Saturday, August 7, 2010

The Enduring Middle East Strategic Framework

Commodities Now
Analysis byYossef Bodansky for Oilprice.com who offer detailed analysis on Oil, alternative Energy, Commodities, Finance and Geopolitics. They also provide free Geopolitical intelligence to help investors gain a greater understanding of world events and the impact they have on certain regions and sectors. oil price.com
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The Impact of Monetary Policy Shocks on Commodity Prices

ECB Working Papers Series
No.1232 August 2010
Alessio Anzuini,Marco J. Lombardi,Patrizio Pagano
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Friday, August 6, 2010

Canadian Cattle & Pork Producers Have More Time To Repay Cash Advances

Tha Pork Network
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Forward metal prices may lead to false conclusions

Pratima Desai Reuters for Commodities Now
"Metal producers should steer clear of using forward prices to assess potential profitability of new projects or for budgeting purposes as this could lead to misleading conclusions. Instead they could look at long-term price forecasts or use consultants. However, there are times when a producer without in-house research or unable to pay consultants, has little choice. In this case results should carry a health warning. The debate has heated up again because industrial metal prices in recent weeks have rallied. "
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

2010 Mid-Year Stats, Rebound In Port Metro Vancouver

Marinelink.com
"Port Metro Vancouver has released the 2010 mid-year results of overall throughputs in the Cargo Statistics Report. The report shows that 2010 is building momentum, with an overall tonnage increase of 20 per cent totalling 58.4 million tonnes to date."
http://bit.ly/aRbnhQ

Hu Xiaolian: Exchange rate regime reform and monetary policy effectiveness

Article by Ms Hu Xiaolian, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China, Beijing, 26 July 2010.-BIS

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