Busch: Hedge Funds/Commodities/Lending

" It's ironic how high oil prices contributed to the global slowdown and to the credit crunch. In commodities, greed and now fear have added their contribution to the massive deleveraging in the markets and destroyed value. Let's see how the Middle East performs now that...

Commodities Index Could Lose 40%: Analyst

" The commodity market is still very much pricing in a further slow down and the signs we're seeing at the moment suggest that the process is intensifying rather than diminishing," Roberts said while taking a technical look at the Goldman Sachs Commodities Index. The...

Oil near $82, Goldman cuts price forecasts

The people who are doing researching on oil are changed their view in one month earlier they are betting on 200$per barel now they are puting the price down like anything...." By Jane Merriman LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose above $82 a barrel on Monday after governments...

Calm before the storm, yet again? « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" In this climate the assets to hold are commodities in general, and precious metals in particular. Gold managed an eight-fold increase in the late 70s while silver soared even higher. Do not be surprised if history repeats itself, and oil prices also stay high."

Answering the gold (and silver) price conundrum « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"I am absolutely convinced that the answer to the gold and silver price conundrum is that the market this week is seeing liquidation of commodities by funds that urgently need cash for other reasons, such as margin calls, which is being balanced by physical buying of gold and...

Biggest Fall in Oil Since 2004

After worries that growing tensions between Russia and the US over Georgia could degenerate into a war led to higher prices this week there has been a big reversal, a fall in the price of oil of 5.4%. Conversely, the dollar is up."Crude oil prices fell more than 5.4 percent...

Oil rises to $116 on Russia-US tension

After falling from its record peak of  $147.27 a barrel last month, Price of crude oil has shot up again. Price of crude have been steadily gaining from  below $20 in early 2002. Price rise was fueled by  growing demand and...

India: Inflation touches new high of 11.91%

" NEW DELHI: The annual inflation rate climbed to 11.91 per cent for the first time in more than 13 years in early July, driven by higher costs of commodities and strong demand in the economy. This is a quarter per cent jump week on week. ( Watch ) The fuel, power and...