"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •854 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,523.90 | +25.70 | +1.72% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 88.82 | +0.70 | +0.79% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 2.757 | +0.029 | +1.05% |
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Ethanol •854 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •854 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 854 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 854 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 96.17 | +1.55 | +1.64% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.946 | -0.013 | -0.44% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.250 | +0.044 | +1.05% |
Markets / Other
Stocks Called Flat; Counter-trend Rally May be Over
The inflation data released on Tuesday showed annual consumer inflation slowed to 3.1% in July from 3.2% in June. Although central bank officials acted surprised by the figure, BoE Governor…
Bulls Fight Back...
Tuesday's trading action presented about what we would have expected with the Fed beginning to buy long-term government treasuries and bond investors beginning to divest themselves of their holdings. This…
Kinross Gold Corporation: A Takeover Too Far?
The acquisitive nature of Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) has taken it to the door step of Red Back Mining Incorporated (RBI) which appears to be a very good acquisition in…
The Overvalued Part of a Market Cycle
I had just gotten home from arguing with the in-laws about how they were idiots for not buying gold instead of those stupid stocks and mutual funds, and their laughter…
Chanos China Chances
Chances are, you all know about the SHORT bet made by famous short seller investor (fund manager) James Chanos. It is entirely reasonable to assume that he uses the China…
Silver Stocks Offer Value
Gold has moved well past its 2008 high and the same has happened with our junior gold index. Silver, at its recovery peak was within 7 percent off its 2008…
Slicing the Neckline: A Classic Technical Pattern Agrees with the Elliott Wave Count
Here's what Robert Prechter himself said in a recent Elliott Wave Theorist: "Generally, when the neckline slopes downward, the right shoulder does not rise to the level of the left…
The 'Real Feel' Inflation Rate
In today's comment, I would like to talk about inflation as it is measured, inflation as it is perceived, the difference between the two, and the implications of that difference.…
Dr. Keynes Killed the Patient
The allegory above discusses the dangers of quackery, whether medical or economic. Right now, economic quackery - in the form of Keynesianism - has overtaken Washington. American consumers are trying…
Japan's Doldrums Helps the Bears...
Monday's trading action saw the leading indexes lead equity indexes higher. The bank indexes were split as were the major indexes but the lower closes of the major indexes were…
