COMMODITIES NEWS
Investment Week | 08 Feb 2012
BHP Billiton, the world's largest miner, said a deterioration in demand for commodities contributed to a 5.5% slide in half-year profits to $9.94bn (£6.25bn).
Glencore and Xstrata are in advanced talks about a $80bn merger that could reshape the mining industry.
Investment Week | 02 Feb 2012
Last year was a “long and torturous” one for investors, but there is now deep value in the heavily sold-off resources sectors, said J.P. Morgan’s Neil Gregson.
Investment Week | 26 Jan 2012
MORE COMMODITIES NEWS
John Dodd and Richard Hulf, managers of the £84m Artemis Global Energy fund, are reducing exposure to eurozone-domiciled assets as they refine their approach to stock selection.
Investment Week | 18 Jan 2012
Investment veteran Jim Rogers has branded US treasuries as the one of the last remaining asset bubbles left in the world.
Investment Week | 21 Dec 2011
Investors have accumulated the largest-ever gold hoard this week as Europe’s deteriorating debt crisis has prompted investors to flock to safe havens.
Investment Week | 25 Nov 2011
Gold ETFs and similar products witnessed inflows of 77.6 tonnes in the third quarter of 2011, which was 58% above year-earlier levels of 49.1 tonnes.
Investment Week | 17 Nov 2011
J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Neil Gregson, who will take over the £2bn Natural Resources fund next year, said investors “have to be alert” to the future direction of the gold price despite renewed eurozone fears prompting a recent rally.
Investment Week | 14 Nov 2011
BP’s robust results lifted shares in the oil major last week but provoked mixed reactions as managers debate whether now is the time to buy back in
Investment Week | 31 Oct 2011
As the precious metal lost 15% of its value, Philip Gibbs jettisons almost all gold holdings from the Jupiter Absolute Return fund through ETF sale.
Investment Week | 31 Oct 2011
BG Group has reported a 17% increase in operating profit in the third quarter as higher commodity prices offset lower output in the UK.
Investment Week | 25 Oct 2011
Bailing out the banks is not a solution to the debt crisis, and eurozone leaders should let troubled banks fail, said investment veteran Jim Rogers.
Investment Week | 17 Oct 2011
Angelos Damaskos, manager of the £40m Junior Gold fund and CEO of Sector Investment Managers, picks five gold miners best placed to benefit from the upswing in commodity prices.
Investment Week | 07 Oct 2011
Troy Asset Management's Sebastian Lyon continues to back gold despite a sharp correction in the asset class in September.
Investment Week | 06 Oct 2011
AXA IM has launched the AXA WF Framlington Natural Resources fund, a global equity offering managed by Sebastien Lagarde and Olivier Eugene.
Investment Week | 04 Oct 2011
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