"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •571 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,840.30 | +99.00 | +3.61% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 61.09 | +0.02 | +0.03% |
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Gasoline •23 mins | 1.844 | -0.007 | -0.37% |
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Ethanol •571 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •571 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 571 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 571 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 65.89 | +0.01 | +0.02% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 6.251 | +0.976 | +18.50% | |
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Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.513 | +0.085 | +3.48% |
Markets / Other
Gold Thoughts
Economic collusion? Bailout Ben Bernanke needed some help before September meeting on U.S. interest rates. He needed economic numbers to justify an interest rate cut intended to bailout the banks.
Tea Leaves
In this edition of Fingers of Instability we are going to look at the last ninety days since the July Highs in stocks and commodities and look at what the…
The Ex Ante Factor: To the Moon, Alice
During the summer meltdown in stocks and credit we pointed to two sectors, large cap tech and materials, which investors should target for long exposure and monitor for signs the…
Industry Focus: Explorer Alternative Management
Institutional attention to emerging managers, specifically managers involved in alternative investments, has increased significantly since a decade ago. However, one of the key dilemmas that face large investors with making…
Good as Gold
The American monetary policy is out of control. The last ten years I've witnessed two bubbles, both in stocks, during the late 90's, and more recently the present day housing…
Every Reason To Panic Over Portland Condo Glut
...it is highly likely that Portland job growth is a mirage just as Florida's job market was. Sure there are plenty of construction jobs as long as there are fools…
Keeping Promises to Seniors
With our country's finances stretched thin, our credit limit fast approaching, and our currency inflated to the breaking point, there is no indication yet of any urgency on the part…
CTA Confidential: Conquest Capital Group LLC
Conquest Capital Group LLC is the parent company of the Investment Manager and Managing Member of Conquest Managed Futures Select Fund, a Rule 4.7 exempt commodity pool.
Sovereign Wealth Funds - A Controversial New Power in Global Markets
The imbalanced global economy of recent years, where the US ran huge current accounts deficits of USD 800 billion or so and emerging markets built up huge surpluses of foreign…
What is Happening to the US Dollar?
Reading about the US dollar has once again brought home to me just how little our economic commentariat understand about the links between exchange rates, money supply and the balance…
