Commodity

...down 0.3 percent in afternoon trading, after rising earlier in the day. A weakening dollar has been a major force behind higher commodities prices in recent months, especially gold, which is sometimes seen as an alternative to holding...

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...do," said Jerry Gidel, analyst for North America Risk Management Inc. He said investors, buoyed by low interest rates, will bet on commodities and other asset classes. "There is a lot of money looking for a home and it's too risky for...

In this article: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Soybean, The Fed, and U.S.

NEW YORK -- Major stock indexes managed to post modest gains as higher commodity prices lifted energy and materials stocks. The advances Tuesday were enough to push major stock indexes to new 13-month highs. The market zigzagged for much...

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KC Board of TradeThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking public omment on a request from the Kansas City Board of Trade regarding its cThe learinghouse business. The exchange has asked for permission to allow traders who enter...

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BANGKOK Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as investors locked in recent gains and commodity prices retreated. European shares fell. </p><p>Benchmarks from Tokyo to London posted modest losses while oil slipped after a surge...

In this article: Asia, U.S., China, New York Mercantile Exchange, Dow, S&P 500 index, Nikkei 225, and Wall Street

By Ikuko Kurahone and Barbara Lewis Looming U.S. legislation expected to limit commodity trading positions should be an effective way to target market concentration, rather than speculation, the head of IntercontinentalExchange <ICE.N>...

In this article: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, New York Mercantile Exchange, United States, Financial Services Authority, and CME Group

...with some natural resource firms, which pass as commercials because they have physical positions, but in reality trade the commodities they produce to boost the bottom line. Positions held by hedge funds and banks' proprietary traders are...

In this article: United States

...if anything, we'll have to stimulate a little more - so we know rates are going to remain low." American currency weakness and higher commodity prices helped take the Canadian dollar up 1.57 cents (U.S.) to 94.57 cents. A falling U.S....

In this article: New York Mercantile Exchange, Copper, EnCana Corp., TSX Venture Exchange, Nasdaq composite index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 index, S&P, and Manulife Financial

...is also attributable to disappointment on the part of investors, who had anticipated they would be getting higher returns for commodities. Commodities typically are the first to rise coming out of a recession, peaking before stocks. But...

In this article: Barclays, Contango, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, Recession, Platinum, New York Mercantile Exchange, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Originally published Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:23 PM Commodities hold steady after inflation downplayed Commodities prices were little moved Thursday amid more evidence suggesting little threat of inflation. Gold prices, which...

In this article: Inflation, Federal Reserve, New York Mercantile Exchange, and Copper