"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •576 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,121.60 | -496.70 | -18.97% |
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WTI Crude •6 hours | 65.21 | -0.21 | -0.32% |
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Gasoline •8 hours | 1.923 | +0.003 | +0.15% |
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Ethanol •576 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •576 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 576 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 576 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 5 hours | 69.32 | -0.27 | -0.39% | |
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Natural Gas • 6 hours | 4.354 | +0.436 | +11.13% | |
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Heating Oil • 4 hours | 2.736 | +0.150 | +5.81% |
Markets / Other
Oil to Gold Ratio and the Folly of Creating Fuel from Food
The sad part about trying to create fuel from food is that it unfairly drives the prices of all food crops higher; farmers abandon planting regular crops in favour of…
Gasoline, Diesel, and Oil
As a student of the markets, I find gasoline fascinating. The impact of its pricing creates far-reaching ripples throughout the entire economy. And since transportation is such a basic necessity…
The End of Capitalism as We Know It
Change. Creative destruction. Increased globalization. We live at what is unquestionably a critical social and economic juncture.
Features of the Week
Lots of energy related news in this week's "Features", and plenty more besides...
A Valuable Backstop for Wealthy Investors
...Why are wealthy investors swapping gold futures for physical metal that they own outright...?
TedBits
In today's missive we are going to cover the creeping socialization of the G7 banking system and the second act of the horror show known as biofuels. Slowly but surely,…
The Ticking Credit Card Time Bomb
For those holding out hope that the American economy can miraculously avoid a long and deep recession consumer credit is often viewed as the wonder drug that can cure all…
Global Stock Markets - Return and Valuation Scorecard
Global stock markets have experienced a relatively strong recovery since the middle of March. Although markets in general are still well below previous highs, it makes for interesting reading to…
Real Estate/Credit Deflation 16: The Next Dozen Shoes to Drop
This is no cyclical downturn, friends. This is post-bubble-bubble-bubble time in the U.S. (and now we've added deflating China and India stock bubbles to the mix). When the happy talkers…
Why a Top in Oil is Bullish for Gold Stocks
Oil is coming up against very strong Fibonacci resistance at $124 to $125 as both the Gdx/Gld and Gold/Oil ratios are at 52-week lows. All the evidence considered, there is…
