"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •672 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,060.20 | -2.40 | -0.12% |
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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 •672 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 672 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 672 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
Technicals and Fundamentals Could Converge
The bearish outlook is well documented with extensive coverage of the problems in Europe and the "dawn of the next credit crisis". We understand and respect the bearish case. We…
Extend and Pretend: Its Either RICO Act or Control Fraud
It is presently most visible in Europe as austerity programs that potentially could shred a half century of social entitlement advances are met with increasingly violent street demonstrations.
Midterm Decline: Measurements for the Second Leg Down
The anticipated decline into August-October is well under way. Our previous report established that a 21% to 25% drop was common going into the four-year cycle low. This targeted 940…
Gold: Professor Wrong Says 'Don't Buy' Again
Phew! That was a close call from our tenured contrarian indicator...
A Speech: 'Chairman Greenspan: A Fiat Mind for a Fiat Age'
A speech delivered at the Ludwig von Mises Institute Conference: "Austrian Economics and the Financial Markets," held at the University Club in New York City, May 22, 2010.
(Hyper-)Deflation followed by (Hyper-)Inflation?
While most analysts and commentators seem to have been expecting higher inflation and even hyperinflation, the latest US money supply statistics rather indicate deflation, or even hyperdeflation.
The Path to Hyperinflation
As we've discussed recently, persistent deflationary forces do not augur for a repeat of Japan circa 1990s or the US in the 1930s. Instead, because of the inability of government's…
Is That A Head And Shoulders Top I See?
Is that a head and shoulders top I see on the S&P500?
Rebound in Euro Helps Boost Risky Asset Demand
Easing tensions in the Euro Zone are helping to boost demand for higher risk assets. Since last week, the Euro has been trying to form a bottom but has been…
Market Skids on Skittishness, Uncertainty Remains
While this correction may not be over yet, as the market moves lower the chances of prices continuing lower will diminish. In other words, since the market is lower than…
