William Adams Quotes (13 Quotes)

There's a lot of capital flowing into 'information-age' companies. These are 25 companies that are leading the charge in building the bandwidth for the world economy.

Should the global economy suffer a period of slower demand, which is a distinct possibility given rising interest rates, a slowing housing market and high debt, then the demand profile on the metals could suffer. In turn, these lofty metal prices would then look out of place.

My own wisdom, and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day.

On the surface, the base metals look strong, but there is a danger the rug could get pulled from underneath the market.

With China now back in the market after the New Year, there was some catching up in early trading on Monday.

Faith is a continuation of reason.

Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be.

With the physical trade still quiet because of the summer slowdown, the markets seem to be at the whim of the funds, so more exogenous issues such as the equities, oil, bonds and the dollar, or any other event that impacts the funds, needs to be watched closely,

Although there is little doubt that fundamentals are tight, there seems an awful lot of hype in the market and with prices knocking on 6,000 a ton, the whole complex looks over cooked and in need of a reality check.

The jury is therefore still out as to whether this was just another mini correction or whether more selling will follow. The wider markets are showing some strength, equities are heading higher, mining stocks are showing some strength.

Needless to say copper continues to defy gravity.

Without any fresh bullish news, one has to assume that it is the funds and the weight of money that is once again pushing these prices higher.

This is no doubt a bullish factor. Copper, lead and zinc are the three metals that are suffering supply disruption from strike action.