"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •139 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 981.30 | +6.80 | +0.70% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.69 | +0.53 | +0.77% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 2.040 | +0.021 | +1.05% |
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Ethanol •139 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •139 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 139 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 139 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.45 | +0.15 | +0.20% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.974 | +0.001 | +0.03% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.237 | -0.015 | -0.65% |
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Bank Lending Practices
The October 2005 Federal Reserve Survey on Bank Lending Practices shows that most banks still haven't altered lending standards for home equity lines of credit even after the…
Inflation: What, Why and How
Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 13th November 2005. Monetary expansion The total US money supply (M3) has expanded at a 10%…
China's Coal: Consolidating Black Gold
When the term "black gold" is used, it usually pertains to oil. Coal, one of the oldest sources of energy used by man, has long been a poor cousin. However,…
The Most Vulnerable Sector
Below is an extract from a "subscriber's only" commentary originally posted at marketthoughts.com on 13th November 2005. Dear Subscribers, We switched from a 25% short position in our…
When Profits go Poof
Wall Street executives are always creatively stating reasons why investors should buy stocks. Because corporate profits have been so good, they want investors to look forward to the inevitable year-end…
Weekly Wrap-up: What's Earnings Got to do with It?
The following article was originally published at The Agile Trader on November 13, 2005. Dear Speculators, Our WEEKLY ECONOMIC NEWS DIFFUSION INDEX (WENDI) reveals an economy that continues…
Bye-Bye M3, But Why?
Summary Last Thursday afternoon, in what legitimately can be described as cryptic fashion, the Federal Reserve announced that commencing in March, it would stop releasing monetary aggregate "M3." Why? Continue…
Gold Exploration: The Contra-Cyclical Bull Market is Starting
"Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back, when gold and silver becks me to come on." - William Shakespeare The action over the past few weeks for the…
Stock Market: CNBC Report
CNBC EUROPE & ASIA LET'S LOOK AT THE FTSE 100 DAILY CHART Last week it looked like a marginal new high above the September high was…
The Myth of the New American Gold Standard
Introduction In 1999 The New York Times ran an obituary of the "barbarous relic" from the pen of Floyd Norris under the title "Greenspan Has Become the New American Gold…
