By SIMON CONSTABLE
Stock-market sectors generally don’t move in strict synchronization. Some will lead as others lag behind, and a key question for investors is which sector is poised to move up fastest next. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Stock-market sectors generally don’t move in strict synchronization. Some will lead as others lag behind, and a key question for investors is which sector is poised to move up fastest next. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Investors in commodities funds that hold futures contracts will hear or read the words contango and backwardation. The terms are apt to confuse even those with some Wall Street experience, but understanding them is vital for investors in commodities. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Investors would be ill-advised to make financial bets that the price of gold will fall, according to a recent video report from commodities consulting firm CPM Group.
The video, hosted by Jeff Christian, founder, and managing partner of the company, notes that anyone with an outlook longer than a couple of weeks should be long. In other words, investors should bet on higher prices for the yellow metal. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
When Germany’s economy appeared to be on a pandemic-pushed brink earlier this year, its government gave companies cash to keep employees on the payroll. Now, with the virus looking less threatening, some thought the helping hand might be removed. That wasn’t quite what happened. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Investors are poised to pump an additional $2-3 trillion money into the gold market in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, experts say.
That could mean a surge in the price of gold, such as that held in the SPDR Gold Shares exchange-traded fund, could surge by at least 30%.
Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Two different diseases on two different continents are set to leave the world without enough pigs to fulfill the demand for pork and other related meats. That, in turn, should cause a rally in the price of lean hogs over the next few weeks. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Investors have gone bonkers for gold lately, and some see the bull run continuing.
Those who invested in bullion, such as the metal held by the SPDR Gold Shares GLD exchange-traded fund, have done well. But those who picked mining companies, especially the smaller ones, did even better. Read more here.