"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •588 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •14 mins | 2,130.50 | -15.20 | -0.71% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 64.95 | +0.32 | +0.50% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 1.980 | +0.001 | +0.07% |
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Ethanol •588 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •588 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 588 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 588 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 69.69 | +0.29 | +0.42% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.222 | +0.063 | +1.99% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.445 | +0.005 | +0.19% |
Markets / Other
Is Obama’s Black Swan Coming Soon?
My guess is many on Wall Street thought “no way” when they first heard the name Larry Summers mentioned as the possible next Fed chairman. Back on August 19 we…
Exploring for Oil in Nicaragua: Friends in High Places
On 17 July, Nicaragua announced that US-based Noble Energy would invest $30 million in drilling two offshore wells in the Caribbean--launching Nicaragua's first-ever oil exploration. The wells will be drilled…
Bond Vigilantes Hold Upper Hand Over Central Banks
Whenever former Fed chief Alan Greenspan was praised for delivering a clear message on US- monetary policy, he used to reply, "I guess I should warn you. If I turn…
Syria and the Grand Plan
To the casual observer, which includes most of humanity, what is going on the Mid-East and North Africa, specifically Egypt and Syria at this time, seems random and chaotic, but…
Another Chance Coming to Buy Gold and Silver Stocks
The bottom line is the current correction or consolidation is quite healthy for the sector. Many stocks have made huge runs in a very short period of time and are…
EUR/USD: Short-Term Corrective Phase or Medium-Term Reversal?
EUR/USD is challenging the support area defined by 1.3298 and the low of its rising channel (see also the potential short-term declining channel). The short-term technical configuration is negative as…
Precious Metals and Miners Flash Short-Sell Signal
It has been a bumpy ride for precious metal investors over the past couple of years and it unfortunately I do not think its over just yet.
Could Financial Engineering Backfire?
Experienced investors know we are in an era where central banks are playing a much larger than normal role in the financial markets. The Fed has openly talked about money…
Write-Downs: Death Sentence or Opportunity?
For many primary gold producers, Q213 was a breathtakingly bad quarter. It wasn't so much the massive drop in earnings many reported-those had been, for the most part, expected-but the…
BATS CEO to BTV: Aim To List IPOs 6-12 Months After Deal Closes; Direct Edge Deal Won't Reduce Exchange
B.A.T.S Global Markets Inc.'s President and CEO, Joe Ratterman sat down with Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker on "Market Makers" today and said that they aim to list IPOs 6-12 months…
