"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •661 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,030.40 | -8.00 | -0.39% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 94.40 | -1.45 | -1.51% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.463 | +0.001 | +0.01% |
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Ethanol •661 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •661 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 661 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 661 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 105.33 | +0.26 | +0.25% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.523 | -0.091 | -3.48% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 3.887 | -0.101 | -2.53% |
Markets / Other
Gold Data-Fest: History's Opinion on Today's Slump
This crash in gold is hardly unprecedented. Nor is the likely price action over the next one and 3 months. So over the last three months, gold prices have sunk…
Fed's Lacker to Bloomberg TV: Growth Sluggish, Not Cutting Balance Sheet, Fine with Tapering
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond/VA President and CEO, Jeffrey Lacker sat down with Bloomberg TV's chief Washington correspondent and host of "Capitol Gains" Peter Cook today and said, "We could…
Thinking About 5% Mortgages
They say that one sign of creeping old age is that memories from past decades are more vivid than those from past days or weeks. They're right. I don't remember…
Will Gold Mining Stocks Drop Any Further?
Last week was very disappointing for those who had previously been long precious metals and very profitable for precious metals bears. A lot happened after the FOMC meeting and the…
Going Dark! Economic Cycles Point Downward
Unsustainable trends can survive much longer than most people anticipate, but they do end when their "time is up" - at the culmination of their time cycles. Examples of these…
Why I Own Gold
I am an optimist. I'm no conspiracist. I just happen to think the road to hell is paved with good intentions. As a result, I own gold. Let me expand.
Swiss Banks to Keep Swiss, and not U.S. Laws
Swiss parliament rejected a bill designed to resolve a dispute over undeclared bank accounts held by U.S. citizens last week. The portrayal of the assault of the IRS against Swiss…
Keep a Careful Eye on VIX Creep
The best way to illustrate VIX creep, is to show you today's chart. (First, don't forget that the VIX is often referred to as the Fear Index, and it is…
Energy Companies Pull a Blackwater
Norwegian energy company Statoil said last week it was forming a special operations division to handle emergency operations in response to a terrorist attack on a natural gas facility in…
Sock Puppet Kabuki; Nikkei Today Parallels Dot-Com Bust
The Japanese stereotype of excessive courtesy is being confirmed by the actions of prime minster Shinzo Abe who is giving the world a free and timely lesson on the dangers…
