"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
 |
Gold •583 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
|
Platinum •15 mins | 2,099.40 | +28.80 | +1.39% |
|
WTI Crude •15 hours | 63.55 | +0.26 | +0.41% |
|
Gasoline •15 hours | 1.953 | +0.027 | +1.38% |
|
Ethanol •583 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
|
Silver •583 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
 |
Silver • 583 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
|
Copper • 583 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
|
Brent Crude • 14 hours | 68.05 | +0.50 | +0.74% | |
|
Natural Gas • 15 hours | 3.422 | -0.087 | -2.48% | |
|
Heating Oil • 15 hours | 2.413 | +0.020 | +0.84% |
Markets / Other
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (April 28 - May 4, 2008) Part II
The Fed laid the foundation for investors' actions at its policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the outcome of which was the FOMC cutting the Fed funds rate by 25…
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (April 28 - May 4, 2008)
The Fed laid the foundation for investors' actions at its policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the outcome of which was the FOMC cutting the Fed funds rate by 25…
Honest Money Gold and Silver Report: Market Wrap
I have said for months now, and my timing has been off, that any surprises in interest rates will be to the upside. I still believe that, particularly on the…
Technical Market Report
Over the past week breadth indicators deteriorated, money supply growth has been contracting and seasonally the coming week has a modestly negative bias. I expect the major indices to be…
Sell in May and Go Away: Fact or Fallacy?
The important issue, however, is whether this axiom actually has any scientific basis at all. While the figures obviously vary from market to market, long-term statistics seem to show that…
Lies and Other Statistics
If we are to believe the government statistics, the GDP of the US grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of this year. And unemployment actually fell. And there were…
Revisting Financial Arbitrage Capitalism
I'll admit to occasionally being annoyed by the clan over at Pimco ... They are extremely smart, master market operators and skilled theoreticians ... But do they somehow not appreciate…
Commodity Market Summary
May 2, 2008 Commodity Market Summary
Historical Private and Public Real Estate Prices
House prices are in trouble in many, but not all locations. Nationally, house prices are down. The S&P/Case-Shiller house price index gets the headlines, but a related and less noticed…
Ben Bernanke is No Paul Volcker
With what many have described as a flash of monetary discipline worthy of Paul Volcker, Ben Bernanke reduced short-term interest rates this week to a mere 2%, apparently turning a…
