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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
April 1, 2013
Investors are boosting wagers on higher commodity prices at the fastest pace in almost four years, rebounding from the least bullish position since 2009, on signs that the U.S. is accelerating and Europe’s debt crisis is easing.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
March 11, 2013
Hedge funds cut bets on a commodity rally to a four-year low on signs of surplus supply in everything from coffee to zinc before Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said prices had fallen too far and investors should buy.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2013
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to its highest level ever, erasing losses from the financial crisis after a four-year rally fueled by the fastest profit growth since the 1990s and monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
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By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
February 25, 2013
Hedge funds cut bets on a rally in gold by the most since 2007 and became the most bearish ever on sugar and coffee as concern that the Federal Reserve will slow U.S. stimulus programs drove prices for raw materials to the biggest loss this year.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2013
Hedge funds increased bullish commodity positions for the fourth straight week and became the most bullish on copper since December on signs of faster growth in the U.S. and China.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Nandini Sukumar |
January 31, 2013
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates after the company cut costs amid a decline in trading.
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By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
Hedge funds raised bullish commodity positions by the most since November as a jump in U.S. housing starts and the first acceleration in Chinese growth since 2010 drove prices to a three-month high.
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By Rita Nazareth and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
January 17, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a five-year high, amid better- than-forecast initial jobless claims and housing data.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
Hedge funds cut bullish commodity positions to the lowest since June before prices rallied to a two-month high on signs of a rebound in Chinese economic growth.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
November 12, 2012
Speculators cut bullish commodity positions by the most in five months as prices had their biggest gain in eight weeks on mounting speculation that stimulus measures will bolster economic growth.
