"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •585 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,070.80 | -28.60 | -1.36% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 63.12 | -0.43 | -0.68% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.946 | -0.007 | -0.37% |
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Ethanol •585 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •585 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 585 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 585 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 67.55 | -0.50 | -0.73% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.213 | -0.209 | -6.11% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.396 | -0.017 | -0.71% |
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And the Banks that Need to Raise Capital Are...
I don't necessarily agree with the methodology and assumptions of the government's version of the stress test. For one, they don't risk weight earnings, only assets. Some of the investment…
Agri-Food Thoughts
Sufficient time has passed since the joyful bursting of the hedge fund bubble to allow for us to begin to assess what is rising from the ashes, and what will…
Weaker U.S. Dollar Drives Commodity Currencies Higher
The U.S. Dollar started the day stronger but early U.S. housing and construction spending reports came out better than expected and triggered a reversal in the Dollar. Gains were limited…
How Much of Banks' Earnings Are Real?
With very limited transparency of bank earnings, there are several so-called earnings areas investors should question whether they are sustainable, and a few other areas investors should ask whether they…
Broader Market Technical Analysis Update
The big picture hasn't changed much this past month. The most surprising news, at least for the ones in the dark, was that China is hoarding Gold. Their reserves have…
The Financial Commentator on the Economy
The message from these facts is fairly clear. Debt levels are high, and any increase in interest rates will impose a bigger burden on the economy and quickly stunt growth.…
Central Planning is Back in Vogue
At the root of central planning ideology is the belief that a group of well-meaning government officials and/or experts is more capable than the unrestrained free market of allocating resources…
When Government Plays Doctor
When government gets involved in healthcare decisions, the cure is so often worse than the illness. And yet, this administration will likely consolidate the government's power over your health with…
A Test Of Truth
So, as long as speculators / hedgers continue to act in a predictable manner, growing increasingly bearish on prospects for stocks as summer / fall approach, past short-term corrections and…
Sorry Ben, You Don't Control Long Term Rates
It is disappointing to discover that the Harvard- and M.I.T.-educated Ben Bernanke did not learn while attending school that long-term interest rates must be set by the free market. Belatedly,…
