Saturday, July 10, 2010

Xstrata Zinc to begin mining at Central Quebec

"The company's strategy is to explore for and discover zinc-copper deposits in the Matagami Camp and to leverage the general infrastructure and existing processing facilities within a known and well-established cost structure for developing VMS deposits."http://bit.ly/bdrH1H

Wind power does not add up.

http://bit.ly/9ct589

Turns out that wind power really blows.  It certainly is not cheaper than conventional gas or coal. The real economics in this excellent piece from Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown writing for Downstream Today.com a service of Rig Zone .com

Friday, July 9, 2010

France & Germany still banging new tax drum.

http://bit.ly/cAMIrA


France and Germany want cash grab on agenda for EU FM meeting in Sept.

Global: Growth is bound to slow – but by how much?-Danske Bank

http://bit.ly/93bK2S

Danske Bank Research paper

"Conclusion: Rising risks, but too early to call for a double-dip
While downside risks have increased and growth is bound to slow, we believe it is too
early to call for a double-dip in which growth gets stuck below trend growth. Our current
forecasts, however, are based on the expectation that job gains pick up soon and equity
and credit markets stabilise and recover. Should these factors fail to come through in the
coming months we will have to re-evaluate the outlook."

Hong Kong poised to launch dividend futures

http://bit.ly/agZGfE

Will be based on  Dividend Point Index Series by Hang Seng Index


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Chicago Wheat futures extend streak

http://bit.ly/ajNZuj

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China opens the door to B.C. logs

http://bit.ly/aEl0lm

looks like things are growing nicely

Traders: China reminder July 15

Numbers from China. June month and quarter covering: inflation, growth, production. imports-exports retail sales.
Mark it down this will be very interesting.  July 15

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

BASF, Monsanto adds wheat to joint program

Enhanced wheat starting 2020 Australia and USA first to benefit. In depth look of small story from yesterday.

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Australian Stock Exchange News ASX

Back twenty odd years ago people in Sydney were beleiving that the 21st. century was going to be their time-sure looks like they were right.

http://bit.ly/cEV5Th

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Waxman the jackass writes letter to Clinton over pipeline

http://bit.ly/c7ACiD

Waxman and his environmentalist pals taking more steps to destroy the economy

Technology and the farm.

Just read a very interesting post from Pat Hill DTN Markets editor.
Wheat is finally going to go bio tech. In a joint venture between Monsanto and BASF.
When the seeds are available the ramifications are enormous.

The world of commodities is an interesting and exciting world-and more than just price action. When the seeds finally make it out into the field acreage allotments change, production changes consumption changes, price changes. More people get to eat.

In the meantime there still is the wheat market and you can still trade it with a CFD . click AVAFX banner for details. Imagine the trades with wheat and other commodities and the US dollar.

Shree Renuka Sugar output seen 1.5 MT for FY10

Monsoon normal has helped the cause   .http://bit.ly/9rjIbE

EU launches public debate on the future of pensions

European Commission launched Europe wide discussion on future pensions. A recognition of an ageing population.http://bit.ly/aC9dH2

Governors gloomy on outlook for pan-African currency

A very good discussion of what is involved in the much talked about currency unions. This is a discussion of an African single currency    .http://bit.ly/bZFJur

Wheat exports soar on dollar value-Australian

http://bit.ly/cCQ1yb  follow wheat story Australia major exporter

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The Great Disappointment- IPA

"Politics is not a form of self-expression, or an opportunity for catharsis. Politics is a game of winners and losers, a means by which special interest groups seek to get themselves maximum private benefit with other people's money. It's grubby."-Institute of Public Affairs  Australia    http://bit.ly/d4d1pP

Baltic index under iron ore pressure

http://bit.ly/dCBLNY

Shipping is a terrific indicator of how commodities are moving. Please scroll down to "Shipping Podcasts" from Coracle and the always helpful Investment tools.com under Commodity/Forex Reference Sites that covers all shipping indexes including Baltic.

What is ESPO

A lighter crude containing less sulfur than a typical Middle East crude named for the pipeline  East Siberia Pacific Ocean or ESPO.
Market changes as a result of the pipeline include Russia looking East for crude oil sales rather than West to Europe. Some reported substitution in Japan of ESPO over Oman from Middle East, sales to West Coast of North America in competition with Alaskan crude. This crude could become very popular as the basis is already tightening.


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Blizzard of congressional spill responses keeps lobbyists busy

The House Transportation and Infrastructure did the same a day later, and added amendments extending the 1920 Jones Act requiring US flagging of vessels in US waters to offshore drilling rigs this means union.


As would be expected from the crowd in power in Washington they are using the GOM situation as an open season on their favorite villain, the oil & gas industry. The lefties will be smart asses and America will all pay for the politicians  greedy need to advance their agenda without regard to long term effects on the growth of the country, as long as they jump for their self centered "activist"  paymasters. That's my take at least.


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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

EU Commission Favors Broad Carbon Tax - Barroso

http://www.downstreamtoday.com/news/article.aspx?a_id=23252

Trying to fit a new tax into a crowded field  is tougher than you might think

Downstream Today

Saudi Arabia to launch petrochemical ETF on bourse

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/592219-saudi-arabia-to-launch-petrochemical-etf-on-bourse

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Не очень.

http://en.rian.ru/business/20100706/159714417.html

Молдавские вина должны быть использованы для краской заборы - главный санитарный России официальных

Sugar, $$$ & you-sweet

Trading sugar using a CFD   gives an opportunity to be part of a world market that  combines the weather story in the growing season, the ethanol story because everybody knows sugar makes a more potent ethanol than corn, which can also be traded using CFD.  Inter commodity spread opportunities. Develop strategies using forex and commodities,stock market indexes,gold and silver. You don't need a bunch of money to start. Heck a demo. account  is free.
If you are aware of the world and its workings it is time to put that knowledge to taking a punt on the markets.
The word "punt" is there to remind you that you can loose but you can win also. Trading is about risk management and attitude. Open an account even a demo account and be part of the action. Your mad if you don't.
Sorry USA you can't play, it's a government thing.

LCH.Clearnet & LME set to launch OTC gold post-trade services

http://bit.ly/cBUEgM

Martin Abbott, Chief Executive, LME said: “We believe that this initiative will improve OTC precious metals trading and bring synergy to all parties involved, namely LCH.Clearnet, the LME and members trading on the OTC London gold market.”


Commodities Now

Russian Siberian Crude Makes Inroads In U.S. Oil & Gas Eurasia

http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/news/p/0/news/7929/


ESPO a light crude has made great inroads in Asia and now U.S. west coast. Has taken from Oman

Russell Index adds 89 Indian stocks in annual rejig-commodity online

http://www.commodityonline.com/commodity-stocks/Russell-Index-adds-89-Indian-stocks-in-annual-rejig-2010-07-06-29721-3-1.html

 As many as 89 Indian stocks spread across producer durables, materials and processing, technolgy, financial services and consumer staples were added to Russels Global Index which shows a total market capitalization of US$40.8 trillion, which is an increase of 17% from US$34.8 trillion at this time in 2009. 

Cocoa market insight

http://www.commodities-now.com/news/agriculture-and-softs/2994-a-cup-of-cocoa-for-caesars-wife.html

Aside from the cocoa situation the article from Commodities Now  points out the differences in regulatory philosophy and insight into Liffe and Ice.

EPEX Spot / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results in June

http://www.commodities-now.com/reports/power-and-energy/2993-epex-spot--eex-power-derivatives-power-trading-results-in-june.html

Less regulation, not more, is answer to current financial crisis-Risk.Net

http://www.risk.net/risk-magazine/news/1720935/less-regulation-answer-current-financial-crisis

Chronicle of currency collapses: re-examining the effects on output-BIS

http://www.bis.org/publ/work314.htm

BIS Working Papers No 314
July 2010

by Matthieu Bussière, Sweta C Saxena and Camilo Tovar


" However, we show that such losses tend to materialise before the drop in the value of the currency, which suggests that the costs of a currency crash largely stem from the factors leading to it"

Nord Stream Pipeline Reaches European Mainland

http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/news/p/0/news/7913/

Real Estate; How much gold for a house?

http://bit.ly/9PAciU follow link for complete picture

Monday, July 5, 2010

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South Stream gas pipeline-RIANOVOSTI

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100706/159702290.html

Minister: Harvests Damaged by Drought, Exports to Drop Just Slightly

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/minister-harvests-damaged-by-drought-exports-to-drop-just-slightly/409816.html

Moscow Times

Russia’s annual inflation rate slowed to 5.8 percent in June-Moscow Times

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/inflation-slows-to-58/409810.html

Prospects for jobs looking up across Canada- Financial Post

http://www.financialpost.com/Prospects+jobs+looking+across+Canada/3237274/story.html


Negotiate an oil deal with this guy

http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1716016.html

President of Nigeria now says the football team can play football.  Apparently he told them they couldn't play anymore because they didn't meet his expectation in World Cup While your contemplating his irrationality remember Hugo the hump from Venezuela. Add in the guy from Zimbabwe now ask yourself is it really the rest of the world's fault that these guys are nincompoops?
It really is the rest of the world's fault for coddling these fools through multi national organizations and NGO's.
Better yet why do we have to consult with them? If they had the answers their countries wouldn't be the shambles they are. Worse yet it's the political elite of these unfortunate countries that get the zippy posts at the U.N. and other supranational bodies and start lecturing the world.
Political risk is all around and it's not limited to energy. Take a look at sugar. #11. So many stories Brazil, India, ethanol,consumer preference (sugar vs. corn syrup) trade policy. A lot of moving parts, but there is plenty of information available to form an opinion. Click on AVAFX  get into CFD trading follow sugar on live chart,get to know it take a position, scalp,day, longer.

Swiss structured products and ETF volumes see sharp decline in June

http://www.risk.net/structured-products/news/1720834/swiss-structured-products-etf-volumes-sharp-decline-june

Risk.Net


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Macroeconomic indicators - Indian export in May up by 35pct

http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Macroeconomic_indicators_-_Indian_export_in_May_up_by_35pct/153683.html


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Opposition strike over fuel prices hits life in India -Trend

http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1715955.html

Obama is Anti-Business-Live Trading News

http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-is-anti-business-16152.htm

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India - WEEK 26 - Continues to perish Steel Guru

http://www.steelguru.com/news/indian.html

China eyes shale gas -Upstream

http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article219672.ece

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Japanese Cos to Develop Uzbek Oil Shale Fields-Rig Zone

http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=95513

Contract standardisation could create risk say experts-Risk.Net

http://www.risk.net/energy-risk/news/1720794/contract-standardisation-create-risk-experts

Rupee weakens against dollar in early trade-The Hindu

http://thehindu.com/business/markets/article501216.ece


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Australia eyes iron ore tax breaks -mine group Commodities Now

http://www.commodities-now.com/news/metals-and-mining/2985-australia-eyes-iron-ore-tax-breaks-mine-group.html

TransCanada cites benefits of proposed Keystone oil line

http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display.articles.oil-gas-journal.volume-108.issue-24.generarl-interest.transcanada-cites.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Isda in sweeping commodity definitions overhaul - Exclusive Risk.net

http://www.risk.net/energy-risk/news/1720746/isda-sweeping-commodity-definitions-overhaul-exclusive