"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •101 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 994.40 | +18.20 | +1.86% |
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WTI Crude •21 hours | 75.56 | -0.29 | -0.38% |
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Gasoline •21 hours | 2.152 | +0.001 | +0.03% |
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Ethanol •101 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •101 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 101 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 101 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 20 hours | 79.04 | -0.36 | -0.45% | |
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Natural Gas • 21 hours | 2.632 | -0.043 | -1.61% | |
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Heating Oil • 21 hours | 2.344 | -0.007 | -0.30% |
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The FDIC Is in Trouble
As we all know, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) guarantees depositors that they'll get their money back if a bank fails, at least up to a certain amount. To…
Read Between the Lines and Know the Real Facts, or Risk Being Deceived
It is now August. Many are guessing that the 4th. Quarter will see a positive GDP number this year. The market appears to be factoring in that possibility. Will it…
Drinking Until the Economy Looks Good
I have, as part of my Official Mogambo Duties (OMD), spent many an evening at local bars, sampling various beverages and making goo-goo eyes…
June Pending Home Sales - More Evidence that the Trough in Sales Is Behind Us
Signed contracts on sales of exiting homes increased 3.6% in June after an upwardly-revised 0.8% increase in May. The June data marks the fifth consecutive monthly increase in pending home…
Its Only Castles Burning
The following is an excerpt from commentary that originally appeared at Treasure Chests for the benefit of subscribers on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009. 'Its only castles burning' -…
"Bubble-Mania" in Shanghai Spreads to Global Markets
The S&P-500 Index, a global bellwether for the world stock markets, extended its best five-month winning streak since 1938, by advancing through the psychological 1,000-level, and is up nearly 50%…
Their Pocket or Our Pocket
There is a very interesting article "Wall Street profits from trades with Fed", published at Financial Times' website last night. It confirms my long time suspicion on the reality…
Focus in Forex Markets May Shift Toward Central Bank Activity
Today's better than expected manufacturing reports from China, the Euro Zone, the U.K, and the U.S. seem to indicate that investors have accepted the possibility that the global economy may…
Getting Some Things Straight Regarding China
Below is an excerpt from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 30th July 2009. The conventional wisdom has it that the massive foreign currency reserve held by…
The Home Construction Depression and Its Aftermath
A key question going forward for the economy and GDP: When will we recover from the home construction depression and at what rate? First, a bit of history to put…
