Hard Commodity

A commodity that is mined or obtained from some other non-agricultural source. Hard commodities include gold, oil and diamonds. See also: Soft commodity.

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After all, food is a hard commodity in an inflationary world.

A new twist on Clausewitz: for Vladimir Putin, military conflict is a way of conducting monetary policy by other means

The sheer scale of the smallholder populations makes them economically critical - in many countries in Africa, even those with hard commodity export sectors, agriculture still makes up more than half of the total gross domestic product.

Big potential in smallholder farmers: combined, they are the largest contributor to food security and employment in sub-Saharan Africa, but smallholders are often absent from policy debates about agricultural development

And it is hard commodity cash that has allowed it to happen.

Africa's coming crash--and how to avoid it: Africa is on an economic, political and social high as never before and the projections are for a better tomorrow than today. But what if things turn topsy-turvy? What if commodity prices crash or China goes down the pan? Richard Walker assesses the black swans that could derail Africa's growth and suggests ways to avoid it

Additional hard commodity instruments - silver and copper derivatives - were launched under licence from the CME Group in August.

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But both Jay and Loren Roberts, the pair who were so dominant only two or three years ago, seem to have been sliding downhill and they will find wins a hard commodity to buy from now on.

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Walsall are striving for the consistency to force them into the top six but that is a hard commodity to find in bruising League One.

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Most cash-in-circulation is not supported by a hard commodity anymore.

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As a result, New Zealand has not benefited to any significant extent from the rebound that has occurred recently in global hard commodity prices.

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Hard commodity exporters saw monthly growth in export earnings shrink from 6% in US dollar terms to 3% in local currency.

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Shanghai's market had tripled in value and the real estate sector was at bubble level, so the Chinese government proactively capped lending and in 2008, leverage was a very hard commodity to come by.

Diversification and Oil Money to Drive Regional Economies Out of Depression

Hard commodity stocks were buoyed by the revival of the Rio Tinto - BHP Billiton takeover saga which, although recently muted, has been rumbling on for nearly a year.

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Resort owner Sir Terry Matthews has said that one day Tiger Woods will appear at Celtic Manor but he's a very hard commodity to acquire,'' said Stanton, alluding to the world No 1's seven-figure appearance fee demands.