Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

How Are Gold and Silver Related?

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Gold-silver spread To understand the movement of individual precious metals, it’s crucial to understand the inter-relationships between them. An easy way to understand the comparative performances of gold and silver is via the gold-silver…

Why The Bounce In Natural Gas Could Just Be Getting Started

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On Tuesday we talked about the quiet bull market in commodities. Today we want to talk about one specific commodity that has been lagging the sharp rebound in oil, but is starting to make a big-time move. It’s natural gas. This is an area…

News Analysis: Where is the price of gold heading in 2016?

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The much heralded and anticipated interest rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time in nearly 10 years materialized on Wednesday. In electronic trading following the release of the Fed's statement, gold prices fell from the…

El Nino to hit coffee, palm oil and other commodities

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The declaration of a strengthening El Nino has raised concerns about agricultural and mining commodities, with coffee and palm oil likely to experience the sharpest price rises. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology this week confirmed earlier…

Natural Gas Prices Hit New Five-Month High

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Many Opec members have suffered as the oil price has collapsed and countries, most notably Saudi Arabia and Iran, have fought to retain market share rather than set prices by adjusting production. Crude-oil prices briefly fell under $30 a…

Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. According to data from Rystad Energy, overall global oil output will fall this year as natural depletion overwhelms…

Investors Rush To Commodities Hedge Funds

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The hedge fund industry just can’t seem to catch a break this year. Performance is abysmal and in today’s world of low-cost ETFs and tracker funds, the hedge fund industry’s antiquated 2/20 fee structure is attracting plenty of negative…

MOVEMENT! Ground Shifts Under Wheat Export Market Record harvests, the strong dollar and cheap oil combine to shake up the multibillion-dollar global wheat market

Record harvests, the strong dollar and cheap oil combine to shake up the multibillion-dollar global wheat market The global trade map in wheat is being redrawn by people like Greg Harvey. For years, Singapore-based Mr. Harvey has used Australian…

Did Precious Metals’ Technicals Indicate a Rise?

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Alongside the rise in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium also jumped substantially. Silver closed 2.1% higher than the previous day’s close at $16.4 per ounce. The RSI (relative strength indicator) for gold and silver was close to the 30…

Why $50 Oil Is Here To Stay

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Now that oil prices have rebounded to $50 per barrel, will U.S. shale drillers turn the taps back on? That is the million dollar question that the oil markets still do not have a clear answer on. Last year, when oil prices rebounded from…