"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •15 mins | 2,417.40 | +31.90 | +1.34% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,090.00 | +18.70 | +1.75% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 80.06 | +0.83 | +1.05% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 2.574 | +0.036 | +1.43% |
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Ethanol •1 day | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •15 mins | 31.26 | +1.38 | +4.63% |
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Silver • 15 mins | 31.26 | +1.38 | +4.63% | |
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Copper • 15 mins | 5.050 | +0.173 | +3.55% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 83.98 | +0.71 | +0.85% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.626 | +0.131 | +5.25% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.486 | +0.043 | +1.74% |
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Japan Needs Aggressive Monetary Change
The Bank of Japan's Governor, Masaru Hayami, retires in March. He has opposed the use of monetary policy to encourage economic recovery. A change in policy is thus badly needed.…
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The Bust and the VIX
Actively speculating in this once-in-three-generation ongoing Great Bear bust is endlessly fascinating. Every week brings interesting new surprises and outstanding opportunities to learn and grow as a speculator. As the…
Panacea Du Jour
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Inflation Outlook: Deflation Fears Are Irrational
Mises Excerpt: The course of a progressing inflation is this: At the beginning the inflow of additional money makes the prices…
Refi, Part 2
(UNEDITED) Last week's The Monthly Payment Economy garnered enough feedback to discuss some of the issues raised. First, I need to first point out that I inadvertently edited out an…
US Dividend Taxes
The US government proposes to cut the taxes paid on dividends. The motive for the change differs from the reasons given. As the motive is political, the economic impact will…
Market Comments
We are moving ever deeper into the belly of a great primary bear market. For the sake of my new subscribers, let me again describe the second phase of a…
