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Avoiding Grains For Now
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 8:59am | 170Investors may want to avoid the grains market for now as several factors have created harvest abundance. The perfect combination of warm spring weather and good rains has shaped near ideal growing conditions for farmers. After a year of devastating global shortages, many nations seriously upped...
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Commodity And Oil Prices Higher In 2010, Shares Move Up (FCX, AKS, GLD, GDX, CAL, AMR, DAL)
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 1:57pm | 303According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast, commodity prices are set to rise higher this year, with faster expansion in the global economy. The IMF stated that the industrialization of emerging countries supports consumption, as a result of which commodity prices might remain high...
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HSBC Is Looking At Emerging Markets Commodities
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 1:02pm | 87Richard Cookson of HSBC thinks that investors should avoid equity markets and instead invest in commodities in emerging markets. They especially like commodities in places like Russia, Gulf and Brazil, since there is a little risk that prices will fall and there is a big growth potential. HSBC...
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New Jeffries Global Commodity Equity ETF A Good Choice For Alternative Exposure (CRBQ, MON, GSG, XOM)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 10:33am | 301The new Jeffries Global Commodity Equity ETF (NYSE: CRBQ) is a good alternative for those seeking commodity exposure in their portfolios. The majority of commodity ETFs (like Ishares Commodity tracked index (NYSE: GSG)), rely on purchasing future contracts in the given commodity and then rolling...