"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •20 mins | 2,413.80 | +15.80 | +0.66% |
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Platinum •20 mins | 943.80 | -10.70 | -1.12% |
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WTI Crude •14 hours | 83.14 | +0.41 | +0.50% |
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Gasoline •14 hours | 2.710 | -0.003 | -0.13% |
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Ethanol •12 hours | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •20 mins | 28.84 | +0.46 | +1.63% |
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Silver • 20 mins | 28.84 | +0.46 | +1.63% | |
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Copper • 20 mins | 4.498 | +0.061 | +1.37% | |
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Brent Crude • 13 hours | 87.29 | +0.18 | +0.21% | |
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Natural Gas • 14 hours | 1.752 | -0.005 | -0.28% | |
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Heating Oil • 14 hours | 2.541 | +0.007 | +0.29% |
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The U.S. Economy is as Vulnerable as Ever to an Oil-Shock
With oil prices consolidating above $50 per barrel, forming a base upon which future price increases will likely be built, there is no shortage of Pollyannas willing to dismiss the…
Short Selling as Vice and Virtue
The broad market in recent weeks hasn't exactly been kind to the shorts. Depending on the stock sector in question, short squeezes have become quite common and have killed off…
A Deeper look at Gold bullion and Gold Stocks
"How do you know so much about everything?" was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was "by never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions…
Macro Lex Terra
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Gold Investments Weekly Newsletter
Weekly Markets Precious Metals Gold was largely unchanged down just 0.2% for the week. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for April delivery closed at $435.10 an ounce. Silver…
Chile: The Best Risk in Latin America
For thirty years, Chile has been the most fiscally prudent nation in Latin America. This is best exemplified by its credit ratings, which at Baa1 (positive outlook) with Moody's and…
Is Gold a Better Investment than Oil?
We've heard a lot about oil prices flirting with new highs of $55/barrel, and seen prices correspondingly rise at the gas pump. We hear that the dollar is weakening, perhaps…
The Politics Behind the U.S. Dollar
The condition of the U.S. Dollar is perhaps one of the least thoroughly reported on topics in the press today. Sure, you will read the daily article rehashing a load…
EWP on the DOW & S&P 500
The high on 3rd January was expected to be strong resistance. This has proved so by holding that high until Friday last week. The DOW on Friday has moved above…
Inflation, Monetary Stimulation and Interest Rates - A Cycle Perspective
The behavior of interest rates over the last year has been very puzzling. Since the beginning of 2001, when the Fed began easing, monetary stimulation [1] (defined as the…
