Commodities and Gold

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Back in the Driver’s Seat: U.S. Set to Displace Russia as Top Oil Producer

Already the world’s largest natural gas producer, the United States has becoming the world’s largest oil producer locked...

Gold to Continue Downward Trajectory in 2014 Despite U.S. Uncertainty

“Uncertainty” is certainly the watchword of the day when it comes to the U.S. government shutdown, impending debt-ceiling...

Oil, Metals Slide on Budget Standoff as Stocks Fluctuate

Commodities investors are feeling pain. Oil and metals slid as the dollar rose amid concern the U.S. budget...

Gold Falls Slightly Due to Shutdown

Gold fell near $1,310, while the dollar rose from an eight-month low, but most trading was muted today...

Replacing Keynes: A New ‘General’ Model of the Economy

Keynesian economics has created much mischief in the world -- a bias toward inflation and easy money, chronic...

High U.S. Energy Output Reshapes Markets

A Wall Street Journal analysis shows the United States is on track to become the world's largest producer...

U.S. Shutdown Triggers Gold Rebound… Check That, Sell-off

Gold posted its best quarter in a year, gaining back 8.6 percent of the value it had lost...

Gold Falls on Jobs Data

Gold fell today, as data showing that a decline in jobless claims led investors to worry about the...

Gold Falls on Tapering Concerns

As investors continued to wonder about when the Federal Reserve would begin tapering its stimulus after holding off...

Gold Falls on Hints of October Tapering

Comments from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard that the U.S. Federal Reserve could announce tapering after its...