"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •143 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 975.10 | +4.60 | +0.47% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 71.24 | +1.14 | +1.63% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 2.061 | +0.002 | +0.10% |
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Ethanol •143 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •143 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 143 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 143 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 75.17 | +0.94 | +1.27% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 3.129 | -0.210 | -6.29% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.275 | +0.001 | +0.02% |
Ben Traynor
Contributor since: 28 Apr 2011
Biography
Ben Traynor was formerly editor of the Fleet Street Letter, the UK's longest-running investment letter. A Cambridge economics graduate, he is a professional writer and editor with a specialist interest in monetary economics.
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Gold, Medicare and Foreigners' Money
Forty years ago this month the Dollar lost its link to gold. The result was a growth in entitlement spending... I was the one who…
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What Didn't Change When Nixon Cut the Gold Link
The monetary system that dates back to August 1971 shares one vital trait with its predecessor... "Let me lay to rest the bugaboo of what…
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Debt vs. Gold: The Hidden Link Explained by Ben Traynor
How the US and Euro debt crises are making the gold price rise... EUROPE & WASHINGTON'S debt ceiling squabble has seen the gold price breach…
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Dollar Collapse? Euro Crisis? Both, Says Gold
The gap between gold in dollars vs other currencies has widened... MANY factors determine the gold price - some transient, some more sustained. By far…
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Mervyn King's Spread Bet
The Bank of England won't raise rates until it knows it won't make a difference... THE BANK OF ENGLAND is getting more dovish. It seems…
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Bernanke's Credible Irresponsibility: The Logic Behind Cheap Money
Does Ben Bernanke want us to trust him? Maybe not... In the murky realm of economic policy, things are not always what they seem. "When…
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China, Gold and Interest Rate Rises
China shows that gold demand need not be a victim of higher interest rates... DOES THE demand for gold automatically fall if interest rates rise?…
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Gold, Gresham's Law and the Dong
What happens when people actively shun their official currency...? Governments are often tempted to live beyond their means. Today, that means national debts and quantitative…
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