Clif Droke

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• Will August Show Kindness to the XAU?

  Published 29 July 2005 | viewed 5,949 times

  Now that the month of July is almost behind us, it's time to examine the internal signals the gold/silver stock sector has provided as to…

• Bombings, Stock Market Support and the Resurgence of Fear

  Published 28 July 2005 | viewed 5,618 times

  The past week has been extraordinary for the amount of violent headlines to cross the news wires. Whether in the form of news of the…

• The Yuan, the Dollar, and China in the Balance

  Published 24 July 2005 | viewed 4,852 times

  The big news last week was the Yuan revaluation by a little more than 2%. The Yuan will no longer pegged to the U.S. dollar…

• Gambling Craze, Real Estate Mania, Bernie Ebbers, and the "Last Gasp" Top

  Published 19 July 2005 | viewed 9,523 times

  Is the 6-year cycle peaking already? That's the opinion of at least one respected colleague who sees the market as having reached its apex in…

• The XAU in 2005 versus 1995

  Published 16 July 2005 | viewed 4,447 times

  So here we are half way through the year 2005 and that much closer to when the slowdown in the money supply is expected to…

• The Long Term Outlook of the "Long Term Investor"

  Published 13 July 2005 | viewed 7,856 times

  There's no question that the time frame of many traders and investors - as well as commercial establishments - has become decidedly short term in…

• Crude Oil and the Dollar Test the Curves

  Published 12 July 2005 | viewed 5,525 times

  With several leading financial markets racing upward to near-term highs, the question is how much longer can U.S. stocks ignore the upward bias in the…

• Are Gold and Silver Manipulated? (Part 2)

  Published 07 July 2005 | viewed 5,172 times

  In my previous commentary we examined some basic assumptions about manipulation in the precious metal markets. Since writing the first installment of this article a…

• Are Gold and Silver Manipulated?

  Published 05 July 2005 | viewed 6,077 times

  In response to a recent gold market forecast, a reader says: "It always annoys me intensely when someone with your knowledge of the markets rabbits…

• Greenspan has his Eye on Gold

  Published 29 June 2005 | viewed 7,334 times

  The Fed is keeping a close eye on gold and silver as the metals respond to those lingering mini-waves of inflation that keep popping up…

• Don't Slip on the Oil: Part 2

  Published 20 June 2005 | viewed 5,601 times

  "What's good for oil is bad for the stock market." So goes the old Wall Street bromide. This admonition seems to have been forgotten by…

• How the Real Estate Bubble is Keeping the Economy Afloat

  Published 15 June 2005 | viewed 12,269 times

  Talk of the frothy real estate market permeates the news headlines and continues to be a major point of debate among the bulls and bears.…

• Another Mini-Inflation Wave Coming Up?

  Published 12 June 2005 | viewed 6,590 times

  It's been a difficult time lately for hard asset investors as measured by the decline in the price of the spot gold index from its…

• Tomorrow's College Grads Face Uncertain Future

  Published 10 June 2005 | viewed 6,129 times

  Much has been written lately about the cost of higher learning these days. As a fresh new crop of high school graduates looks to start…

• A New (and NOT Improved) Economy on the Way

  Published 08 June 2005 | viewed 7,002 times

  A headline from a recent Financial Times newspaper proclaimed "Business leaders laud the Goldilocks Economy." Another article from the Associated Press states, "'Goldilocks economy' looking…

• Another Mortgage Refinancing Wave?

  Published 06 June 2005 | viewed 7,540 times

  "Big surge in price of US homes fuels fears of bubble," writes the Financial Times newspaper. Meanwhile, another major news wire did a weekend report…

• XAU Faces a Challenging June

  Published 03 June 2005 | viewed 4,136 times

  In my commentary of May 4 entitled "Finally, the gold stocks get their chance" it was observed that the XAU gold/silver index would "rally in…

• Beware the Oil Slick!

  Published 02 June 2005 | viewed 5,150 times

  The crude oil price remains an abiding concern for Wall Street as witnessed by the almost inverse correlation between daily stock market and oil price…

• Finally, the Gold Stocks Get Their Chance!

  Published 24 May 2005 | viewed 6,757 times

  In my commentary of May 6 entitled "Are inflation pressures under control?" it was observed that along with the super bearish financial press pronouncements on…

• The Stock Market and the Interest Rate "Conundrum"

  Published 21 May 2005 | viewed 4,532 times

  "How low can they go?" This is the question some investors are beginning to ask themselves as they view the long-term interest rate picture as…