"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 •10 mins | 104.97 | +3.03 | +2.97% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 3.724 | +0.128 | +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 • 10 mins | 113.32 | +5.15 | +4.76% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.864 | +0.084 | +3.02% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.058 | +0.112 | +2.83% |
Markets / Other
Technical Update On IEF And TLT
When we last looked at longer term Treasury yields, I stated that longer term Treasury yields were likely to undergo a secular trend change from down to up, but I…
Cheap Oil is Gone, and That's Good News
Over the next year or two, you will likely find yourself paying a LOT more at the gas pump. Big changes are taking place in the oil industry. With increased…
The Next Stage of the Credit Crisis
The next stage of the credit crisis is approaching. The first stage of the credit crisis was characterized by subprime borrowers defaulting on their mortgages. These borrowers were the weakest…
Poland's Economy Is No Joke
Last summer, I was invited to speak at the Economic Forum in Krynica, a resort town in Southern Poland. I was amazed at the level of economic activity and civic…
Sharks in Offshore Waters, Part One
The world is a big, scary, and increasingly unstable place. And since investors react to scary and unstable news by diversifying, capital is now pouring across national borders in search…
Whats the True State of State Finances?
US states are in rather poor shape, financially speaking, and California's latest debt downgrade has shined a light on this topic once again.
US Debt: Look At It This Way
Seven ways to put the United States' national debt into perspective ...
Bernanke Makes Like a Squid, Sprays Clouds of Ink Hoping to Confuse
Bernanke is fighting a strawman that does not even exist, on purpose, I might add. If it is information Bernanke wants, give it to him the moment it comes out.…
SPX Levitation Act
Over the last few months, the behavior of the US stock markets has been rather vexing. Usually when they grow overbought, when greed and complacency wax extreme after a powerful…
Groveling at the Fed: Greenspan and Bernanke
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke gave a speech on January 3, 2010 that was incomprehensible. ... It is important first to consider the precedent of Federal Reserve chairmen making…
