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London Metal Exchange Three Month Nickel Price Fell

added: 28-07-2008

Nickel had its biggest weekly decline in London in four months as stainless-steel mills, the biggest users of the metal, said demand is weakening. The price fell by around 8% over the week and the closing level for three month metal of $US19,250 was the lowest in two years and means the price has more than halved after peaking at close to $US55,000 a tonne in May of last year.

World Stock Markets: Nervy

added: 28-07-2008

Wall Street finished the week cautious and wondering where to go to next. Figures out Friday suggested that the US slowdown might be easing with better-than-forecast reports on durable goods orders, consumer confidence and new-home sales.

Investors Should Explore Their Options in Today’s Bear Market

added: 25-07-2008

If you are not equipped with the right tools, it can be a tough time to be an individual investor. Since the beginning of 2008, the S&P 500 stock index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are both down by over 14 percent. Further, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released on July 7, 2008 showed that 75 percent of Americans feel the economy is in a recession. The bear market, combined with these strong recession fears, has caused many investors to abandon the markets to protect their portfolios.

Agriculture Production Costs on the Rise, According to New Rabobank Report

added: 25-07-2008

Much attention has focused lately on the run up in the production of agricultural commodities and its effect on food prices. Additionally, key crop input prices are also rising and show no sign of slowing, according to a new Rabobank report, "U.S. Crop Inputs."

Americans Don't Believe Bush, Industry Claims on Gas Prices

added: 25-07-2008

The American public is not buying the arguments of President Bush and the oil industry that new drilling will lower gas prices, a new poll finds.

The Leading Index for Germany Declined 1.0 Percent in May 2008

added: 23-07-2008

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Germany declined 1.0 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.3 percent in May.

Tokyo IPO: What will Happen to IPO Stocks?

added: 22-07-2008

There was only one IPO each in the months of April, May and June. There were a total of 24 IPOs in the first six months of the year, the lowest number since the three markets for emerging companies were created. To be honest, there has inevitably been less and less to write about in this report each month.

Commodities: It's Oil, Again

added: 21-07-2008

The big question this week is whether oil continues to ease as it did for most of the past week. Oil fell for a fourth day on Friday in the largest weekly decline for more than three years.

World Stock Markets: Will Oil Drive The Bourse?

added: 21-07-2008

What no one wanted a week ago, helped send the US market higher for the first time in six weeks last week, but oil's sharp 11%-plus fall was the major influence and shouldn't be under-estimated as having bolstered the market's confidence at the right time to allow nervy punters to move back into US financial stocks (and those in Australia for that matter, and Europe as well).

Oil: Freddie, Fannie, Banks and Shares

added: 18-07-2008

As we have seen twice in the past week, sudden, sharp falls in the oil price produces sharp rises on Wall Street (especially in airline shares). Sharp rebounds see markets swoon, and when added to financial worries, it's a double swoon.

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