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Commodities
Gold is relentless, platinum has nearly doubled, and oil has more than doubled. We chat to the giant organistaion REUTERS about the recent resources rally, and try to fathom if it’s… »
Commodities: The Breakfast Club
While your making your morning cuppa, whether it be coffee, tea, or cocoa, reflect on the fact that these commodities’ prices are soaring. Orange juice is also on the rise. Why? It’s another amazing food story, and this is a story that will run and run. We talk to a leading London based commodities analyst…. »
Commodities: A grain of truth
Wheat has fallen 70% from its 2008 high, corn has tumbled, and Beans in the Teens is a distant memory. But surely this situation cannot prevail as the population of our fragile planet booms, climate changes, and cars gobble up biofuels. We chat to one of the WORLD’s finest journalists about the potential for a… »
Commodities
The JSE is jumping on the bandwagon and trading commodities. Yes we can already trade maize and wheat and soyabeans, but form Friday we can also have a nibble at gold, platinum and oil. Marketscast talks to a JSE boffin about the new… »
The Das Blog
Banks reported better than expected profits. U.S. banks seem likely to pass the “stress” test. Repayment of taxpayers funds by some institutions, at least, deemed imminent. Scrutiny suggests that the episode reflected Adlai Stevenson’s logic: “These are conclusions on which I base my facts. “Banks beat “well managed” low-ball expectations. In… »




