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  Silver’s own silver lining

  By Gary Kamen  |  April 22, 2013

  Last week May 2013 Silver opened at $25.940 and closed the week at $22.960. On Tuesday, April 16 silver had a bounce off of the low of $22.000.

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  Gold sinks most since 1980 as stocks post worst tumble of year

  By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Commodities fell to a nine-month low, led by the worst plunge in gold since 1980, and global stocks slid the most since June as China’s economic growth unexpectedly slowed and investors speculated hedges against inflation were unneeded.

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  Gold bugs dropping like flies! But for how much longer?

  By Gary Kamen  |  April 15, 2013

  Goldman Sachs came out dropping their forecast for gold prices and pushing their message to sell. We have not seen gold prices where they are today since March-April 2011.

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  What’s next for the Japanese yen?

  By Gary Kamen  |  April 9, 2013

  Many are saying the yen dropped down too fast, but what exactly was the response the BOJ was looking for? How many of you recall a month or so ago the G7 saying countries need to stop using monetary policy to manipulate their currency?

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  Corn and soybeans: Is a buying opportunity nearing?

  By Gary Kamen  |  April 1, 2013

  This past Thursday’s USDA plantings and grain stocks reports did a number on grains. The reports showed domestic corn supplies (old crop) higher than expected, and corn plantings this year if recognized will be the highest since 1936.

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  Cyprus’s banks open after two weeks as controls curb panic

  By Tom Stoukas, Maria Petrakis and Marcus Bensasson, Bloomberg  |  March 28, 2013

  Cyprus’s banks opened for the first time in almost two weeks, with new rules curbing access to cash preventing an initial panic to withdraw deposits.

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  Pork: Bears still in control of the “other white meat”

  By Gary Kamen  |  March 25, 2013

  Last week April Lean Hogs opened at $79.625 and closed the week at $79.400. For the month of February this contract opened at $89.350 and closed the month at $81.000.

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  Big money moving natural gas

  By Gary Kamen  |  March 19, 2013

  Production of natural gas in December 2012 dropped 1.1%. Many energy companies shut off wells to raise natural gas prices.

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  Treasuries gain for first time in three days as confidence drops

  By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg  |  March 15, 2013

  Treasuries rose for the first time in three days after an unexpected decline in a gauge of U.S. consumer confidence cast doubt over the strength of the recovery in the world’s biggest economy.

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  Sell wheat, sleep in the street. Really?

  By Gary Kamen  |  March 12, 2013

  While on the floor of the CBOT I heard this comment numerous times. Must have been traders with bad timing.