"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
 |
Gold •581 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
 |
Platinum •15 mins | 2,061.70 | -115.00 | -5.28% |
|
WTI Crude •11 mins | 63.80 | -1.34 | -2.06% |
|
Gasoline •12 mins | 1.940 | -0.025 | -1.28% |
|
Ethanol •581 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
|
Silver •581 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
 |
Silver • 581 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
|
Copper • 581 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
|
Brent Crude • 11 mins | 68.03 | -1.43 | -2.06% | |
|
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.481 | +0.016 | +0.46% | |
|
Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.408 | -0.062 | -2.53% |
Markets / Other
Long-Term DIY Investing: A Back to Basics Warning
If you're in it for the long haul -- by that we mean bullish SPY and hedging your stack being short GLD/SLV -- good for you, so are we. How'd…
Implications of the Ukrainian Situation For Gold
here is a fascinating story from Robert Peston, the BBC's business editor about his interview with Hank Paulson, who was the US treasury secretary at the time of the Lehman…
1994, Rising Interest Rates, And Your Approach To The Markets
Janet Yellen's press conference Wednesday brought a Fed rate increase into the market's field of vision. Intermediate Treasuries (IEF) have dropped 1.08% this week. When bond prices fall, interest rates…
Cold War 'Lite' - the Battle over the Russian Rouble
In truth, the Kremlin's tactical triumph in annexing Crimea without a shot being fired in anger has so stunned the West that the degree to which the West was outsmarted…
EUR/USD: Significant Deterioration in The Technical Structure
EUR/USD has broken the support implied by its rising channel, invalidating the uptrend in place since February. The short-term technical structure is negative as long as prices remain below the…
Forex Trading Alert: U.S. Dollar Extends Gains After Jobless Claims Data
The U.S. dollar moved higher against major currency pairs after better-than-expected initial jobless claims data. Earlier today, the Department of Labor showed in its report that initial claims for jobless…
Zero Rates, Short Memories
Double-whammy for gold and silver prices. First, new US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen hinted that Dollar interest rates may rise earlier than analysts thought. "Fed's new rate forecasts signal…
Reflections on the Yellen Taper-Hike Announcement; What Does the Fed Know?
Yesterday everyone was gaga over the news Yellen might actually hike interest rates a few months earlier than they thought. Will she? Won't she?
Gold and Silver Trading Alert: First Breakdown
Briefly: In our opinion short speculative positions in silver (half) and mining stocks (full) are justified from the risk/reward perspective.
What the Loss of Crimea Means for Ukrainian Energy: Interview with Robert Bensh
Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula is now Russia's. It was done with an impressively organized non-violent military operation, and supported by the foregone conclusion of a referendum on independence from Ukraine.
