tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post2294443865088466091..comments2024-03-28T09:55:42.123+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: How Have Commodities Performed ?CityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-36750111867040217622010-07-22T12:53:19.607+01:002010-07-22T12:53:19.607+01:00Bill - I bet you the Ocado crew are (retrospective...<b>Bill</b> - I bet you the Ocado crew are (retrospectively) congratulating themselves for hyping this up above the half-billion<br /><br /><b>AB</b> - you might say that ... I couldn't possibly give advice :+)Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-1479933247691126462010-07-22T12:48:37.712+01:002010-07-22T12:48:37.712+01:00Budgie - check the 5-year graph of gold price (any...<b>Budgie</b> - check the 5-year graph of gold price (any major currency), bit of a <i>trend</i>, wouldn't you say ?<br /><br />if you were given that graph without dates on the axis, I reckon you'd have a real hard time identifying from it (a) the oil-price spike of '08 or (b) the banking crisis per se<br /><br />which all in all, I contend, is interesting <br /><br />as to teetering, well, in an <a href="http://cityunslicker.blogspot.com/2008/09/online-dialectics.html" rel="nofollow">interview</a> less than 2 years ago, at a time when many still thought the banking issue was a little local difficulty confined to the financial sector (see the questions posed in the interview - amazing how short memories are) I predicted fighting in the streets and I don't see any reason to change that view - watch QT tonight to see how the rabble is being rousedNick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-44657546562866351412010-07-22T12:37:29.677+01:002010-07-22T12:37:29.677+01:00So...
The right thing to do is to buy
terry'...So...<br /><br />The right thing to do is to buy <br />terry's all gold ?Andrew Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537364534559092034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-1869539250225171162010-07-22T12:01:28.961+01:002010-07-22T12:01:28.961+01:00Looks like we were right on the Ocado ND..
Not a d...Looks like we were right on the Ocado ND..<br />Not a disaster, but not a triumph either.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-70333069962788940352010-07-22T10:54:20.931+01:002010-07-22T10:54:20.931+01:00Gold is great where civilisation is teetering (eg ...Gold is great where civilisation is teetering (eg when the legions left, and the Saxons were raiding).<br /><br />Nick, are you really saying that's where we are? Isn't it a bit precious to maintain the world is on the brink of collapse?<br /><br />If our civilisation does, in fact, disappear, food, water, tools etc will be much more important than gold. It follows that cocoa beats gold.Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-22803056628446984242010-07-22T08:48:23.548+01:002010-07-22T08:48:23.548+01:00doubly problematic for you industrialists SW, beca...doubly problematic for you industrialists <b>SW</b>, because the mood of the moment is increasingly to invest in <i>physical</i> precious metals<br /><br />the premium for physical- over paper-gold etc ('utility value' in the jargon) is increasing significantly, because of growing concerns over hanky-panky in the paper marketsNick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-39092261528431653902010-07-22T02:20:50.435+01:002010-07-22T02:20:50.435+01:00Those of us who actually use physical silver in ou...Those of us who actually use physical silver in our products are getting mighty pissed off with the inexorably increasing costs due to all you bloody speculators in the city (Ag oxide is the only electrically conductive metal oxide, so pure silver flake forms a vital part of conductive adhesives) . Back in the good old days, after the Hunts got their fingers burned, we had lovely stable(ish!) prices for years. <br /><br />It's getting very hard for a chap to make an honest living.Sebastian Weetabixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-43851889013917465262010-07-21T15:51:29.505+01:002010-07-21T15:51:29.505+01:00Opium futures. Hot tip from the Taliban.Opium futures. Hot tip from the Taliban.Elby the Beserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-52824543237434209982010-07-21T12:51:14.378+01:002010-07-21T12:51:14.378+01:00Lead and Brass are always a good choice.Lead and Brass are always a good choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-71623061345570572302010-07-21T09:48:07.113+01:002010-07-21T09:48:07.113+01:00Cocoa? Gold? I've got it!
Invest here!Cocoa? Gold? I've got it! <br /><a href="http://www.oneinchpunch.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/hk_ferrero_rocher.jpg" rel="nofollow">Invest here!</a>Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-60663816804493004402010-07-21T09:22:33.129+01:002010-07-21T09:22:33.129+01:00Equities! During inflation I reckon you'd wan...Equities! During inflation I reckon you'd want stocks like Sainsburys.Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.com