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Prices of major food commodities are expected to ease in the coming decade after a surge in the past year, helped by higher farm productivity and slowing demand from China, the U.N. food agency and the OECD said. But emissions from agriculture are projected to climb, mostly from livestock production, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report. Agricultural commodity prices have surged since last year due to booming Chinese imports and tightening crop inventories, leading the FAO to forecast record costs in 2021 for food importers. But...

The Next Two Months: Best Case, Medium Case, Worst Case Mac Slavo April 29th, 2011 David Galland put together an analysis worthy of your time where he discusses various viable scenarios we may see play out with the US dollar, stocks, commodities, and precious metals in coming months: …given the current ill health of the dollar, I remain convinced that the Fed will pause in its blunt-force monetization, come June. And that is likely to provide a shot in the arm for the dollar – versus the equivalent of a shot in the head to the dollar, should they reverse...

Rampant Inflation In 2011? The Monetary Base Is Exploding, Commodity Prices Are Skyrocketing And The Fed Wants To Print Lots More MoneyThe Economic Collapse BlogOctober 2, 2010 Are you ready for rampant inflation? Well, unfortunately it looks like it might be headed our way. The U.S. monetary base has absolutely exploded over the last couple of years, and all that money is starting to filter through into the hands of consumers. Commodity prices are absolutely skyrocketing, and it is inevitable that those price increases will show up in our stores at some point soon. The U.S. dollar has already been...

China's Property Index Forecasts A Plunge In Copper Prices The Pragmatic CapitalistJun. 13, 2010, 7:58 PM Bloomberg’s chart of the day shows the very high correlation between the Chinese property market and copper prices. Property prices have been a reliable leading indicator of economic activity in China and commodity prices. If the Chinese property market is telling us anything right now it’s that global economic activity could be due for a dip in the coming months: The CHART OF THE DAY shows the Shanghai Property Index of Chinese developer stocks, which has led moves in copper prices since 2007, is...

Dear Commodities Investors, We Have Achieved Death Cross Joe Weisenthal May 26, 2010, 5:36 AM Just a quick chart here for your. The Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index (commodities) index has hit death cross, by which we mean the 50-day moving average has fallen below the 200-day one. For some this is a huge negative sign, though at this point bearishness seems rampant across the space. We told you back on the 19th that this was about to happen.[snip]

China's Appetite For High-Flying Gold To Dominate Wed Dec 2, 2009 4:30am EST By Chikako Mogi SHANGHAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Gold's successive run-ups to record highs are underpinned by hopes for central banks to further diversify reserves, particularly China's, a topic set to dominate a two-day industry gathering in Shanghai from Thursday. News that the central bank of India bought 200 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund, about half of what was on offer, reinforced views that gold has established its status as an investment asset, as well as an alternative currency. The move also strengthened speculation...

Home  l  Broadcast  l  Market Monitor  l  Top 10  l  Storm Watch  l  Sitemap  l  About Us Today's WrapUp by Mike Hartman 03.01.2006  Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Archive MARKETS TURN 180 DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY Tuesday’s closing bell had stock prices sharply lower, bond prices higher, and the dollar lower versus most major currencies, but today is a different story. Yesterday we saw a great deal of data depicting weakness in the U.S. economy, but today we see continuing strength in consumer spending, increased business spending, and more strength than was expected in U.S. manufacturing. The anchor on CNBC...