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By Phil Flynn |
November 21, 2012
We all have a lot to be thankful for, especially if you are a commodity news junkie. It seems we have had a cornucopia of news and it just keeps giving.
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By Phil Flynn |
November 16, 2012
Oil prices seemed to shake off worries surrounding the increasing tensions in the Gaza strip and instead decided to focus on the weak jobless claims and the looming fiscal cliff.
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By Phil Flynn |
November 12, 2012
While the oil market is falling on fears of slowing growth and the possibility of going over the fiscal cliff in a barrel, long term the outlook for the US energy Industry is looking better all the time.
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By Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Treasuries erased losses after a report showed faster-than-projected jobs growth last month, while average hourly earnings were unchanged, raising concern the U.S. economy is struggling to accelerate.
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By Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Treasuries fell for a second day as a report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than forecast last month, adding to speculation that stimulus from the Federal Reserve is bolstering economic growth.
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By Phil Flynn |
October 22, 2012
We saw many get hit as commodity fund long positions sank to a 12-week low. Oil prices got hit off fears that China was slowing and Europe would not get its act together.
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By Joshua Gallu and Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg |
October 19, 2012
What Mary Schapiro considered her most important task had just run aground, a symbol of the aspirations and missed opportunities of her tenure as head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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By Phil Flynn |
October 17, 2012
There was one thing that the President had right in last night’s Presidential debate. The price of gasoline was low in the beginning of his presidency because the economy was tanking.
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By Phil Flynn |
October 4, 2012
Oil washed out, far exceeding the moves lower in other commodities and Mitt Romney finally frames the energy debate hitting Obama in the green where he is most vulnerable.
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By Silla Brush and Matthew Leising |
October 3, 2012
The CFTC, facing an Oct. 12 start date for a slate of derivatives rules, is being bombarded with requests to ease or delay the Dodd-Frank Act measures.