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Commodities Trading: Gain from grains, despite the falling dollar

Posted April 10, 2008

“No other asset class comes close to commodities over the last six years. Not stocks, not bonds, not real estate and not even most emerging markets. In fact, even during the worst credit crisis in the United States in 60 years, commodity benchmarks continue to hit new all-time highs in 2008.” — Eric Roseman

by Eric Roseman

Baltimore and Montreal – (TFN): Since commodities posted an historic bottom in 2001, prices for many raw materials, like grains, have literally gone through the roof.

No other asset class comes close to commodities over the last six years. Not stocks, not bonds, not real estate and not even most emerging markets. In fact, even during the worst credit crisis in the United States in 60 years, commodity benchmarks continue to hit new all-time highs in 2008.

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And it’s not just in dollars, either.

As the U.S. dollar dropped versus most foreign currencies over the last six years, including the mighty euro, commodities (mostly priced in dollars), have also risen in euro. In fact, commodity prices are rising in ALL of the world’s major currencies. This justifies the bull market.

Commodities Trading: Better than stocks… better than bonds…

And although the broader commodity indices have rallied sharply since 2002, they pale in comparison to some record-breaking individual commodities. These high performers include base metals, precious metals, the energy complex and recently, several soft commodities.

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Since the bear market low of November 2001, crude oil prices have skyrocketed 440% and natural gas has rallied 261%. Copper and lead prices have surged 454% and 352%. Gold bullion has climbed 260%. Silver has gained a cumulative 396% and platinum has surged 407%. Read on to learn more.

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