Market Sentiment & Lateral Thoughts
After subsiding by US$10 to $70.50 a barrel during the summer, Brent crude oil prices bottomed mid-August and surged to $86 a barrel before dipping slightly. The … Read the rest
Key agricultural commodity prices could cause an unexpected spike in US, European and Asian producer and consumer inflation. The key question is to what extent?
If indeed … Read the rest
The question is whether its two-prong strategy will succeed in disrupting the synthetic gem market and boost natural diamond sales.
De Beers’ battle plan is … Read the rest
GOLD bulls are puzzled why gold hasn’t performed in the face of geopolitical uncertainty and a surging oil price.
Veteran traders and analysts such as Jeff Rhodes … Read the rest