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Commodities Currencies Trade With Oil Prices

September 14, 2009 · 4 comments

in Canadian dollar, Canadian economy, US dollar, commodities, forex, oil

The Canadian dollar (CAD) is a commodity currency, for better or for worse.  This means that global traders view its worth in terms of the commodities produced within the Canadian economy: gold, timber, silver, nickel, potash, wheat, natural gas and, of course, oil.
By far the most strong correlation with the value of the Canadian [...]

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Jim Rogers on Bloomberg: What Commodity Bubble?

June 19, 2008 · 1 comment

in Jim Rogers, commodities, forex, oil

Here’s one of Jim Rogers’ latest interviews with Bloomberg (June 5, 2008). I always smile at these. He seems so annoyed and frustrated at talking with journalists and reporters. It’s as though he feels that it’s all so common sense – of course you should know that bankruptcies are signs of bottoms [...]

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Virtual Gold: The Best Way to Invest in Precious Metals (Gold, Silver, Platinum)

June 12, 2008 · 12 comments

in commodities, gold, precious metals

A few people I have talked to have been wondering about how they can invest in gold. Well, as Jim Rogers once said – once your local newspaper starts talking about how the dog next door just got started in commodites, then it’s probably time to get out. I’ve read more [...]

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