commodities
Hedge Funds Harvest Bearish Crop Bets Too Soon as Glut Expands
©2015 Bloomberg News NPY8GFSYF01S (Bloomberg) — Hedge funds retreated from bearish bets on agricultural commodities too soon as the U.S. government said crop supplies will keep getting bigger. Speculators cut the net-short position in wheat, dumping wagers on declines at the fastest pace since 2013, just before prices tumbled for
Goldilocks Farm Weather Makes Hedge Funds Most Bearish on Record
©2015 Bloomberg News NP7TSVSYF01T (Bloomberg) — Hedge funds accumulated the most bearish bet ever on crops from corn to soybeans after a mix of sunshine and rain created almost perfect growing conditions for U.S. farms. Across the Midwest, the weather’s been dry enough to get fieldwork done, with enough showers
Wheat Jumps Most Since ’12 as Funds ‘Spooked’ by Dire Weather
©2015 Bloomberg News NOCWTK6KLVRB (Bloomberg) — Wheat futures posted the biggest gain in almost four years on speculation that hedge funds bailed out of record bearish bets amid concern that adverse weather will damage crops in the U.S., the world’s top exporter. Severe thunderstorms were forecast for the Great Plains
Coffee Goes From First to Worst as Hedge Funds Hold Short Bets
©2015 Bloomberg News NMPJX96K50XS (Bloomberg) — Coffee, last year’s best-performing commodity, is now the worst thanks to the return of rains in parched growing areas of Brazil. Showers in February and March brightened the outlook for crops that will start being collected in May. With more coffee on the way, exporters
Bloomberg Business: Wheat’s Roller-Coaster Ride Fuels Biggest Swings in Three Years
©2015 Bloomberg News NM58JC6K50Y1 (Bloomberg) — Wheat traders are suffering from whiplash. Prices swung more than 3 percent on five occasions in the past nine days, the first time that’s happened since 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A drought spreading over the U.S. plains sent Chicago futures to
Bloomberg Business: Russia Sells Half as Much Wheat Overseas After Government Curbs
©2015 Bloomberg News NLTX626K50YO (Bloomberg) — Russia is exporting half as much wheat as last year after the government started taxing overseas shipments as a way to reduce local food prices. The country will sell 65 percent less wheat in March than the previous year, according to estimates from ZAO Rusagrotrans,
Bloomberg Business: More Coal Cuts Seen Ahead as Demand for Steel Slows: Commodities
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NL4C4M6TTDS8 (Bloomberg) — In the last year, mining companies eliminated about 15 million tons of production capacity for the coal used to make steel, while outlining plans to double those cuts in the near future. It won’t be near enough. That’s the determination of Chief Executive Officer Don
Bloomberg Business: Gold Holds Near Three-Month Low as Dollar Climbs on Rate Outlook
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NL0U966K50XU (Bloomberg) — Gold traded near the lowest level in three months after the dollar strengthened to a decade-high on expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise U.S. interest rates as the world’s largest economy improves. Bullion for immediate delivery was at $1,163.55 an ounce at 8:18 a.m.
Bloomberg Business: Oil Holds Below $50 as U.S. Supplies Seen Worsening Global Glut
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NK9ABM6K50YI (Bloomberg) — Oil traded below $50 a barrel before U.S. government data forecast to show crude inventories expanded from a record high in the world’s biggest consumer. Futures were little changed in New York after falling 2.7 percent on Monday. Crude stockpiles probably rose by 3.75 million
Bloomberg Business: Gold Fever Fading as $4 Billion Erased From Funds: Commodities
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NK6ZYY6JTSEC (Bloomberg) — Judging by the barometer of hedge-fund interest, there’s less to get excited about in gold these days. Even as Greece battled with its creditors to avoid default and keep the euro zone intact, speculators retreated from the metal used as a haven from economic and
