"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 •10 mins | 954.90 | +10.90 | +1.15% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.27 | -0.43 | -0.63% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 1.983 | +0.002 | +0.08% |
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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 • 10 mins | 72.13 | -0.43 | -0.59% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.768 | -0.017 | -0.61% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.208 | -0.004 | -0.19% |
Article Archive | Page 4657
It's the Bubbles Stupid
The further fate of America's consumer borrowing and spending binge is of major concern at this juncture. Last year, in particular, it was the key prop to the U.S. economy.…
Sell on the Rumors and Buy on the Fed News
The remainder of June is shaping up to be "sell on the rumors" and "buy on the news" of the Fed's announcement on interest rates on June 30. Why? Obviously,…
The Fed's Monetary Policy Dilemma
We have pointed out before that the year 2003 was unusual in the sense that every asset class including bonds, stocks, real estate, and commodities went up in price. Then,…
Monetary Instability and Lessons Not Learned
UNEDITED! It was relatively quiet. For the week, the Dow and S&P500 were about…
Comments on the Macroeconomic Outlook
In a normal economic cycle, we would be at the sweet spot of a spreading global upturn, with increased capital spending on top of revived consumer expenditures requiring a modest…
The Dollar and Rising Rates
While the currency markets usually move with all the sound and fury of a glacier, some rare crosscurrents are converging to make for an exceptionally interesting summer in this enormous…
A Quicksand of Debt
"Out of debt out of danger" is an old proverb that says it all. It applies to personal debt as well as to the liabilities of business and government. It…
Questions for the Bears
Let's step back for now and take a longer-term view of the stock market. I'm talking about the next 3-5 years. Is the overall market picture bullish or bearish? Long-time…
Stink Baum
Baum Bombs Out, in Journalism What a joke. What happened to the press of the seventies that uncovered Watergate? Today's press couldn't find a scandal if it tried. You'd think…
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures: The stumbling Yankee carry trade, reflation-fueled, seems to have recovered its footing (wobbly at best), and the Fed's measured approach (possibly starting June 2004) as inflation grows, can…
