"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •134 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 944.00 | +0.50 | +0.05% |
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WTI Crude •45 mins | 68.70 | +0.27 | +0.39% |
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Gasoline •47 mins | 1.982 | +0.017 | +0.84% |
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Ethanol •134 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 134 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 15 mins | 72.41 | +0.13 | +0.18% | |
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Natural Gas • 45 mins | 2.785 | -0.198 | -6.64% | |
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Heating Oil • 45 mins | 2.212 | -0.007 | -0.32% |
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Kiss Goldilocks Goodbye
The Philly Fed Survey for September shows that Growth Stalls this Month The survey's broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, dropped from 18.5 in…
The Economy In Denial: Fallout from the Bursting Housing Bubble
Every day, another economist claims that the impact of the slowdown in housing on the economy is overrated; a few months ago, many still disputed there even was a housing…
Profit from the Big Drop in Oil Prices
Over the past several weeks, oil and gas prices have fallen sharply, prompting many to conclude that the bull market has finally run its course. With oil prices back to…
Professor Siegel Evidently Has Little New To Say and Neither Do I
Some of you, not many, have wondered why The Econtrarian has not been published since May 3, 2006. The principal reason for The Econtrarian's hiatus is that I have had…
Hungary: All Eyes On The Streets - And On The Central Bank
Riots in the streets are not unheard of in even the most stable democracies, but the current furor in Hungary carries an added element of risk - namely, that Prime…
More Anecdotes
Judging by the superb "quality" of the Responses to Two Anecdotes (several highlights appear a bit later) I thought it would be appropriate to follow through with a…
Sweden: Stock Market and Currency Boosted by Opposition Win, But Interest Rates Will Also Head Higher
Sweden woke up this morning to a new government, with the four-party center-right Alliance capturing 48.1% of the vote to 46.2% for the outgoing Social Democrats and its allies. The…
Canadian Dollar Now the Lone Holdout
Dear Subscribers, Important Announcement: Running until the end of September, we will give a referral bonus to those who get others (new subscribers only) to sign up for either a…
Gold and Silver Report
Honest Money Gold & Silver Report Introduction Due to the recent downside corrective action in the precious metal's complex (as well as other commodities) we…
Charts and Commentary
Yesterday, we said, "This week, we are at the cusp of commodities, oil, and gold making a major trend change to the downside, or holding supports and having the trends…
