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Archive for October, 2008

Commodity Prices - October 30, 2008

Gold N.Y. Spot $ 752.00
Silver N.Y. Spot $ 09.95
Lead LME Cash $ 0.6895
Copper LME Cash $ 2.0389
Zinc LME Cash $ 0.5284
Nickel LME Spot $ 5.72
Aluminum LME Spot $ 0.9231
Platinum N.Y. Spot [...]

Commodity Prices - October 29, 2008

Gold N.Y. Spot $ 763.20
Silver N.Y. Spot $ 09.86
Lead LME Cash $ 0.6940
Copper LME Cash $ 2.0049
Zinc LME Cash $ 0.5380
Nickel LME Spot $ 5.67
Aluminum LME Spot $ 0.9544
Platinum N.Y. Spot [...]

Citigroup Says Severe Recession to Curb Demand for Commodities

Bloomberg, 14:28:56.440 GMT 27-Oct-2008
By Millie Munshi
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — The prospect of a “severe” recession has increased concern that demand will wane for industrial commodities, Citigroup Inc. said.
Copper and aluminum prices will slide into a “trough cycle” in 2009 as a drop in consumption creates a surplus of metals used in homes, appliances and automobiles, [...]

Commodity Prices - October 27, 2008

Gold N.Y. Spot $ 729.80
Silver N.Y. Spot $ 09.00
Lead LME Cash $ 0.5466
Copper LME Cash $ 1.6715
Zinc LME Cash $ 0.4881
Nickel LME Spot $ 4.40
Aluminum LME Spot $ 0.8550
Platinum N.Y. Spot [...]

Canadian Dollar Heads for Worst Month Since 1950; Bonds Rally

Bloomberg, 18:28:11.250 GMT 24-Oct-2008
By Chris Fournier
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Canada’s currency is headed for its worst monthly fall since at least 1950 and the yield on the two- year bond touched the lowest in almost two decades on speculation the economic slump will deepen and oil will decline further.
The loonie, as the currency is known [...]

Commodity Prices - October 24, 2008

Gold N.Y. Spot $ 714.80
Silver N.Y. Spot $ 08.99
Lead LME Cash $ 0.5148
Copper LME Cash $ 1.6874
Zinc LME Cash $ 0.4817
Nickel LME Spot $ 3.99
Aluminum LME Spot $ 0.8500
Platinum N.Y. Spot [...]

Commodity Prices - October 22, 2008

Gold N.Y. Spot $ 746.30
Silver N.Y. Spot $ 09.72
Lead LME Cash $ 0.5602
Copper LME Cash $ 1.9432
Zinc LME Cash $ 0.5098
Nickel LME Spot $ 4.72
Aluminum LME Spot $ 0.8988
Platinum N.Y. Spot [...]

Commodity Prices - October 21, 2008

Gold N.Y. Spot $ 770.80
Silver N.Y. Spot $ 09.85
Lead LME Cash $ 0.6056
Copper LME Cash $ 2.0362
Zinc LME Cash $ 0.5146
Nickel LME Spot $ 4.73
Aluminum LME Spot $ 0.9267
Platinum N.Y. Spot [...]

The sky isn’t falling, but fuel prices are

The Calgary Herald, p. E1 1141 words 17-Oct-2008
By Deborah Yedlin
With oil prices tumbling below $70 US per barrel on Thursday — to their lowest levels since August 2007 — one might think the sky is falling. It’s equally tempting to start pointing fingers at all the elected officials who were crying for inquiries last July [...]

Commodity prices dive amid crisis

The Toronto Star, p. B01 619 words 17-Oct-2008
By Lisa Wright
But global financial mess means consumers will pay even less to fill up Oil and metals prices tumbled yesterday and two key commodity indexes sank again - a hint of what’s to come, analysts say, as investors brace for earnings reports from resource companies next week.
While [...]