News Topics: Commodity Prices

Commodity prices propel Toronto market higher
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - The Toronto stock market was slightly higher Thursday, powered by higher energy and gold stocks after worries about the future of the euro-zone pushed commodity prices to multi-month lows earlier this ...
TSX positive, commodity prices off lows amid anxiety over future of eurozone
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - By Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was higher Thursday, powered by higher energy and gold stocks after worries about the future of the eurozone had pushed commodity ...
Lower prices for NZ producers in first quarter
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - New Zealand producers were squeezed in the first quarter, receiving lower prices for their products as global commodity prices fell and the kiwi dollar remained strong, while their input prices rose.The Producers Price Index's output...
Should policy focus on growth or inflation?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - Commodity prices are moderating. But India’s investment-led growth depends on a stable price environment
Commodity prices to fall further
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - BHP Billiton said it expects commodity markets to cool further and that investors have lost confidence in the longer-term health of the global economy, in the most cautious comments yet from the world's biggest miner.
UPDATE 1-BHP chairman sees commodity markets cooling further
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - * Tail winds of high commodity prices easing - Nasser * Uncertainty about Australia tax weighing on investors * Restrictive labour regs hurdle to business in Australia * Shares down 3.6 pct at near three-yr ...
BHP Chairman Says Commodity Price Tailwind To Ease Further
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - The tailwind of high commodity prices, which have helped the mining sector report record growth in recent years, is moderating and is expected to ease further, the chairman of BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) said Wednesday.
Investing 101: Why Are Commodity Prices Falling?
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - Is the commodities market's bull run coming to a halt?
Plunging Commodity Prices Are Ominous For Stocks
Friday, May 11, 2012 - As a five-year chart of the CRB Index of Commodity Prices shows, declining commodity prices usually indicate demand for goods is dropping and the economy is in trouble, which in turn is a problem for the stock market.
Commodity prices retreat on eurozone, China woes
Friday, May 11, 2012 - Commodity prices were mostly lower this week on renewed eurozone debt worries following political upheaval in Greece and France, and following disappointing economic data from China, traders said. Prices ...


 
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