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By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
Hedge funds accumulated their second-biggest position against gold on record just as prices rallied the most in 15 months on surging demand for coins and jewelry and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ended a recommendation to sell.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins |
April 25, 2013
U.S. House derivatives legislation designed to roll back some Dodd-Frank Act requirements will face resistance from Senate Democrats.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Nina Mehta and Lu Wang |
April 25, 2013
The Chicago Board Options Exchange opened for trading three-and-a-half hours late today after a software malfunction shut the derivatives market as its top executives were away at an industry event in Las Vegas.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins |
April 24, 2013
More legislation is needed to rein in biggest U.S. banks because the Dodd-Frank Act has failed to guard taxpayers, the bill’s sponsors said.
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By Emma Charlton and Lukanyo Mnyanda, Bloomberg |
April 24, 2013
The euro’s 25% jump against the yen over the past six months underscores the rising pressure on European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to cut interest rates as the region’s exporters lose out to Japan.
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By Moming Zhou, Bloomberg |
April 23, 2013
West Texas Intermediate crude was little changed as data from China and Europe signaled a slowdown in global manufacturing and equities climbed for a third day.
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By Whitney McFerron, Bloomberg |
April 23, 2013
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its “near-term” outlook for commodities and reduced forecasts for oil and coffee amid prospects for weak demand from China to Europe. The bank also exited a position on lower gold prices.
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By Isis Almeida, Bloomberg |
April 23, 2013
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lowered its price forecasts for arabica coffee futures in New York, citing an improving production outlook in leading grower Brazil.
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By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
Hedge funds increased bets on gold rallying after prices plunged the most in 33 years, underscoring billionaire John Paulson’s view that bullion will rebound.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 22, 2013
The natural gas market has been the best performing commodity of the year. We called a major low in January and we are continuing to ride and roll over that position.
