International Business News - Commodities http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Gold and silver plummeted Friday after Wall Street posted another big loss and forced investors to dump holdings in precious metals to raise badly needed cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/gold-silver-prices-plummet-as-fear-grip-markets.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:30:01 EDT Gold and silver plummeted Friday after Wall Street posted another big loss and forced investors to dump holdings in precious metals to raise badly needed cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/gold-silver-prices-plummet-as-fear-grip-markets.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:03:09 EDT The booming prices for Venezuelan oil, Brazilian soy beans and Chilean copper that brought prosperity to Latin America are heading for a bust that threatens to erode the hard-won gains of its poor and newly emerging middle class. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149439-brazil-latam-markets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/oil-soy-copper-all-go-bust-in-latin-america.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/oil-soy-copper-all-go-bust-in-latin-america.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:18:46 EDT Gold prices shot up in aftermarket trading Thursday after stocks plunged again, sending investors scrambling for safe places to put their money. Silver also rose. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/gold-prices-keep-rising-as-stocks-collapse.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:49:46 EDT Gold prices shot up above $900 an ounce Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate, undercutting the dollar and boosting demand for hard assets as an inflation hedge. Silver also rose. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/gold-prices-jump-above-900-after-fed-cuts-rates.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:26:14 EDT Gold prices kept rising Tuesday, approaching $900 an ounce after another day of turmoil in financial markets encouraged buying of safe-haven assets. Silver also rose. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/gold-prices-climb-amid-financial-uncertainty.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:19:10 EDT Commodities prices tumbled broadly Monday on growing expectations that the financial crisis pummeling world markets will dramatically reduce global demand for energy and raw materials. Gold prices shot up as investors' faith in stock markets dimmed further, touching off a desperate dash for safe alternative investments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/commodities-prices-drop-as-credit-crisis-spreads.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:21:30 EDT Commodities prices fell broadly Friday as investors worried that an economic downturn would further depress demand for energy and raw materials despite approval of a $700 billion financial bailout. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/commodities-prices-mostly-lower-on-demand-concerns.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:58:51 EDT Commodities prices plunged Thursday as a rapidly strengthening dollar and more gloomy readings on the economy compelled investors to dump positions in gold, grains and energy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/commodities-prices-dive-as-dollar-surges-vs-euro.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:30:04 EDT Soybean prices turned higher for the first time in a week Wednesday as a threatened farmers' strike in Argentina raised worries of a shortage of the crop used to feed people and livestock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/soybeans-rebound-on-argentina-strike-threat.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:19:14 EDT Gold sank back below $900 an ounce Tuesday as investors cashed in profits from the previous day's rally and bought equities on expectations that a stalled U.S. financial bailout will eventually win approval. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/gold-slumps-on-profit-taking-bailout-hopes.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:17:54 EDT Gold prices bolted above $900 an ounce Monday after the legislative defeat of a U.S. financial bailout drove investors to pull money out of stocks and buy safe-haven assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/gold-prices-jump-after-lawmakers-reject-bailout.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:42:45 EDT Gold prices briefly jumped above $920 an ounce Friday as a stalled plan to bail out the U.S. financial system unnerved investors and prompted a flight into safe-haven assets. Silver also rose. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/gold-jumps-above-920-on-bailout-worries.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:11:33 EDT Gold prices turned lower Thursday as an agreement in principle on a U.S. financial rescue package prompted investors to sell safe-haven assets in favor of stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/gold-prices-slide-as-bailout-weighs-on-safe-assets.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:44:06 EDT Gold prices edged higher Wednesday as investors fretted that lawmakers could hold up approval of a $700 billion financial bailout, a fear that boosted demand for safe-haven assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/gold-prices-inch-higher-on-bailout-anxiety.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:58:02 EDT Commodities prices turned mostly lower Tuesday as the dollar clawed higher against other currencies, prompting investors to unload hard assets bought as a hedge against inflation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/commodites-retreat-on-stronger-dollar-crude-drop.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:25:43 EDT Commodities prices soared Monday as nervousness about the government's $700 billion plan to rescue the financial system dragged down the dollar and pointed investors to the relative safety of hard assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/commodities-soar-as-bailout-stokes-inflation-fears.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:04:41 EDT Gold prices fell Friday, snapping a two-day, $116 rally as investors shed safe-haven assets and put their money back in stocks after the government announced a wide-ranging effort to stem the U.S. financial crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/gold-prices-turn-lower-on-us-bailout-plan.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:39:35 EDT Corn and soybean prices fell sharply Thursday as investors cashed in profits from the previous day's rally and plowed money into stocks on a report that the government may move more aggressively to stem the credit crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/agriculture-futures-decline-on-profit-taking.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:11:16 EDT Gold prices soared Wednesday, notching the biggest one-day advance ever as mounting credit market turmoil prodded jittery investors to pull money out of equities and into safe-haven assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/gold-prices-soar-after-aig-bailout-dollar-drop.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:04:32 EDT