"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •96 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 977.10 | -10.00 | -1.01% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 75.54 | -1.60 | -2.07% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.111 | -0.043 | -1.97% |
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Ethanol •96 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •96 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 96 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 96 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 79.39 | -1.54 | -1.90% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.729 | -0.017 | -0.62% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.353 | -0.043 | -1.81% |
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There Should Be a Quid Pro Quo between the Fed and Financial Institutions
The Fed's creation of various facilities in recent months - the Term Auction Facility (TAF) for depository institutions, the Term Securities Lending Facility (TSLF) for primary government securities dealers and…
Oh, Magoo, You've Done It Again!
Alan Greenspan's instinct for self-exculpation reached new heights in the March 17, 2008, Financial Times. In "We Will Never Have a Perfect Model…
Welcome to the Future
Last Friday we got a taste of what the future is likely to be like as we make our way further into the belly of the second great depression. The…
Stagflation and Other Misconceptions
Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 13th March, 2008. The term "stagflation" was invented -- and became very popular -- during the…
The US Dollar Index: The Bear Market Carries On!
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Oops and a Triple Yikes!
Financial distress continued through the weekend, which inspired policymakers to heroic, but nevertheless orthodox remedies. The notion that some philosopher-king and his committee can prevent or defer the severe credit…
Bear Stearns, Liquidity and Bank Run
It looks like 10 years ago when LTCM was in trouble, last Friday (3/14/2008), JP Morgan and Fed has decided to step in and rescue Bear Stearns. This is worse…
Inflation Is Baked into the Cake
The word "inflation" covers two different concepts, and it's important to keep them separate. One concept is monetary inflation, which is when the supply of money increases faster than the…
The Dual Paradigms Of Macro Economic Conditions Today
The following is an excerpt from commentary that originally appeared at Treasure Chests for the benefit of subscribers on Wednesday, February 27th, 2008. Many are now categorizing current…
Game Theory
Remember the moment. This is the moment our kids' future - at least as commonly envisioned - went down the drain. Make no mistake, that future was already swirling around…
