Unsurprisingly, money managers have strong views about what 2010 holds for stocks, bonds and commodities.
The pros also think the U.S. dollar and commodities will both rise sharply in 2010.
Agricultural commodities such as rubber, timber and palm oil are the biggest source of fortunes.
Investments flowed into funds on the strength of equity markets and the red-hot commodities and energy markets.
The pressure to focus on commodities like iron ore is growing along with increasing demand from China.
This reduction will impact commercial and residential real estate, autos, commodities and electric utilities.
The wild action in commodities trading attracted an extraordinary group of scientists and mathematicians.
If beating the stock market was so difficult, perhaps commodities would prove more fruitful.
Other commodities, though, are starting to feel the impact of Greenspan's excessive money creation.
University Of Notre Dame CIO Scott Malpass on investing in commodities, real estate and energy.
Triffin's suggested solution was to create an artificial reserve asset, tied to a basket of commodities.
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At that price, PCs become commodities, bled dry of profits and, thus, new innovation.
Raising it will mean shifting from commodities like mortgages to auto loans and consumer finance.
Products sold without service are commodities and after quality, the only determinant left is price.
The best gauge for central banks is commodities--they are the first to feel monetary disturbances.
As consumers of raw materials, the industries of Europe and the U.S. benefit from cheaper commodities.
The recent bullish action in ag commodities may be the start of the actual melee.
And the best proxy for commodities is gold, and has been for 4, 000 years.
Whereas Brazil, Chile and Peru benefit from China's hunger for commodities, Colombia's exporters face difficulties.
In fact, notes Murphy, 14 of the 19 commodities in the index saw losses on Thursday.
Add the effect of speculation by commodities traders and price volatility is even greater.
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If the market price of these commodities goes up, the jeweller makes money on his stock.
In August the Goldman Sachs Commodities Index fell, breaking four years of month-on-month increases.
Further, a stronger dollar makes all commodities more expensive in other currencies, thus potentially hurting demand.
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On the energy side of commodities, crude oil imports broke a record last month, too.
We are working with the 2008 playbook, which is headwinds against commodities like crude oil.
Over time, historically, commodities are most impacted by the basic forces of supply and demand.
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Brazil's exports to China are currently dominated by commodities and natural resources such as iron ore.
You could go in and out of other commodities or the stock market to great effect.
That may be because managers set limits on the proportion of assets accounted for by commodities.
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