All post from: July 2013

Commodity Price Barometer: July 2013

- By: Natalie Staffurth
Posted in: Blog, Commodities

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The Greenfields Research Commodity Price Barometer continues to show a dim view of commodities this month, with 22 of the 30 commodities covered having fallen in price. Only three commodities remain in the “dry” and “fair” categories; these are tantalum, tungsten and palladium. At the other end of the barometer, gallium, molybdenum, nickel and rhodium remain in stormy markets with…
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BBC weighs in on how much gold has ever been produced: More or Less podcast

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Recommended

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Spurred on my Warren Buffett's comments that all the world's mined gold could fit in a 20m cube, the BBC has investigated the issue on its flagship statistics programme: More or Less. Although they essentially conclude that all the numbers are indeterminable, its an interesting and fun listen, that gets my recommendation. Never one to waste some journalistic talent the…
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