"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •755 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •20 mins | 1,598.20 | -25.10 | -1.55% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 82.67 | +3.41 | +4.30% |
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Gasoline •16 mins | 3.372 | +0.038 | +1.14% |
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Ethanol •755 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •755 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 755 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 755 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 87.90 | +3.81 | +4.53% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.645 | -0.017 | -0.64% | |
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Heating Oil • 32 mins | 4.292 | +0.141 | +3.39% |
Markets / Other
The Fiat World
Today, the power of the state has corrupted society absolutely. This week, fund manager Bill Gross tweeted how unhappy he is that Mitt Romney's VP selection is in favor of…
Is the World Economy 'A House of Cards'?
Why Read: Because this is an interesting summary of one person's view of why 'a physicist turned risk consultant' sees the global economic system as a 'house of cards waiting…
The Importance of Internal Consistency
Why read: To test the contemporaneous views I expressed four years ago, to observe similarities and differences then and now, and to determine if you agree with my current views.
A Positive Opinion on U.S. Jobs!
Why Read: To review and think in a balanced way about an optimistic (and different from my) view on the U.S. labour market. Commentary: The Financial Post (Toronto) recently published…
Ryan: Boon or Bane for U.S. Dollar?
Good news: Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan may put the focus of the presidential campaign on the sustainability of the U.S. budget. Bad news: Ryan's plan delivers some tough medicine;…
Default or Impoverishment - Our Only Option
It is important to understand how the fiat money system really works. Let's look at international trade. A Japanese flat screen maker will trade some TVs to Americans. They agree…
Four Charts Bears Do Not Want To See
Today, we explore the question, "Should I favor stocks or bonds in the coming months?" As we outlined in detail on August 10, inter-market relationships continue to ...
USD/CAD - New Lower Lows Call for Further Shortterm Weakness
USD/CAD has failed to hold its hourly support at 0.9905. Further weakness towards 0.9800 is favoured. Given the short-term oversold conditions and the significant support area near 0.9800, we would…
Post-CPI Tweets (And Further Thoughts On CPI)
Here is a collection of my post-CPI tweets (follow @inflation_guy) and some additional thoughts ...
Return of Manufacturing to America?
A recent article overviews somewhat futuristic manufacturing methodologies referred to as: 'additive manufacturing', which uses three dimensional print electronics to manufacture products; and, molecular manufacturing.
