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By Liezel Hill, Bloomberg |
April 27, 2012
Producers of commodities including gold, copper and coal are building mines to feed demand from countries like China just as geologists, engineers and miners begin to retire en masse, pushing up wages and crimping productivity.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 20, 2012
Barclays Capital analysts find that the slow but steady leakage of metals tonnage from various ETFs is underscoring the ebbing interest in precious metals at the present time. Gold balances in such vehicles have declined by six tonnes this month.
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
April 4, 2012
Credit Suisse most recent survey of private construction equipment dealers shows forecasts for a 15-20% improvement in sales consistent with last quarter, driven by replacement demand.
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By Stephan Kirkland and Lynn Thomasson, Bloomberg |
March 22, 2012
Stocks and commodities dropped while Treasuries rose for a third day after manufacturing contracted in Europe and China and FedEx Corp. predicted slower growth, undermining confidence in the global economy.
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By Sonja Elmquist, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2012
Coal mining in Appalachia has survived deadly explosions, the Great Depression and the country’s largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. The latest threat is booming shale-gas production.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 14, 2012
Gold prices traded as low as just under the pivotal $1,650 support level overnight and they opened with heavy losses that swelled to over $31 an ounce.
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By Eric Martin and Jennifer M. Freedman, Bloomberg |
March 13, 2012
President Barack Obama said his decision to challenge China’s export limits on rare-earth minerals at the World Trade Organization is part of his quest to make the U.S. more competitive in the global economy.
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By Press Release |
March 9, 2012
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today
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By Mariko Ishikawa, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2012
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian dollar fell from a nine-month high against the yen as Asian stocks declined, sapping demand for riskier assets.
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By Phil Burgert |
February 7, 2012
Barclays analysts expect metals prices to rise in 2012
