Broker allegedly caused $2 spike in oil prices

FTAdviser latest:Rogue oil broker blamed for price spike

Story by: Sharon Flaherty, FTAdviser

A rogue oil broker allegedly caused a large spike in the Brent Crude oil market on Tuesday (30 June), triggering up to £6m of losses.

  • Time published: 10:37
  • Date published: 03.07.2009
  • Published in: Investments

Investor demand for gold bullion up 43%

Private investments in gold bullion have increased by 43 per cent since the start of the year, as investors look to hedge against further economic crisis and inflation.

  • Date published: 02.07.2009

T1ps set for gold launch

T1ps Investment Management is on the verge of launching a new gold fund following the success of its £5.9m smaller companies fund.

  • Date published: 29.06.2009

Oil prices hold firm as Obama seeks increased regulation

Oil prices rose this morning (18 June) reaching $71 a barrel for NYMEX crude future, after US president Barack Obama revealed plans aimed at preventing speculators from pushing up the price of oil and other commodities to unrealistic levels.

  • Date published: 18.06.2009

High oil price rewards investors: Barclays

Investors who have stayed the course and kept their investments in oil have been rewarded, as it recently hit new highs for the year of more than $65 a barrel, according to Barclays Stockbrokers.

  • Date published: 15.06.2009

Gold and mining outshine sectors

Gold and mining beat 16 global fund sectors monitored by ratings agency S&P Fund Services.

  • Date published: 15.06.2009

Gold shines in Q1 as best performing S&P sector

Gold and mining was one of only two global sectors to deliver a positive return during the first quarter of the year.

  • Date published: 12.06.2009

Commodity demand driven by inflation hedges

The significant increase in the demand for commodity assets since the start of the year has been driven by investors' early efforts to hedge against inflation, according to Threadneedle.

  • Date published: 08.06.2009

Crude oil hits seven-month high

Crude oil prices rose above the $70 a barrel mark earlier today, to hit a new seven-month high.

  • Date published: 05.06.2009

Commodities boom as investors hedge against inflation

The significant increase in the demand for commodity assets since the start of the year has been driven by investors' early efforts to hedge against inflation, according to Threadneedle.

  • Date published: 02.06.2009

Features

Focus: Industries - General Motors

CAs emissions legislation tightens how many more car manufacturers face bankruptcy and full-scale failures?

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 29.06.2009

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Focus: Economic recovery

There is good news for equities, with managers moving overweight in the asset class, but the bond market is very different, as sell-offs push rising yields

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 29.06.2009

Features

Analyst: JPMorgan

JPM Natural Resources fund manager Ian Henderson talks to Anna Lawlor about being hit by the credit crisis 'meteor'

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 01.06.2009

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