"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •92 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,017.20 | +11.60 | +1.15% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 74.69 | +0.98 | +1.33% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.102 | +0.010 | +0.46% |
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Ethanol •92 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •92 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 92 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 92 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 78.52 | +0.90 | +1.16% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.879 | -0.091 | -3.06% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.329 | +0.035 | +1.51% |
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GDP Miss Far Bigger Than Announced; Real GDP is 0% Using More Reasonable Deflator
The Advance Estimate for Q1 GDP came in at 2.2%, down from 3.0% in the previous quarter, and below most mainstream media estimates of 2.5%. However, my friend BC notes…
Getting Out, Part One: Americans Renouncing Citizenship
Capital, like information, wants to be free. The idea that it should be limited to one country has always struck rich people as silly, which is why Swiss bank accounts,…
Q1 2012 GDP Sends Mixed Message
The US economy expanded 2.2% in Q1 2012 versus 3% in Q4 2011 based on the first of three GDP estimates. Forecasts were for 2.5% growth with "whisper" numbers in…
A Return To Real Money
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The End of the Pier Show
-- Tell me now, Stephen said, poking the boy's shoulder with the book, what is a pier. -- A pier, sir, Armstrong said. A thing out in the waves.…
PIMCO's El-Erian: U.S. Economy Having Difficulty Gaining Traction
Bloomberg TV's Betty Liu spoke with Mohamed El-Erian of PIMCO, who said that the Federal Reserve is likely to provide additional assistance if the economy weakens further, but there is…
A Basket of Goodies to Suggest Gold is Set to Break New Highs
This article was presented to the benefit of subscribers on Wednesday April 25th. Commentary is presented initially, followed by technical analysis of 3 currencies and the US Dollar Index…
Global Gold Supply 3
Ever since the beginning of gold's bull market, this metal's economic balance has come under intense scrutiny. Demand has been on the rise as more and more investors have embraced…
Breadth, VIX, And Trends Give Slight Edge To Bulls
On April 26, we mentioned the chart of the VIX "Fear Index" (VXX) relative to the S&P 500 (SPY) represented a good way to monitor risk in an environment…
ECI - Not As Benign As You Think
The Employment Cost Index just printed +0.4%, below expectations of +0.5%. The ECI consists of two parts: wages and benefits. The benefits component is very hard to seasonally adjust -…
