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Is platinum undervalued

When it comes to investing in precious metals, most investors tend to focus on gold and silver. With gold in the midst of a multi-year bull market, and trading at $1,600 and ounce, the yellow metal gets most of the media attention. Headlines like ‘Gold
Seeking Alpha | July 24, 2011 | 10:51 pm

Electricity demand still growing in China

The demand for electricity continues to grow in China as surging economic growth creates a rising middle-class. With the largest population in the world, naturally the growing number of middle-class Chinese consume more energy.
Seeking Alpha | July 22, 2011 | 6:57 am

Copper market rapidly turns murky

Copper remains an interesting market, with the red metal actually eking out a fractional gain on the week even with other risk assets falling. As we predicted, Managed Money has regained a fondness for copper. However, much to our dismay, the increased interest by speculators is not having nearly as dramatic an effect on prices as we would have hoped.
Seeking Alpha | July 22, 2011 | 6:54 am

Why a large upward price movement in platinum is ahead

For the past week or two, the price of platinum at the NYMEX futures exchange has gone into repeated transient episodes of backwardation. As this author has explained in past articles, backwardation in a precious metal usually means that a shortage exists in the marketplace, and hidden momentum is building for a very strong upward movement.
Seeking Alpha | July 18, 2011 | 5:23 pm

The myth of commodities investment

One of the oft-cited reasons for investing in commodities is that they have historical returns comparable to stocks while having a low correlation to the stock market. The problem is that this statement is patently false.
Seeking Alpha | July 12, 2011 | 3:24 pm

Gold well-positioned as QE2 comes to an end

While much has been discussed about the possible effects of the end of quantitative easing, the market’s response so far has been incredibly unclear. In our opinion, markets have become schizophrenic, in that each market is having a different and contrary response to the end of QE2.
Seeking Alpha | July 6, 2011 | 5:58 pm

What’s next for Canada’s oil sands?

With an oil pipeline to the west coast, Canada's oilsands could be the big swing producer in the global energy market, says Ralph Glass, Director of Energy Valuation and Operations at AJM Deloitte, an oil and gas technical consulting firm.
Seeking Alpha | July 5, 2011 | 12:54 pm

The myth of the summer rally

I see this market unfolding according to script, "script" being what it does more years than not. There are no absolutes in the market, no guarantees. But many years unfold exactly as this one has, with a good rally continuing from the end of the previous year into the spring, hesitation, a pullback in the June Swoon, and a rally going into July 4th. It's what happens next that is most important.
Seeking Alpha | June 30, 2011 | 5:43 pm

The poorly timed oil release could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion

The world crude oil market has been rocked by the surprise announcement of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to release 60 million barrels of oil from member countries’ strategic petroleum reserves (SPR). The US led the effort by chipping in 50% of the planned release, while Japan, Germany, France, Spain and Italy are providing most of the rest.
Seeking Alpha | June 28, 2011 | 3:42 am