"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •577 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,121.60 | -496.70 | -18.97% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 65.21 | -0.21 | -0.32% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 1.923 | +0.003 | +0.15% |
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Ethanol •577 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •577 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 577 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 577 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 69.32 | -0.27 | -0.39% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 4.354 | +0.436 | +11.13% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.736 | +0.150 | +5.81% |
Markets / Other
A Look at An Unsustainable Advance and A Double Non-Confirmation
For weeks now one of the major topics in the news and amongst the politicians is the price of oil. The republicans want to begin more deep water drilling and…
Just the Facts
For the week, the Dow was pounded for 4.2% (down 14.5% y-t-d), and the S&P500 sank 3.0% (down 12.9%). Economically-sensitive issues were under pressure, with the Transports hammered for 5.5%…
Current Growth in Money and Credit Aggregates Not Fueling Inflation
One of the tenets of that now allegedly defunct economic schools, monetarism, is that you cannot judge the stance of monetary policy by the level of the policy interest rate.…
Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead In US Financial Markets (June 30-July 4 2008)
The country may be celebrating its independence, but the markets will see a week of very important data and an address on the financial crises and the economy from the…
Too Late to Buy Gold?
...Turn up the gloom! Investors will do well merely to preserve wealth from here...
Intervention Will Not Stop the Dollar's Slide
This week the Federal Reserve took a step closer to acknowledging reality. Unfortunately it didn't let that admission move it from a policy course firmly guided by fantasy. In its…
Silver and Gold Allocation
One question I often receive is how much money an investor should put into the precious metals. There is no simple answer ... When I wrote The Ten Rules of…
Sinking Currencies
All modern currencies are fiat money. The US dollar was the sole currency of the world linked to gold following the events of World War 2. It was agreed to…
Soft Commodities: Grains
With hard commodities leading the way, it was only a matter of time before the soft commodities followed suit. Soft commodities are those resources that are renewable. If it can…
Merk Market Outlook: Tequila Sunrise -- Fuel Subsidies In Mexico Stimulate Black Market Activity In The US
Along the frontier between Southern California and Baja California it has always been a tradition for consumers to engage in a bit of arbitrage due to the temporary differences in…
