Alden Bentley

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Position: Journalist

Joined Reuters in 1996 after a first career as a foreign exchange dealer and market analyst. In 13 years as an editor and reporter, have covered commodities, mining companies, agribusiness, exchanges, forex, economics, U.S. Treasury bonds and capital markets and derivatives.

Articles

Gold futures top $1,100 for first time November 06, 04:54pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold futures in New York rose to a record above $1,100 per ounce on Friday as the dollar eased in the wake of disappointing U.S. employment data. Full Article

Gold futures top $1,100 for first time

Gold futures top $1,100/oz for first time

CFTC sheds new light on funds in commodities

New CFTC report may raise transparency, questions

El Nino weather menace looms for frail economies

Blog Posts

The reshaping of commodity markets: John Kemp

Only the brave or the foolish would make predictions about the future amid the biggest market upheaval in three generations. But it is already clear the crisis is profoundly reshaping the commodity trading ... Full Article

Start of the Games, end of the commodities boom?

Were the opening ceremonies for the Beijing games the beginning of the end of the commodities rally? Full Article | Comments [5]

A U.S. energy plan from Paris (but not France)

Can't decide who has the better energy plan, Barack Obama or John McCain? Now there's a third choice -- party girl Paris Hilton. The Hilton video riposte to McCain's television attack ad comparing Obama to Hilton and Britney Spears is hilarious, not to mention kinda coherent and smart. Full Article | Comments [4]