"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 | 2,741.30 | +164.40 | +6.38% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 61.07 | +1.71 | +2.88% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 1.851 | +0.034 | +1.86% |
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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 • 1 day | 65.88 | +1.82 | +2.84% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 5.275 | +0.230 | +4.56% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.429 | +0.062 | +2.61% |
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PEAK GOLD! -- A Primer on True Hedging, Part Two
In earlier papers I have explained that virtually all activities of gold mines that go under the name "hedging" are fraudulent. To the extent hedges go out into the future…
PEAK GOLD! -- A Primer on True Hedging, Part One
In this new series of articles I wish to provide a definitive answer to Tom Szabo's question: yes, we are approaching 'Peak Gold' if we have not already passed it.…
A Peek at the Peak Oil Problem
Mr. Simmons is apparently not interested in my clumsy, amateurish analysis or my hysterical conclusion, but implies that I am right about this price thing when he says, "I think…
Inflation: Not a Monetary Phenomenon After All?
Japan's experience supports our view that a large increase in government indebtedness will NOT cause the currency to lose purchasing power UNLESS the debt is monetised, that is, unless the…
The Fed's Stealth Rate Cut
According to Casey Research Chief Economist Bud Conrad, there is a disconnect between the official Fed pronouncements and official action. Further, Mr. Conrad believes that the Fed has already effectively…
TedBits
Little reported in this week's news was the Fire Sale Hovnanian Homebuilders conducted over the weekend. Offering 30% discounts on their new homes as they headed for the sidelines before…
The Sunlight Rule
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." Indeed some of the most malignant growth of our government has been nurtured under a cover of darkness.
Shattered Confidence
One ripple causes another causes another causes another. I talked about the ripple theory last weekend in Economic Ripple Effect vs. Housing Containment Theory. Shattered confidence is yet another ripple…
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Bernanke is an academic, and he acts like one, relying on the safety of flawed models all too often. And all too often, it could be argued this is keeping…
Honest Money Gold and Silver Report: Market Wrap
Credit and debt are a two edged sword - a knife edge if you will; any unbalanced movement to either side results in a slice or a fall. Balance must…
