EconMatters: Copper has fallen recently, the most in nearly two months after the latest meeting minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed policymakers seem not quite ready to launch further economic stimulus. The red metal did manage to rebound a bit to $3.79 per pound on Friday after Read more…
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Don Miller: Demand for commodities of all kinds is ramping up at breakneck speed. And despite fears of a slowdown in China‘s economic growth, Dr. Copper is leading the rise in commodities prices. Read more…
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David Gillie: Copper has often been regarded as a measure of economic growth. It is also the driving force of the Base Metals sector. In the 2nd half of 2010, copper had a significant run up on the Dollar decline from QE2 and China stockpiling copper for anticipated future grown. However, in the August selloff last Read more…
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Stoyan Bojinov: With equity markets on a winning streak, many investors have brushed aside the commodity asset class as it has lagged behind in the new year. Nonetheless, this corner of the market Read more…
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Shaun Connell: Growth in the developing country of China is slowing. This nation is one of the resource consumers in the world and news of the slowdown is worrying some investors, including investors who have exposure to the already volatile ETFs like Copper Miners ETF (NYSEArca:COPX) and iShares Read more…
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Michael Adams: Global economic uncertainty can create a volatile metals sector and lead some investors to bail on the industry altogether. But doing so would mean missing the huge profit opportunities from rising copper prices in 2012. Read more…
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In trading on Friday, the PowerShares DB Base Metals Long (NYSEArca:BDG) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.22% on the day. Also up on the day is the
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Chris Ciovacco: Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSEArca:FCX) engages in the exploration, mining, and production of mineral resources. The company primarily explores for copper (NYSEArca:COPX), gold, molybdenum, silver, and cobalt. Obviously, copper (NASDAQ:CU) is an economically Read more…
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Yiannis Mostrous: The copper (NYSEArca:JJC) market suffered a volatile 2011 due to supply disruptions and investor concern about a global economic slowdown. Some analysts estimate that worldwide copper production last year was at its lowest level since 2008. Indeed, Freeport McMoRan Copper Read more…
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Scott Pluschau: Copper futures (NASDAQ:CU) are taking off. Copper is an industrial metal and has a history of use for 10,000 years. It is seen as a leading indicator on whether or not the economy is expanding because of its wide use as a conductor of heat and electricity. Read more…
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Tim Seymour: The copper miners (NYSEARCA:COPX) are shaping up well in terms of technical factors. The question coming up is whether this is another head fake or — at long last — the breakout Read more…
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Stoyan Bojinov: With over 1,400 exchange-traded products on the market, investors have likely run into some seemingly “duplicate” offerings. While many of the “plain vanilla” products have quite a bit in common, there are more than a handful of funds which offer seemingly identical exposure, although Read more…
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Michael Johnston: Among investors interested in exposure to commodities, gold and crude oil tend to dominate most discussions; these natural resources are among the most widely traded in the world, and tend to account for the lion’s share of allocations to the “third asset class” in most long-term Read more…
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Michael Johnston: United States Commodity Funds, the firm behind the innovative (NYSEARCA:USCI), rolled out another product created through its partnership with SummerHaven this week. The new United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA:CPER) will be linked to the SummerHaven Read more…
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In trading on Monday, the C-Tracks Citi Volatility Index TR ETN (NYSE:CVOL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 12.81% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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