2. Categories

      Procurement Topics: Contract Management, Demand Management, Invoicing & Payment, Outsourcing, Preferential Procurement, Procurement Ethics, Procurement Technology, Risk Management, Sourcing, Spend Analysis & Benchmarking, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Relationship Management, Sustainable Procurement, Value creation
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  3. Quotes

    1. “ We can have bear market rallies, but I can't see in the background where the big good news is going to come from. ”
      By Sean Corrigan
    2. “ The market had whipped itself into all sorts of hope more than expectation that there would be some dramtic programme of pumping everything up in the world of assets and financial market prices. ”
      By Sean Corrigan
    3. “ China is the commodity world's only remaining crutch, and a contraction reading is most unwelcome. ”
      By David Thurtell
    4. “ In base metals it looks pretty horrible. Nearly every one of these metals has broken some important trendline. It's becoming increasingly evident that the last hurrah of the metals bulls may have been sounded. ”
      By Sean Corrigan
    5. “ As long as economic growth is slowing and there is no good news out there, I think things are going to remain pretty soft for base metals. ”
      By Dan Smith
    6. “ It's a combination of no QE3, low economic growth, China's PMI falling and European PMI data either slightly or widely below expectations. ”
      By Thorbjorn Bak Jensen

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  1. Copper, oil tumble

    iol.co.za (Sep 22 2011) Fuels & Lubricants , Metals & Minerals

    1. Copper, oil tumble Commodities skidded as investors scrambled to liquidate after a US Federal Reserve warning, coupled with signs of slower growth in China and Europe, stoked worries about slowing demand for fuels and metals. ||| Commodities skidded on Thursday as investors scrambled to liquidate after a US Federal Reserve warning, coupled with signs of slower growth in China and Europe, stoked worries about slowing demand for fuels and metals. Benchmark industrial metal copper tumbled to a one-year low, oil shed more than $4 a barrel and even traditional safe-haven asset gold faltered as a rallying dollar crimped demand for commodities priced in the ... (Read Full Article)

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