“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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As we enter a new year,we are confronted with one of the more bizarre and enigmatic cotton situations in recent memory.What makes price analysis currently so difficult is that we are essentially dealing with two entirely different ...
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Toluene market showed mixed trend in Asia whereas it surged up in Europe and went down in US in the week ending December 22. Toluene prices were stable in Korea due to sluggish downstream demand in the region. In the initial days of the ...
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Economic Times reported that nickel prices moved down by 0.40%, to INR 955.80 per kg in futures market on December 24, 2012 as speculators reduced their positions amid a weak trend at the spot markets on subdued demand. However, ...
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Reported that tracking a firm global trend, copper futures prices rose by 0.61% to INR 446.85 per kilogram as speculators created fresh positions. Besides, rising demand at spot markets also influenced metal prices. Analysts said that the ...
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By Adam Currie — Exclusive to Rare Earth Investing News Investor focus shifted east this week as market speculators made it known that they believe China will boost rare earth output to take advantage of potential near-term price ...
Plexus Cotton Limited reported that New York (NY) futures rebounded this week, as March gained 190 points to close at 72.24 cents. With crops in the Northern Hemisphere coming off the field at a rapid pace and with the USDA issuing yet ...
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In Korea, P-Xylene prices went up due to strong support from the downstream buyers in the week ending December 8. Prices opened at US$ 1555/ton FOB Korea. P-Xylene prices were spotted in the range of US$ 1555-1630/ton FOB Korea. P-Xylene ...
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Reuters reported that hedge funds and money managers sharply cut their bullish bets on gold futures last week on profit taking while an improving US economic outlook prompted them to switch copper contracts to its first net long in 4 weeks. ...
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ABN Amro expects gold prices to drop substantially over the next two years on a modest increase in supply and slightly lower demand. ABN Amro said that it sees gold averaging USD 1,400 per ounce in 2013 and USD 1,300 an ounce in 2014. The ...
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ET reported that Indian aluminium prices edged up by 0.13% to INR 115.75 per kilogram at futures market as speculators created fresh positions, supported by rising demand at spot markets even as metal weakened overseas. At the Multi ...
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Copper supply shortages will extend into the first half of next year as an accelerating Chinese economy more than doubles the pace of growth in global consumption even as mines extract a record amount of metal. According to the ...
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Toluene prices increased in Korea in the week ending December 1, due to strong downstream demand. In the initial days of last week, prices were at US$ 1305/ton higher by US$ 60/ton, as compared to the same period of the previous week. ...
In the previous week, Korean toluene prices went down due to decreased downstream demand and lower upstream product prices. In the initial days of last week, prices were at US$ 1220/ton, slightly lower as compared to the same period of ...
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Plexus reported that New York futures traded slightly higher this week, they remained well within the boundaries of a narrow 6 1/2-month trading range, in which the March contract has moved no lower than 66.85 cents and no higher than 78.02 ...
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