http://www.commodityonline.com/ India's largest commodity news portal en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51:21 GMT 60 Copyright: (C) 2007 Commodity Online India Limited. All Rights Reserved. http://www.commodityonline.com/images2008/commodity_logo.jpg http://www.commodityonline.com/ 144 27 Visit CommodityOnline.com http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Expanding-gold-miners-to-gain-from-rally-23114-3-1.html In a rising price environment almost all producers will see gains but the better choices will be companies undergoing expansion and those in friendlier cost environments. Asset holding companies with large deposits of low grade should also being doing well in this environment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Hamburg-plans-large-scale-use-of-fuel-cell-vehicles-23069-3-1.html Zero pollutant Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid from Mercedes Benz is taking part in large scale fleet trials which are due to take place in Hamburg and other European cities.This is a follow up to the European Union s successful CUTE and HyFLEET:CUTE projects which were carried out from 2003 to 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/US-role-in-world-economy-shrinking-alarmingly-23020-3-1.html In Keith Fitz Gerald book Fiscal Hangover investors can discover how the US role in world economy is shrinking at an alarming rate and how American consumers no longer are the driving force behind the world economy. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Indias-vegetable-oil-imports-surge-37-in-2008-09-23019-3-1.html Solvent Extractors Association of India data shows there is a sharp increase in import of vegetable oil during the oil year November 2008 October 2009. Increased per capita consumption zero import duty high price elasticity were some of the reasons Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Chinas-explosive-growth-and-its-global-impact-22955-3-1.html China's currency managers are making noise about letting Yan strengthen against the dollar. It is not to please Obama a stronger Yan gives Chinese consumers more purchasing power. That might slowly reduce the contribution exports make to Chinese GDP Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/How-did-China-become-a-gold-super-power-22904-3-1.html With competition from South Africa falling and China already encouraging more foreign investment into untapped mining field it s position as leading gold producer is firmly entrenched for years to come. The recent surge in China production was attributed to several Canadian and Australian led projects. On the other hand its neighbour India continues to depend on imports to satisfy its demand as its own mines produce insignificant quantity of the yellow metal. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Factors-that-favour-the-crude-oil-bulls-22928-3-1.html Economic recovery is sure to spur global oil demand growth at 2 million barrels per day (b d) from 1.4 b d previously which in effect means demand in 2010 is expected to overtake the demand in 2008 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Gold-set-for-$1500-on-central-bank-buy-weak-dollar-22878-3-1.html By 2011 crude oil could break the $100 bbl mark while gold will break the $1500 barrier in 18 months EURO US Dollar will trade at 1.28 by end of 2010 according to an analysis by Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML). Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/The-disconnect-between-gold-stocks-and-US-Dollar-22814-3-1.html Gold stocks in other words were acting like small caps just another risky asset to pump up while the pumping was good. This was evidenced in the way gold stocks would rise and fall in synch with the animal spirits of the broader market. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/US-job-data-discouraging-so-is-confidence-index-22745-3-1.html If the oft quoted US labour data isn't encouraging so is the Spherion Employee Confidence Index which decreased by one point to 48.4 in October. The Index reveals that although fewer U.S. workers believe the economy is getting stronger slightly more workers are optimistic in the future of their current employer. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Has-Detroit-lost-auto-leader-status-to-Asia-22727-3-1.html In the world as a whole the big auto story has been the continued advance of manufacturers from China and India. In China the cheap money policy of the People s Bank of China has helped fuel a continued boom in automobile purchases Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Energy-grains-help-commodity-returns-rise-by-6-22693-3-1.html Despite the good returns this year and the positive outlook for the asset class investors continue to battle against the high cost of carry in commodity investments.This is a critical issue as negative carry in near dated commodity investments makes market timing a lot more relevant. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT