Los precios del oro y de la plata subieron de manera constante sobre el supuesto de que los bancos centrales actuarán de manera más agresiva para tratar de estimular sus economías, en particular la Reserva Federal de los EE.UU. . Esto causara inflación, y el oro es el sustituto tradicional favorito contra la inflación. El […]
El Ministerio de Petróleo iraquí dio a conocer sus cifras de las exportaciones de crudo mostrando una caída de un 2,2% en mayo del 2012. La caída se debió, principalmente, al aumento de la demanda interna, ya que la economía de Irak crece, y no el resultado de una disminución de la producción. Las exportaciones […]
Gold, oil, and silver prices rose for the 3rd straight day on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will add more funds into the economy to stimulate growth. Oil is the backbone of economic growth, so demand will increase as the economy strengthens. However as you pump more cash into the system, you also create […]
Goldman Sachs has called for a 29% gain in the S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodities Index over the next 12 months. The index is heavy on industrial metals and energy. As the EuroZone debt crisis fades and the US and China recovery and their economies start to grow, Goldman Sachs predicts a 41% gain in energy […]
The Venezuelan government and President Hugo Chavez are very concerned that OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) members are exceeding their quotas and oversupplying the markets. Venezuela, also an OPEC member, plans to bringing up this issue at the OPEC meeting in Austria next week. OPEC sets supply quotas to try to stabilize prices as high as […]
Silver stock prices for the week of June 4 -8, 2012. Hecla Mining (HL) → up $0.19 or 4.3% to $4.58. Pan American Silver (PAAS) → up $1.20 or 7.0% to $18.38. Silver Standard Resources (SSRI) → up $1.06 or 9.2% to $12.62. Silver Wheaton (SLW) → up $0.85 or 3.2% to $27.49.
Copper prices jump the most in 3 months as the biggest consumer of copper in the world – China – lowered interest rates to boost growth. Copper prices have been very low over the last 2 years. The London Metal Exchange (LME) reported a 38% decline in copper stockpiles in 2012, and is predicting a shortage […]
Crude oil prices initially rose after China cut interest rates for the first time since 2008 causing a strong upward spike in oil prices, but shortly after was followed by a strong contraction the US Federal Reserve warned that the US still faces economic risk from exposure to bad European debt. US WTI (West Texas […]
Los precios del petróleo crudo cayeron a un mínimo de 8 meses ya que el desempleo de EE.UU. subió, y también experimentaron una menor demanda de la zona euro. Los precios del petróleo cayeron un 4% el viernes después de que el Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. publicara sus cifras de empleo mostrando un […]
La importante subasta de petróleo y de gas, en Irak, fue un completo fracaso. La subasta fue por bloques de tierra zonificadas para exploración de petróleo y gas natural. Sin embargo, debido a condiciones desfavorables en el contrato y a la falta de infraestructura de apoyo a la tierra subasta, las parcelas fueron muy pocas. […]
