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Hurricane season matters to investors.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA,  is calling for an above-average hurricane season in 2011. NOAA noted, “The Atlantic basin is...
Today’s commodities news centers on the more than -4% drop in WTI crude oil prices which has led to a broad sell-off in most other commodities.  This was a day where if it traded at a commodity...
Today’s commodities news starts with a rise in margin requirements on crude oil contracts, and then looks at weather effects on both crude oil refining and US grain prices. We conclude with a look...
Today’s commodities watch looks at a silver miner’s and a food producer’s quarterly earnings. And a quick look at how copper is coming back today. Silver and gold miner Coeur d’Alene Mines...
The Food and Agriculture Division of the United Nation reported that food prices remained mostly unchanged in April. That is hardly good news since February and March prices were, for many foods, at...
Today’s commodity news focuses on the dramatic decline virtually across the board in commodity prices. There’s also news on the Glencore IPO and on a big corn buy from China. Led by a 6% drop in...
Today’s commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices. The stockpile of zinc at the...
Today’s commodities news highlights an SEC filing for a new agricultural ETF, a proposed pipeline that would send crude oil to the US Gulf coast, and a $500 million shelf registration from a US...
Today’s commodities news leads off with a revelation on how the world’s largest commodity trader makes some of its profits and follows with a weather report that could push grain prices further...
In today’s commodities news another automaker is raising prices to meet higher commodity prices, corn and wheat continue to jostle for position as the higher-priced food, and gold prices keep...
Today’s commodities report focuses on rising costs for fertilizer and food, the drought in the US southwest, and reports that China is re-selling some of its coal imports. Earlier today we noted...
Rising prices for food commodities should continue throughout 2011, and the agribusiness sector is set to take advantage of it. The number of US acres planted in corn this year will be higher than...
Global organizations like the World Bank and UN may hope that the more that they discuss the global food crisis, the more likely that it is the trouble will go away. The agencies cannot control the...
Today’s look at the commodities markets examines a new report from the World Gold Council and reports on another downturn on agricultural products. The World Gold Council has published a new report...
Our commodities coverage today looks at the bounce in prices following yesterday’s across-the-board drop and reports on a review of Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide. We also note some positive...