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2 ETFs and 4 Mining Stocks to Profit from $1,500 Gold
Martin Hutchinson in Money Morning says that over the long-term oil and agricultural commodities are likely to deflate.
This is because, once the threat posed by the US housing crisis has passed, the Federal Reserve will be forced to increase interest rates to fight inflation. Other countries will follow, which will deflate the commodities boom.
However, over the short-term, gold, whose movements are directly linked to inflation, is likely to bounce. Martin reckons a price tag of $1,500 an ounce for the yellow metal is entirely possible. He recommends two ETFs and four gold miners to profit from this situation…
The Corrupt Way to Own Commodities
Early this week, we introduced the idea of buying the ABCs – Australia, Brazil, and Canada – as a way to own commodities for the long term. Several DailyWealth readers wrote to ask, “Great… but what about Russia?”
US Wheat Hits 9-Month Low as Farmers Harvest More
Wheat sank to its lowest price since August last year as US farmers began harvesting what is expected to be the biggest winter grain crop in a decade, reports Bloomberg:
Production will increase 17 percent from a year earlier to 1.78 billion bushels, the most since 1998, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts. About 4 percent more acres were seeded from September to November, the agency said. Wheat prices have tumbled 45 percent from a record $13.495 a bushel on Feb. 27.
Oil Companies Profit from Sulfuric-Acid Market Boom
The sulfuric-acid market is booming and oil companies are reaping the rewards.
According to the London Times, the price of sulfur has risen from $50 to $500 a ton in under a year. More from this report:
“Shell is one of the most-efficient producers of sulphur,” Barry Clarke, a sulphur market analyst for Pentasul, said.
Cashing in on Commodities: Lumber & Paper Mills Struggle as Timber Stands Tall
This is the third installment of a new Money Morning series highlighting investment opportunities created by the global bull market in commodities. There’s a classic squeeze going on in the timber markets right now.
Planting Troubles Put Corn on the Launch Pad
Globally, corn supplies are already straining to meet demand. America is the world’s king of corn. If our crop is going to be light, that puts corn on the launch pad.
The Good Bad News on Platinum
Not that it’s got a lot of publicity, but terrible things are continuing to happen to platinum production. That’s made me and Isabel pretty pleased! The platinum price is trending very nicely upwards.
Citigroup Losses $5B, Cuts 9,000 Jobs, Stock Jumps 8%
From the Five Minute Forecast, “Citi came clean with another $12.1 billion in write-downs. They announced a $5 billion first-quarter loss this morning, too.
The loss is larger than expected, but a higher-than-expected top-line earnings number has given traders reason to celebrate, apparently. Ticker C rocketed up over 8% in premarket trading. Our best guess: A known loss is better than the great abyss. And there are still plenty of folks willing to time the bottom in any one of these behemoth Wall Street banks.
Food Crisis: Feed the World and Your Portfolio
Soft commodities are now the best-performing sub-set of the commodity bull market. It’s easy to see why. The world’s supply is withering.
What’s so Important About Rice?
When I was growing up, it never mattered how bad my day went or which concert I might have missed, because there would always be rice, beans, and meat on the table every night.
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