Gold: the recovery has begun but long-term forecasts still range widely
Vancouver – The yellow metal might have underperformed over the last few months but recent price increases have pro…
Commodities Markets
Iron ore contract prices to drop, Standard Chartered says
Contract prices for iron ore will fall 15-20% in 2009, according to the commodity research team at Standard Charter…
Platinum could go up or go nowhere
The platinum market is shakier than it has been for many years, says a report by Johnson Matthey, which produces …
Tin is in, VM Group says
With metal prices dropping like ducks in hunting season, the price of tin has remained surprisingly resilient, tumb…
Are recessions good buying opportunities?
If investors have money to spare and can afford to wait for prices to recover – recessions can be a good buyi…
Citigroup turns bearish across the board (November 17, 2008)
Vancouver– In a new commodity outlook Citigroup Global Markets predicts all base metal markets moving to surplus in 2009, meaning trough cycle prices will dominate through 2009.
Metals Commentary: Gold and the coming new monetary system
For decades we have referred to Bretton Woods in the sense of “during the Bretton Woods period” and “after the demise of Bretton Woods.”
Metals Commentary: CPM Group sees commodities recovering in 2009
New York City-based CPM Group is looking beyond the crashing commodities market to a point where a sharp recovery could begin. The consultancy believes that the smoke hanging over the market will clea…
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 7)
Deutche Bank analysts Paul Young and Joel Crane issued a research report on uranium in June, before the recent melt…
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 6)
GMP Securities analysts David Wargo and Krystal Nagel believe that prices will rise to US$60 per lb. uranium oxide,…
Deutche Bank downgrades commodities outlook
Citing low global growth expectations, Deutche Bank has lowered price targets for commodities. Deutche Bank expects…
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 5)
In view of recent declines in commodity markets in general, and the uranium market in particular, securities analys…