Commodities
The Russian Bear Awakens… Part 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: As you know Russia is a hotbed of activity right now and our friend Kevin is in the thick of it. This is the second part of his three part series… you can find the first installment of “The Russian Bear Awakens” here. Here’s Kevin… By Kevin Kerr, Special Contributor to the Dynamic Wealth […]
Natural Gas: Bottom In?
Last week may have been the turning point in the natural gas market… As you may know, this commodity suffered a heavy downturn in June and July. Relatively cool temperatures across key usage regions had cooling demand much lower than seasonal norms. As a result, natural gas producers were able to pile large quantities of […]
The Russian Bear Awakens… Part 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: Russia is becoming the bully of the world and all eyes are on their activities in the Ukraine. We’ve asked our friend, Kevin, who lives in Estonia, which is a stone’s throw from the Russian border and the Ukraine crisis, to give us a boots on the ground update… I warn you, he […]
Natural Gas Exports: Bad Idea? Part 3
Let’s pick up our discussion on the upcoming export of US natural gas. As you may remember from our last article on the subject, the US Department of Energy has approved 7 liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities with 23 more waiting for approval. Supporters of LNG exports claim the practice will strengthen the US economy […]
US Natural Gas Exports: Bad Idea?
Let’s pick up where we left off… As you may remember, we recently discussed the upcoming start of US natural gas exports. In case you missed that article, you can read it here. Not surprisingly, there’s plenty of controversy surrounding this issue. The oil and gas industry is a big supporter of exporting while environmentalists […]
China: Ready To Rebound?
Commodity bulls received some great news last week… China revealed stronger than expected import/export data in their merchandise trade balance report. April exports grew by 0.9% year-over-year while imports jumped by 0.8%. Now I’ll admit, at first glance the numbers don’t look all that hot. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find something interesting… […]