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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 83.47 | +0.70 | +0.85% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 84.42 | +0.04 | +0.05% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 83.60 | +0.00 | +0.00% | ||
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Mars US • 189 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.561 | +0.019 | +0.75% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 84.42 | +0.04 | +0.05% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 85.30 | +0.06 | +0.07% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 83.60 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Peace Sour • 6 hours | 72.46 | +0.27 | +0.37% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 6 hours | 75.51 | +0.27 | +0.36% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 6 hours | 82.46 | +0.27 | +0.33% | ||
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Central Alberta • 6 hours | 72.86 | +0.27 | +0.37% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 75.47 | +0.61 | +0.81% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 75.50 | +0.50 | +0.67% | ||
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Kansas Common • 1 day | 69.50 | +0.25 | +0.36% | ||
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Buena Vista • 2 days | 83.50 | +0.40 | +0.48% |
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Platinum: Good Prices Are Not Enough
Platinum gurus Johnson Matthey published their 2010 Interim Review of the platinum market yesterday. A big event in that part of the mining space. The report was fairly rosy for…
Unbelievable Open Interest in Silver on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange
I know I've been harping a lot about this, but the chart just keeps marching unbelievably upward. Over the last two days, open interest jumped another 12%.
Year End Risk Analysis: Commodities
This is my favorite asset class for the next decade, as investors increasingly catch on to the secular move out of paper assets into hard ones. Don’t buy anything that…
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You No Longer Have to Be Crazy to Buy Gold
The good news is that you no longer have to be crazy to buy gold. Until recently, certifiable believers chasing the barbaric relic were driven by a host of urban…
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A Big Boost for the Palladium Market
Not to belabor my writings on palladium from earlier this week. But this chart tells a critical story. Open interest…
Tapping the Oceans Mineral Wealth With Deep Sea Mining
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Run over by the Grain Train
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Where to Buy the Next Dip in Gold
After the violent moves in the gold market last week which took it to another all time high of $1,363, and then a wrenching $25 pull back in a matter…
The Big Gold Era Arrives
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Japanese Recycling Weakens China’s Rare Earth Stranglehold
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Silvers Boost From Asia
I wrote last week about Asia's love for platinum. This week, it's looking like there's a new "hot item" in the East. Silver. Open interest in silver on the Tokyo…
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