"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •668 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,011.90 | +17.30 | +0.87% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 101.94 | -3.13 | -2.98% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.595 | -0.020 | -0.55% |
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Ethanol •668 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •668 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 668 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 668 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 108.17 | -2.23 | -2.02% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.780 | +0.013 | +0.47% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 3.946 | -0.135 | -3.30% |
Markets / Other
My December Bloomberg Radio Appearance
I'd noted in mid-December on this list that I was a guest on Bloomberg Radio on the "Bloomberg on the Economy" program with Carol Massar. I promised to post a…
Fractional Reserve Banking: The Source of All Evil?
I'm getting very suspicious of anything which regulators think is "safe" collateral. Fractional Reserve Banking is not responsible for the bad practice of 'creating money', writes Paul Tustain, founder and…
Insights into Cultural Shifts from a Visit to a Hardware Store
"So this is what it looks like when a society is starting to collapse," the man standing behind the counter at the hardware store said matter-of-factly. The remark had been…
Real Silver Highs 4
Silver bearishness has naturally mushroomed following this metal's rough December. A growing chorus is declaring silver's secular bull finished, implying it must have peaked after silver's dazzling April 2011 surge.…
Amgen's Dividend Policy Has Ignited Their Stock
Founded in 1980, Amgen (AMGN) is the world's largest biotechnology company with a current market cap of just under $68 billion. However, in spite of its already large size, we…
What do Silver to Gold and Platinum to Gold Ratios Tell Us?
In this essay, we will focus on the three most important precious metals: gold, silver and platinum and will try to apply the above-mentioned technical tool to predict which one…
2013 Goldand Silver Outlook
We are speaking of the decoupling that has taken place between the equity market and the precious metals complex. This is significant because it began nearly 17 months ago. (Decouplings…
SPX: Follow Up of the Short Term EWP
Recall that my preferred EWP form the November lows is a Double Zig Zag. This count implies that from the December 31 low price has to unfold a Zig Zag…
USD/CAD: The Support at 0.9825 is Challenged
USD/CAD has declined towards the key support at 0.9825 (13/12/2012 low). A break of this support would open the way for a test of the support at 0.9736 (05/10/2012 low).…
A Relatively Good Deal Doesn't Mean It's A Good Deal
There wasn't any outrageously positive news today that sent the S&P +0.8% on the day. Initial Claims (371k) was slightly higher than expected (but I advocate ignoring that release in…
