"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •218 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,023.50 | -2.30 | -0.22% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.71 | -0.32 | -0.45% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.071 | +0.020 | +0.99% |
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Ethanol •218 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •218 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 218 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 218 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.37 | -0.24 | -0.32% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.351 | -0.009 | -0.27% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.389 | +0.005 | +0.20% |
Article Archive | Page 3496
Fear, Evil and Gold
Deprecated and reduced as a financial asset, gold is fast-gaining new buyers yet remains under-invested compared to previous crises... "FEAR, Mr. Bond, takes gold out of circulation and hoards it…
Beware of Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) Bearing Gold
Gold Bullion Unique as No Counter Party Risk Gold is unique among asset classes as it is the only asset class not dependent on the performance of auditors, management,…
Bullish Conditions Won't Go Away Overnight
Treasuries are trading mixed this morning. There is slight pressure on the June Bonds while June Notes are flat. Growing confidence in the global economy is encouraging investors to forego…
Keeping An Eye On The Insiders
Recently we have seen several articles on the merits of tracking insider buying activity and we would like to put our spin on the subject adding our specific interest in…
The Re-Release of the Open Source Mortgage Default Model
I have received some feedback on the open source mortgage default model and data, and consequently took it offline due to the possibility that there may have been a material…
Delusions of Endless Credit
James Howard Kunstler, famous author and speaker, opines, "For now, the 'bottom' is in" which took me completely by surprise! I mean, how could anybody…
Are We Back from the 'Fiscal Abyss' as Dallas Fed Claims?
Richard W. Fisher, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, was once one of the most expressive economist imaginable often using graphic and sensationalist words and expressions…
Barron's Weighs In On Treasury Yields (Again!)
This is the second cover story in 5 months for Barron's on the bursting of the bubble in Treasury yields. I have been closely following the yield on the…
Who Will TARP America?
Last week the nation's number one trucking company, YRC Worldwide Inc., announced that it will seek $1 billion in TARP assistance to bailout the company's pension plan. Never mind the…
Effect of Household Deleveraging on Housing, Consumption and the Stock Market
Inquiring minds are investigating the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco report on Household Deleveraging and Future Consumption Growth. U.S. household leverage, as measured by the ratio of…
