Commodities Market

Black tea this year's strongest brew

Over the past decade, iron ore, copper or gold have topped the ranking of annual price increases in the commodities market. This year, however, a more prosaic raw material has replaced the metals at the top: black tea.

Bullish on gold; bearish on crude, says IIFL's Bhanushali

Tarang Bhanushali of IIFL, in an interview with CNBC-TV18, talked about what's going on in the commodity market. According to him, precious metals would remain strong, largely on the expectations that sustained liquidity flows. For crude and base metals, he would go back to the fundamentals wherein demand is waning.

Are big trading houses too big to fail?

The global financial crisis of 2008-09 made clear that large global banks, such as Goldman Sachs, are just too big to fail. Could a future crisis in the commodities market reveal that trading houses such as Glencore pose a similar problem?

'Event-risks from Europe only dampener to commodity uptick'

Commodities T Gnanasekar of Commtrendz spoke to CNBC-TV18 about the trend he sees in asset classes other than equities.

Confidence ebbs as European debt concerns grow

Concerns about Europe's finances in the absence of a Greek debt deal pushed the euro off six-week highs and sent world stocks lower on Monday, with investors nervously awaiting the outcome of a European Union leaders summit.

Can Middle East rumblings push Brent crude higher?

Jonathan Barratt, the chief executive officer of Commodity Broking Services says the geopolitical concerns, especially, from the Middle East need to be taken stock of when looking at the price of crude oil.

Volatility makes UBS Equities see gold at $2075/oz in FY12

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Tom Price, Global Commodity Analyst, UBS Equities Research finds that the European debt crisis has left a significant mark on the commodities market.

The cuppa price will fall: Starbucks

Starbucks has stopped buying coffee for the moment as it waits for coffee prices to pull back from a 34-year high, John Culver, president of Starbucks Coffee International, was quoted on Friday as saying.

Silver, gold rebound after sell-off; dollar caps gains

Spot silver rebounded as much as 2.3% and gold edged up on Thursday after losses in the previous session, supported by light buying in Asia, while a firm dollar weighed on market sentiment.

Commodities collapse signals reprieve for USD

Commodities collapse signals reprieve for U.S. dollar

Govt's 9% growth goal to deflate fiscal deficit way off mark: Jim Walker

Jim Walker, the MD of Asianomics, in an interview on CNBC-TV18 says European tensions are only likely to escalate henceforth with no relief in sight. Along with the situation in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, he also expresses concern over the financial stability and the economic growth of the eurozone.

Spike in oil prices to usher in next recession?

David Forrester, VP-Global Forex Strategy at Barclays Capital and Puru Saxena of Saxena Wealth Management spoke about the impact on the currency and commodities market, in the aftermath of the devastation in Japan’s twin calamities.