"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •673 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,062.30 | -0.30 | -0.01% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 89.83 | -12.44 | -12.16% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.324 | -0.297 | -8.20% |
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Ethanol •673 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 673 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 98.33 | -11.54 | -10.50% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.720 | -0.068 | -2.44% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 3.612 | -0.418 | -10.38% |
Markets / Other
Technical Market Report for August 18, 2012
It appears the sellers have all gone on vacation. I expect the major averages to be higher on Friday August 24 than they were on Friday August 17.
The Winding Down of Fannie and Freddie?
Over the years, I've noted how the Credit Bubble saw annual non-financial debt growth increase from about $650bn in the mid-nineties to surpass $2.0 TN by 2004. This enormous Credit…
Big Changes Ahead: Gold Just Became Money Again
On June 18, the Federal Reserve and FDIC circulated a letter to banks that proposes to harmonize US regulatory capital rules with Basel III.BASEL III is an accord that tells…
Republicans Hope, but Don't Change
For much of the past few generations, the debate over balancing the federal budget has been a central feature of every presidential campaign. But over time, the goalposts have moved.…
Canada's Real Estate Market - Boom Or Bust?
Bank of Canada may be ahead of all its peers in ensuring its banks meet the Basel capital requirements. And it may have done a better job in regulating the…
Unemployment Up in 44 States; New York Unemployment Highest Since 1983; No Improvement Nationally in 2012; Looking Ahead: What's Next?
Unemployment was up in 44 States, down in two states, down in D.C, and unchanged in four others. There has been no improvement nationally this year. Bloomberg reports U.S. Joblessness…
Gold in Stock Bears
With the odds for a new stock bear growing, prudent contrarian investors are looking for bear-resistant destinations for their hard-earned capital. Plain old cash tops the list, as it will…
The 'Fear' Trade
Stocks and interest rates are back to late spring - pre latest European fear levels - and the Jefferies/Thomson Reuters CRB index is at a three-month high. Risk assets are…
Congress Are You Listening?
Well, it's that time again. Every two years our senses are assaulted as politicians spew an endless stream of nonsense in the attempt to garner votes from a mostly unsophisticated…
The Essence of Portfolio Management is the Management of Risks. Not Returns
Most investors are looking for the stock or investment that will show a large increase in value. That is perfectly reasonable, as long as those attempts are viewed in context…
