"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •572 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,678.00 | -200.10 | -6.95% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 60.57 | -0.06 | -0.10% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.810 | -0.010 | -0.54% |
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Ethanol •572 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •572 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 572 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 572 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 65.47 | -0.12 | -0.18% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 6.699 | -0.101 | -1.49% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.536 | -0.032 | -1.23% |
Markets / Other
Consumer Spending Slows, Corporate Earnings Fall
Third quarter earnings for the S&P 500 will post the first down quarter since the fourth quarter of 2001. Less than 10% of the companies are left to report. Earning…
October Retail Sales -- Significantly Subdued
Retail sales rose 0.2% in October, following a revised 0.7% gain in the prior month. Excluding autos and gasoline, retails sales edged up 0.1% during October after a 0.2% increase…
China Has an Inflation Problem
...And will continue to do so as long as the U.S. dollar remains under downward pressure and the Chinese policy is to cushion the greenback's decline. Chart 1 illustrates the…
Final Week
On the shorter term, the breakout over a week ago has in fact turned out to be a fake out as discussed last week and this now casts doubt on…
Simple Minds Sleeping Well
...If you need to chase 25% gains each year to get a good night's sleep, then the City of London's got just the 'structured' gold fund you might be looking…
Is Ben Bernanke Getting Undeserved Criticism?
As the markets rock and roll from one event to another hopefully readers kept a close eye on the $/Yen rate that we discussed in the previous Letter. It certainly…
Looking for a Market Catalyst
Aside from the mid August lows, this author would also like to see more oversold readings in the global stock market, especially the UK market, and any other markets that…
Gold - Harbinger of a Global Recession: At long last the fat lady sings
To the key holders of US debt, and supporters of the US economy: China, Japan, Middle Eastern States, Taiwan and Korea, via their regular and massive purchases of US Treasury…
Invest in Small Cap Cheap Stocks
As contrarian investors we are always on the lookout for value. When we say value we mean those stocks that are beaten down and depressed. After all, value must be…
Understanding Warrants
Did you know that warrants have been in existence for many decades but very few investors know about them? Why? Unfortunately, very few of the professional newsletter writers and analysts…
