Jonathan Yates: As crude oil prices fall far below $100 a barrel, the trend is affecting the most oil-dependent economies in the world.  Read more…

NYSE:SCO, NYSE:UCO, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE

Jonathan Yates: There has been an increasing number of investors taking short positions on gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – but they better watch out for what’s ahead this summer.  Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:JJC, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UUP

Jonathan Yates: The lack of a fresh round of quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve and better U.S. economic data has driven the price of gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) lower. Read more…

NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GLD

Jonathan Yates: The Kingsman research firm predicts a worldwide surplus of 4.7 to 5.7 million metric tons of sugar over the next 18 months, according to the Wall Street Journal. Read more…

NYSE:SGG

Jonathan Yates:  Investors looking for increasing dividend income from emerging market companies have an exchange traded fund just for them: the Powershares International Dividend Achievers ETF Read more…

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Jonathan Yates:  With strong exports and a central bank maintaining high interest rates, the Australian dollar has been a top performer in global currency markets – til now. Read more…

NYSE:AUD, NYSE:EWA, NYSE:UUP

Jonathan Yates:  While the effects of the great recession are a long way from over, an even greater asset bubble could be forming that would make the housing bubble look like a four year old’s attempt to blow bubble gum. Read more…

NYSE:FXB, NYSE:UST, NYSE:YCL

Jonathan Yates:  Emerging market investors should always keep an eye on the direction of securities in the aluminum sector. Equities such as Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and exchange-traded funds such as iPath DJ-UBS Aluminum TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSEArca:JJU) may be well off their year highs – but they’re Read more…

NYSE:JJC, NYSE:JJU

Jonathan Yates:  Jim Rogers has a warning for investors: “Prepare for another lost decade.” Due to the easy money policies of global central bankers, there will be little if any economic growth in the years ahead. Read more…

NYSE:FXCH, NYSE:GCC, NYSE:SLV

Jonathan Yates:  For Indonesia to meets its goal of 7% yearly growth by 2014, there is much work to be done by companies like Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) and Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR). Read more…

NYSE:IDX

Jonathan Yates: Congressman and presidential candiate Dr. Ron Paul has spent most of his career advocating a return to the gold standard (NYSEArca:GLD).  He feels that replacing the yellow metal with paper is the source of many economic woes that returning to gold could fix. There’s just Read more…

NYSE:AGOL, NYSE:SGOL

Jonathan Yates: In its latest economic forecasts, the World Bank is warning of much lower global growth in 2012. According to an article by Chris Giles in the Financial Times, “World Bank warns emerging nations,” if the eurozone is not funded, “global growth would be about 4 percentage points lower” Read more…

NYSE:FXI, NYSE:VGK

Jonathan Yates: As detailed in a previous article on www.emergingmoney.com, Republic presidential contender Dr. Ron Paul wants to abolish the Federal Reserve.  Rather than a central bank with a fiat currency, Dr. Paul would replace this with a gold standard. Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:USO, NYSE:UUP

Jonathan Yates: In a recent Gallup poll, the great majority of Americans were reported as being displeased with the direction of the country.  While this is certainly not good news for incumbents in The White House, both houses of Congress and across the country at the state and local level, it is bullish for Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:XHB

Jonathan Yates: One of the few pleasant developments of the euro (NYSEARCA:FXE) crisis is that German consumers continue to spend on domestic goods and services. Read more…

NYSE:EWG, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:VGK