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16 May 2013, 11:03 pm
It won't be long before the essential raw minerals and commodities of the planet's Far North such as rare earths, oil and gas get gobbled up by the industrialists. On Wednesday, the Arctic Council granted China, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore new Observer States status. Essentially, the six nations gained rightful entry to listen in on meetings of the council, as well as prop...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:03 pm
Real estate topped the list of sovereign wealth funds’ investments last year, overtaking commodities and financial services, according to Institutional Investor’s Sovereign Wealth Center. Properties made up 26 percent of investments by these funds last year, up from 14 percent in 2011, according to the center’s report on investment trends by the funds released today. That’s followed by financial ...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:03 pm
West Texas Intermediate crude swung between gains and losses after rising the most in a week. OPEC was forecast to increase crude exports this month to meet rising demand from Asian refiners. Futures fluctuated in New York, heading for the first weekly decline in four weeks. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will ship 23.87 million barrels a day in the four weeks to June 1, up fro...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:02 pm
Investment in Australia's resources sector is expected to peak at a record $85 billion this year, led by unprecedented spending in the oil and gas sector. Consulting Group Wood Mackenzie predicts spending on upstream gas will reach $48 billion this year and $50 billion in 2014, accounting for around half of all resources investment in Australia over two years........................................Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:01 pm
LNG prices have fallen on weak demand and high stocks Spot LNG prices in Asia have retreated sharply to $14/MMBtu after reaching a 4-year high of almost $20 in February. Tightness in global LNG markets evaporated as gas demand in North East Asia eased seasonally after the winter and cyclically on rising economic headwinds. On top of that, supply from top exporters like Nigeria and Norway recovere...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:01 pm
Gold has the worst 12-month outlook among key commodities markets and could see falls over the coming months, according to a client survey from Credit Suisse. The survey, published yesterday and based on responses from a poll of around 185 Credit Suisse clients, showed that 60% of investors named gold as the commodity with the worst forecast when compared with copper, crude oil and corn. More th...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:01 pm
Gold, down 17% since January, is poised to lose 20% in a year as inflation fails to accelerate and with the worst risks to the global economy waning, Credit Suisse Group AG said. Gold will trade at $1,100 an ounce in a year and below $1,000 in five years, according to Ric Deverell, head of commodities research at the bank. Lower prices are unlikely to lure more central-bank buying, said Deverell...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:01 pm
Gold investors are just not feeling the love, once again left to wonder why gold prices are going down. The yellow metal dipped again Thursday, with gold for June delivery ending down $10 at $1,386.10 an ounce. It was the sixth consecutive trading day of declines and marked a four-week low for the metal. With equity markets continuing to log record highs, and economic data showing some signs of i...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:00 pm
A recent central bank order allowing only jewelry exporters to use bank credit lines has hit gold imports, traders said Thursday. "Hardly any new bullion imports are coming through banks. Only consignments ordered before the new rule are coming through," Suresh Hundia, former president of the Bombay Bullion Association and a bullion dealer, told The Wall Street Journal. Until Monday, co...Article Link...

16 May 2013, 11:00 pm
The kind of leverage that billionaire investor George Soros has on the psyche of investors is beyond comparison. When he buys gold investors too, when he sells gold investors too. Actions of George Soros heralds the fortunes of gold; in other words, gold's future is wedded to Soros' investment decisions. At least that is how it is in the present conditions. Soros Fund Management LLC cut short its...Article Link...

17 May 2013, 7:40 pm
I accidentally just discovered that my new novel is available for pre-order on all Amazon sites. For me this is quite exciting as, for the first time, the product of love, sweat and tears, is available albeit in August….. Check out the Amazon page on the UK website and you can actually look inside the [...]...

9 May 2013, 10:33 am
At this time of the year I am struck by the colours of spring. The lush greens of the grass and trees with new leaves and then the dustings of purple, yellow, pink, and white of wild flowers and of the blossoms. It is as if the world has been created anew and it is [...]...

26 April 2013, 6:55 am
Being a father of three sons and a daughter, I often need to come up with advice about life. Frankly, I don’t feel particularly qualified because I am still trying to figure it out myself. There was a song I used to like that alluded to this saying something along the lines of once you [...]...

23 April 2013, 10:55 am
Today, if you didn’t know it, is St. George’s day. The patron saint of England who slew the dragon. Maybe its a fitting date then for Roundfire to actually set a publication date for The Last Observer? Yep, I awoke this morning to discover that it will be published on the 30th August 2013. It [...]...

22 April 2013, 1:55 pm
My novel now has a full cover including the following text on the back of the book… The Last Observer is a compelling tale of magic, alternative realities, murder and conflict. An ordinary man is abruptly dragged into the middle of a violent struggle between black and white magicians who both seek to use his [...]...

19 April 2013, 1:15 pm
Sometimes, in a meditative state, I have some impressions about imagination. I can barely explain in words what these are except to say that I get the strongest idea that if I could truly imagine something as really there, it would be and that this is how everything works. What is even stranger is that [...]...

18 April 2013, 1:19 pm
The lines are blurred And faces merged The funniest thing you’ll see Moments in time and space Held close for eternity Just pictures saved by memory Like silent movies played Flickering images passing by Do these belong to me? Or is everything I see From another, not me The colours and the smells The angles [...]...

16 April 2013, 9:25 am
Flames Burning us Bullets Tearing us It’s Us and Them you see Words Grinding us Fists Beating us It’s Them to blame if you ask me Bombs Ripping us Feet Stomping us Am I doing this to Them or to me? All is One don’t you see I am hating and killing me Them? Simply [...]...

9 April 2013, 1:58 pm
Living and working in a city like Prague has its benefits and one of them is simply seeing the sights on a daily basis. I work just off the main square in Prague 1 and I commute from the Beautiful Hanspaulkou area of Prague 6. My journey is partly by bus, partly by Metro and [...]...

9 April 2013, 10:50 am
Here is a guest post from fellow blogger Alienora Taylor….. first posted at http://alienorajt.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/us-and-them.html If I am right, then you are wrong. If I am right, then you need to believe what I believe, think the way I think. Or you are wrong. If I am US – and you disagree with me – then [...]...

18 May 2013, 12:00 am
Mexico is endowed with substantial shale gas resources and ndash; the DOE estimates the country and rsquo;s technically recoverable shale gas resources at 681 Tcf, exceeded only by China, the US and Argentina. But their development will likely be slow, unless the country enacts a legislative reform allowing broader access to developing its gas resources....

18 May 2013, 12:00 am
The main movements in fundamentals since Q2 13 have actually been price-supportive. The copper market has been relatively tight, and the global stocks-to-consumption ratio started falling and is estimated to be 3.6 weeks of demand in May (versus 3.8 in Q1). This trend is expected to persist, reaching around 3.3 weeks by the end of Q3....

18 May 2013, 12:00 am
The potential for further short-term dislocations in refined supply as a result of these factors. Lower global IP levels are contributing to the tightness in scrap, though low prices have also been a major factor, so even a brief period of price strength should help to ease some of the tightness....

18 May 2013, 12:00 am
On the demand side last week, North Plains Nitrogen has announced an intention to build a nitrogen fertilizer production facility near Grand Forks, N.D. with the capacity to produce 2,200 tons per day (800 mtpa) of ammonia, targeting a start in 2017. This represents a potential increase of 77 MMcf/d for natural gas demand. Although the time line of the project is uncertain, this illustrates that natural gas industrial demand growth could be very chunky when the planned projects come online....

17 May 2013, 12:00 am
For intra-day, support for lead is seen at 108.5 while 110.5 is the resistance. Sustaining above 110.5 may drive the prices to 111.2 level. Lead prices rose on short covering and the recovery is likely to continue for the rest of the day. MCX lead for May delivery was seen trading up by 1.15% at Rs.110.40 per kilogram as of 05.23 PM IST on Friday. and nbsp;...

17 May 2013, 12:00 am
"We expect India's real GDP per capita growth will likely rebound to 4.6% in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, from 3.6% a year ago. These are higher than those of most of its peers' but substantially lower than about 6% on average over the five years up to the fiscal year ended March 2012,"...

17 May 2013, 12:00 am
The commodity has support at 213 and amp; 211 while upper side prices have resistance at 219 and 221 levels for the day. and nbsp;Intra-day traders may sell near 218 with stop loss above 222 and can wait for the targets of 213 and 211 levels. and nbsp;MCX natural gas futures for May delivery was seen trading up by 0.37% at Rs.216.30 per mmBtu as of 04.54 PM IST on Friday....

17 May 2013, 12:00 am
Even during the recent years of reduced economic activity, China has been the principal growth area for stainless steel production. During 2012 it increased production by 14.2% to reach 16.1 Mt (based on corrected figures for 2011 and 2012). Together, Asian stainless steel producers now account for 70% of global production....

17 May 2013, 12:00 am
As long as there is no other nation capable of supplanting the United States in the Middle East militarily, it will likely be called on to provide a security guarantee for regional allies and to protect vital economic assets such as shipping lanes in the event of a crisis....

17 May 2013, 12:00 am
For intra-day, crucial support for the commodity is seen at 5080 while 5250 is the resistance. Intra-day traders are advised to book profit in narrow range. If prices break strong resistance of 5250 then it is expected to move towards 5300 mark during intra-day trade. MCX crude oil futures for May delivery was seen trading up by 0.69% at Rs.5245 per barrel as of 04.10 PM IST on Friday. and nbsp; and nbsp;...

27 January 2013, 10:53 pm
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11 January 2013, 4:36 am
NOTE: Please read to the end and submit your forecast of July 2013 Henry Hub trading prices to rbell@utilipoint.com. I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and I extend best wishes for a wonderful and exciting year ahead.  Every year, my family takes a picture that we turn into our annual holiday card.  The photo is a [...]...

29 November 2012, 9:31 am
Albuquerque, NM—November 29, 2012—UtiliPoint is pleased to announce the release of the report of its 2012 Survey Results of the North American Utility Customer Service Market. This influential report provides unbiased, third party factual data, analysis and insight into the evolving needs of utility customer service organizations. The utility Customer Information System (CIS) market has [...]...

28 November 2012, 10:52 am
For more than a decade, UtiliPoint has surveyed the North American utility industry on customer service trends, investments and outsourcing. Over 200 utilities participated in this year’s survey and one key conclusion is utilities are struggling with the business case for replacing their customer information system (CIS). The survey responses indicate that CISs will be [...]...

27 November 2012, 8:39 pm
Houston, TX and Brno, Czech Republic—November 27, 2012—CommodityPoint is pleased to announce that the 2012 SourceBook of Ancillary CTRM Products is now available. With over 20 Vendors and more than 30 products listed, CommodityPoint’s Ancillary CTRM SourceBook has become the most concise, up-to-date and downloaded publication of its kind in the energy and commodity trading [...]...

20 November 2012, 6:08 pm
For more than a decade UtiliPoint has surveyed the North American utility industry on customer service trends, investments and outsourcing. This, the 10th survey, provides unbiased, third party factual data and analysis of the North American customer service industry and unique trending analysis. The survey is a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the Customer Information System (CIS) utility market. More than one hundred data points generated by each survey from over 200 hundred r...

12 November 2012, 8:41 pm
Houston, TX and Brno, Czech Republic—November 12, 2012—CommodityPoint, A Division of UtiliPoint International Inc. and focused on commodity markets and technologies, has just released the results of their Dodd-Frank (DF) research project examining the energy markets’ efforts to develop Dodd-Frank compliance programs. In order to measure the market’s response to soon to be implemented Dodd-Frank [...]...

30 October 2012, 8:46 am
Over the past several years, advanced meter deployments were forecasted to impact the customer information system (CIS) replacement rate. For the past 12 years, UtiliPoint has conducted extensive surveys of utility customer service issue and in particular, customer information systems replacements. As part of this year’s survey involving over 200 respondents we find that the [...]...

11 October 2012, 2:47 pm
The old saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” comes to the forefront of my mind.   I have been involved in Big Data and Big Calculations for much of my career.  In graduate school, I played in the very early days of supercomputers writing my master’s thesis on a then-thought-to-be-impossible supercomputing method, proving [...]...

26 September 2012, 2:57 pm
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, a joint venture between General Electric Co. and Japan’s Hitachi Ltd, announced it received a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to build a nuclear enrichment facility on the 1,600-acre site of the company’s global headquarters in Wilmington, N.C.   The project is an attempt to commercialize an Australian invention [...]...