Commodities
Commodities trading has been gaining popularity in recent times, especially with the increase in interest in gold, silver and other precious metals, as well as the recent activity in the crude oil movements. Along with comodity trading, commodity futures has also been gaining in popularity, especially oil futures and gold futures. The trick in commodity trading is keeping an eye on the gold prices, silver prices, oil prices and other commodity trading sources on the Internet. We try to keep you up to date in the commodities trading by providing kitco gold and kitco silver prices charts as well as the oil futures and gold futures charts and other charts relating to commodity trading. Below are the latest commodity trading articles available on the Internet to give you information when you invest in commodities, enter futures trading, or if you simply wish to purchase precious metals such as Gold or Silver.
Latest Commodities Headlines
6:00 pm - SMX Pepper: Will India pepper futures lose sheen?
Commodity Online - Will India soon lose its esteemed status as the global benchmark price setter for black pepper? If Tocom rubber futures price benchmark is the mover and shaker of Indian rubber prices, a similar turning point is all set to take place in the case of p......
6:00 pm - To tax or not to tax? India commodity transaction tax sparks intense debate
Commodity Online - There can be no fair argument made for the case of exempting commodity speculation when equity market transactions are being taxed.
6:00 pm - Bio diesel production hike to keep Veg oil strong during 2012
Commodity Online - On the back of expanding bio-diesel production in Argentina and Brazil, the demand for vegetable oil is expected to remain strong during 2012, according to the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) reports.
6:00 pm - Crude oil: Iran to accept 45% Indian payments in Rupees
Commodity Online - Iran and India have reached an agreement with regard to India's oil payments. As per the new arrangement, India will pay 45% of crude oil imports in Rupees and Iran can use the Rupee payments for buying Indian products like machinery,metals, food etc......
6:00 pm - India agriculture and manufacturing growth forecast for 2012
Commodity Online - Dragged by high base, the agriculture sector is expected to grow at 2.5%YoY in FY12
6:00 pm - India steel industry worried over falling global prices Rupee gains
Commodity Online - India's steel manufacturers are worried over the falling global price of steel and easing Indian currency against the dollar.
6:00 pm - Crude oil gains on surprising US inventories
Commodity Online - MCX crude oil is trading up after latest reports suggested a surprising decline in US inventories. MCX crude oil February contract is trading at Rs 4883, after opening the day at Rs 4863, a gain of 0.51% as of 12:05 PM IST.
6:00 pm - ArcelorMittal bearish on steel to put India investment plans on hold
Commodity Online - ArcelorMittal, is putting its India investment plans on hold, at least for the time being. The Luxembourg-based steel company has plans to build two steel plants of 12 million tons each in Jharkhand and Odisha, and one 6 MT plant in Karnataka at a to......
6:00 pm - India govt's populist focus is threatening sustainable growth
Commodity Online - The Central Statistical Organization (CSO) estimates the Indian economy to grow by 6.9% in FY12.
6:00 pm - MCX Gold Silver down in early trade as Greek drama continues
Commodity Online - MCX gold and silver have opened higher on Wednesday but are trading in the red, tracking the COMEX market.
6:00 pm - India wheat futures to climb as demand increases
Commodity Online - India's wheat futures are likely to climb Wednesday as demand increases while Indonesia's decision to import more wheat this year might also boost prices, analysts said.
6:00 pm - Natural rubber demand from ANRPC members to rise 0 3% in Q1'12
Commodity Online - On the back of cooling global economic crisis, the Natural rubber demand from the Members of The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) is expected to rise by 0.3% in Q1 2012.
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7:42 am - CBOT crops to open lower on Monday
Commodity News - Corn futures are called 6 to 7 cents lower. Overnight trade at 6:45 am CT was 6 1/2 to 6 3/4 cents lower. The market is being pressured by rainfall in Argentina and parts of Brazil that could benefit the crop at the tail end of the growing season.
7:41 am - Hershey Expands Responsible Cocoa Community Programs in West Africa
Commodity News - For The Hershey Company, sustainability is part of an ongoing and expanding commitment to corporate social responsibility deeply rooted in its heritage since Milton Hershey founded the company. Today, Hershey announced its plans to reinforce cocoa
7:39 am - PyroGenesis Files For Patent Protection For DROSRITE Plus For The Recovery of Metal From Zinc And Aluminum Dross
Commodity News - Canada NewsWire MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - PyroGenesis Canada Inc. ("PyroGenesis" or the "Company") (TSX-V: PYR), an environmental solutions company that designs, develops and manufactures plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products......
7:39 am - PHILIPPINES TAKES STEPS TO EASE IMPACT OF CONTINUING RISE IN CRUDE OIL PRICES
Commodity News - MANILA, Jan 30 (NNN-PNA) -- The Philippines government has started exerting all possible efforts to ease the impact of the continuing rise of prices of crude oil in the world market on consumers and our economy, a Palace official said on Monday. Depu......
7:37 am - UK steel output rose in 2011 despite H2 economic troubles
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Commodity Blogs
Although Commodities Blogs are few and far between on the Internet, we provide you with the latest blogs relating to commodities trading or futures market. We are constantly looking for good comoditiy blogs, futures trading blogs or precious metals blogs on the Internet. If you know of any good sources, please let us know. We will try to continue to add good commodity trading information here. For now, below are the latest blogs from the best futures trading, commodities trading and precious metals blogs we have found so far.
Latest Commodity Blogs
6:08 pm - 12 Shiny Silver Stocks
Seeking Alpha - Marco G. submits:With the fast-rising prices for silver and gold that have set new all-time highs this past week of April 2011, many investors must be wondering, what does one do to take advantage of this situation? It does seem to the au......
4:38 pm - Oil, Gold, and Silver Prices Reflect International Coalition Shortcomings in MENA
Seeking Alpha - Carlos X. Alexandre submits:c First and foremost, and as reported by Reuters last night, “Gaddafi ‘accepts peace roadmap’: South Africa's Zuma,” and I hope this is the real deal. But the writing has been plastered on the wall. I......
3:46 pm - Why Silver Is Likely to Correct at 20%
Seeking Alpha - Geoffrey Ching submits:Silver has had a phenomenal run over the last year more than doubling in price. However, I think that it is overextended and is likely to suffer a correction of at around 20%Complete Story »
2:28 pm - Why Silver Will Outperform Gold
Seeking Alpha - Investment U submits: By Matt Carr "I bought it very early, I sold it very early. Other than that, it was perfect." That was Warren Buffett in 2006, admitting to a gaffe on his part. In 1997,......
2:14 pm - How Metal Spreads Make More Money
Seeking Alpha - Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler Years ago, when I was a young pup on the trading floor, a battle-scarred old-school trader told me, "Spreads are for ...." Well, I can't tell you exactly what he said. Let's just say he thoug......
11:57 am - U.S. Gold: The Accidental Silver Miner
Seeking Alpha - Mark Thomas submits:At thesilvershortage.com we have been riding the bull market in silver and silver mining stocks for almost four months now. During that time it has become more difficult to find value in the sectorComplete Story » ......
11:51 am - Jonathan Lee: Vanadium Driving Green Revolution
Seeking Alpha - The Gold Report submits:Vanadium, a gray metal mainly used as an additive to steel, could see a jump in demand as new technologies emerge in energy storage. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jonathan Lee, a battery materia......
9:41 am - As Long as Gold Hits News Highs, Silver's Along for the Ride
Seeking Alpha - Yatin Karnik submits: U.S. gold rose to a record high for a fourth straight session on Friday, its longest string of record highs since January 7. The metal’s rise was impressive. Gold rose $16.60, or 1.14%, to close at $1474.50 an ounce......
9:13 am - How Government Policy Is Affecting the Price of Gold and Silver
Seeking Alpha - Kevin McElroy submits: For over a year now, I’ve casually mentioned that the leadership in the West, including the United States and Europe, is not just unwilling to take the steps needed to nurse the economy back to heal......
8:14 am - Future Looks Bright for Molycorp: A Closer Look at the Rare Earth Metal Giant
Seeking Alpha - ETF Database submits: Purchasing commodity producing equities has been extremely profitable for most investors over the past year as a weak dollar and supply issues have driven up everything from soft commodities to industrial and precious m......
7:19 am - What to Do in Case of a Silver Crash
Seeking Alpha - NakedValue submits:In this week's Barron's, Anna Raff writes the courageously bearish piece, "Why Silver Will Tarnish." What makes it courageous? Raff predicts that silver's historic rally is about to end. Among other things, Raff builds ......
3:30 am - Bullish on Copper: Positive Update From Santiago
Seeking Alpha - Bob Johnson submits: Top Copper Executives, Vendors and Investors Convene World’s Largest Copper Producers Codelco --- 1,782 Freeport - McMoRan FCX 1,617 BHP ......
2:59 am - It's Not Too Late to Buy REEs
Seeking Alpha - Joseph L. Shaefer submits: A lot of people are buying the stocks of rare earth companies today — most because they have read that this is a “hot” industry and because most trade as penny stocks and are theref......
