"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •82 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 960.40 | -21.50 | -2.19% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.54 | -0.46 | -0.65% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 1.997 | -0.039 | -1.92% |
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Ethanol •82 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •82 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 82 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 82 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.04 | -0.45 | -0.60% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.642 | +0.208 | +8.55% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.153 | -0.008 | -0.38% |
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Are We at the Cusp of a Major Asset Allocation Shift?
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Rising Interest Rates, Rising Geopolitical Concerns - Double Jeopardy?
Could rising global interest rates and rising geopolitical concerns that could translate into an escalation in the so called War on Terror be the double jeopardy that will take down…
Triangle in Crude Resolves to the Upside
In technical analysis, triangle patterns are like a traffic bottleneck; when 3 lanes of highway are reduced to 2 and then 1, driving space simply gets pinched down to a…
The ECB Sounds a Little More Hawkish
As with December's rate hike, the European Central Bank had flagged today's 25 basis point increase in the refi rate so clearly that it was pretty much a done deal.…
Hi-Ho Silver; Gold and Mining Shares to Follow
So far, 2006 has been a very volatile year for gold stocks. After soaring 20% in January, the XAU declined by 15% in February, despite the fact that gold only…
Global Asset Inflation and Lessons to be Learned
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Be Bullish On China/India Because of Their Supply, Not Demand
In the March 1 FT, Todd Thompson argues that one reason to be optimistic about the economic growth prospects for China and India is the potential demand for goods and…
Base Metals Mania?
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Losing the Stimulus of Equity Extractions
To no one's surprise, the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve is continuing his predecessor's role of economic cheerleader. Recently, the market was comforted by Mr. Bernanke's first Congressional testimony…
Inverted Curves, Carry Trades and the Dollar
What are the implications for the dollar, if any? Over the past 30 years, the US yield curve has almost always occurred during periods of rising interest rates. These included…
