
  • Maximizing solar energy for rooftops
  • Wind turbines in your backyard?
  • More electric cars may boost nuclear demand
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[Following In JFK’s Footsteps]]> <![CDATA[Marc Chandler Dissects the Dollar’s Decline]]>
    Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist for Brown Brothers Harriman, discusses the dollar, and what's dragging it down.
    • A healthy amount of exaggeration
    • The Fed's fault?
    • U.S. deficits—believe it or not—improving
    ]]>         <![CDATA[An Interview With Walter Nasdeo]]>
  • Is solar cost-competitive?
  • What is thin-film solar?
  • Is there a solar bubble?
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[Sun Shines On Solar?]]> Can solar energy really compete with other sources? And what's driving the current boom?

    • Mandates in Western states
    • Huge growth in stock prices
    • New solar ETFs
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Roy Nersesian Sees ‘The Perfect Storm’]]>
    Despite a speculative element, the fundamental forces behind the rise in agricultural prices may persist.
    • The Chinese want beef (and that drives up grains)
    • Biodiesel and palm oil
    • Could speculators get caught out?
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Biofuels Professor Says Corn Will Never Work]]>
    Roy Nersesian, an energy specialist from Columbia University, puts the biofuels hype under a realist's microscope.
    • Why corn-based ethanol will never work
    • The chink in cellulosic ethanol
    • Hope for biodiesel?
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Sun Shines On Solar?]]> Can solar energy really compete with other sources? And what's driving the current boom?

    • Mandates in Western states
    • Huge growth in stock prices
    • New solar ETFs
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