Anticipating higher diamond prices
Investment funds are preparing to help investors chase higher diamond prices. Demand from India, China,…
Dr. Duru Argentine government hunts down inflation reporters. Protecting spending programs?
The Argentine government says inflation is 9.8%. Everyone else thinks it could be as high…
An expensive Halloween awaits the Northeast
Hurricane Irene may have ruined Halloween for people living in the Northeast. The heavy rains…
High rare earth prices impact more and more products
In “China Consolidates Control of Rare Earth Industry“, the NY Times builds from a General…
Australian mining companies struggle with higher labor costs
Australia’s mining sector has done extremely well, largely from exports to a rapidly growing China,…
Grocery prices falling in Switzerland
The Swiss franc has had an incredible run over the past two years that has…
Gold prices squeeze margins at Marvell Technology
Gold has soared over the last six weeks. I never thought about its impact on…
Imperial Sugar squeezed by poor demand and high sugar prices
Last week, Imperial Sugar (IPSU) lost 59% of its value in one day after reporting…
No relief coming from high sugar prices
Bloomberg reports that sugar prices are not coming down anytime soon. The International Sugar Organization…
Venezuela looks to expand price controls
If inflation levels remain higher than you like, simply regulate inflation out of existence, right?…