"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •670 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,963.40 | -48.50 | -2.41% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 105.19 | +3.25 | +3.19% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 3.724 | +0.129 | +3.57% |
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Ethanol •670 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •670 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 670 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 670 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 113.93 | +5.76 | +5.32% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.848 | +0.068 | +2.45% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.045 | +0.099 | +2.50% |
Markets / Other
Searching for a New Political Order in the Middle East
Revolutions are often sloppy affairs. Just ask President Mohamed Mursi of Egypt. His late-November 2012 bid to assume greater powers - some say dictatorial in nature - set off a…
Doug Casey on Identity Politics and Political Correctness
In an interview with Louis James, Doug Casey expounds on the hazards of making a career of an element of one's identity, in a remembrance of an Indian libertarian friend.
US Debt Crisis
With the rancorous fiscal-cliff negotiations dominating newsflow, the markets are rightfully on edge. Will a deal be reached as time relentlessly dwindles, or not? How the fiscal cliff is resolved…
Summary Of My Post-Payrolls Tweets
The following are my post-Payrolls tweets (@inflation_guy), along with some charts and added thoughts.
Does the Lack of Gold's Reaction to Weak Dollar Invalidate Its Bullish Outlook?
Gold fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday hitting its lowest price in nearly a month. The most concerning part about this decline is that it took place with dollar's…
What the VIX Term Structure is Saying About the Fiscal Cliff
The past few weeks have been full of a constant barrage of press conferences and public statements from the charlatans in Washington D.C. Politicians cannot pass up a chance to…
Secondary Bottom Coming in Gold Stocks
I have to admit, I never saw the gold stocks correcting this much. After making a textbook double bottom and registering very strong momentum readings, I expected a relatively tame…
Small Business Owners' Hiring Intent Plunges to 2008 Lows; Don't Blame Sandy or Fiscal Cliff
A Gallup random dial poll of 607 small businesses conducted November 12-16 2012 asked the question "Over the next 12 months, do you expect the overall number of job positions…
If You Want To Do Instant Replay Right
This article is very unlike anything I have written on this blog before. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the market, the economy, or finance. It involves something that…
Gold Confiscation: Lessons from the 20th Century
Three nasty examples of how people lost the gold they owned. Today's chatter in the trading rooms says some gold owners fear a punitive US tax hike in New Year…
