"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •574 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •14 mins | 2,592.60 | +55.30 | +2.18% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 63.14 | +0.75 | +1.20% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.892 | +0.027 | +1.42% |
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Ethanol •574 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •574 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 574 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 574 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 68.33 | +0.76 | +1.12% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 7.742 | +0.788 | +11.33% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.682 | +0.036 | +1.36% |
Markets / Other
Gold Traders see thru ECB's "Smoke and Mirrors"
European Central Bank chief, Jean "Tricky" Trichet, likes to operate behind a veil of "Smoke and Mirrors" in managing the Euro zone's monetary policy, which is designed to fool most…
Response to Subprime Article by Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz
We can't regulate the patient who wants to overdose on painkillers. We shouldn't over burden all banks with piles of rules designed to prevent a few outlaw borrowers either. Remove…
Currencies
The Fed was pushed to aggressively lower rates due to the so called credit crunch and sub prime mortgage crisis. The first series of cuts drove the dollar to a…
Recession is Most Likely Outcome
While the Fed has lowered interest rates and will most likely continue to lower rates, banks are less willing to lend and are increasing the spread for loans. This will…
The Surrender of the Silver Shorts
One major theme that unites a lot of silver investors is the matter of the major short sellers of silver. To be more precise, the well known fact is that…
Slovakia: Fewer Castles, More Opportunity
Everyone and their uncle are talking about Panama, Argentina, Thailand and other exotic locales as the next safe haven for smarter investing and better living. Few, however, look towards Eastern…
CNBC Europe Powerlunch
Copper: This is a weak move up after hitting calculated support and this rally looks like it could be a complete intermediate term counter trend. I was looking for a…
7 Reasons Why the Bond Market is Wrong on Inflation
There is no shortage of market gurus on Wall St. who will tell you that inflation is low. The main evidence for their argument stems from the relatively low rates…
The Ex Ante Factor: Another One Bites the Dust
Financial institutional blow ups are getting larger and seem to be happening with more frequency. The latest debacle at Soc/Gen can be seen as a natural progression of the trend…
February FX Strategy
The yen continues to assume the role of the only currency to maintain persistent downside pressure on the greenback mainly due to recurring bouts of risk appetite reduction in an…
