"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •569 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,766.00 | +189.10 | +7.34% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 61.17 | +1.81 | +3.05% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.849 | +0.032 | +1.75% |
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Ethanol •569 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •569 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 569 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 569 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 65.99 | +1.93 | +3.01% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 5.310 | +0.265 | +5.25% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.436 | +0.070 | +2.94% |
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Technically Precious with Merv
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Subprime Mortgage Problems Quarantined? Ask the Home Builders
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Cutting Through the Bull
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Super Heroes of Central Bank Policy
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Automakers Accelerating
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Credit Cycle Crunch
Is a credit cycle crunch about to befall global finance? There are those who would argue that although mature Western economies could certainly feel the pinch if credit trends begin…
USD, Gold and Bond Yields
A common question of late is "Why, with a rising yield curve and rising long term interest rates - which usually go hand in hand with inflation fears - is…
Runaway Bull?
Coming off a highly erratic two-week period, with certain indices revisiting old territory, and others moving into uncharted waters, one must conclude that the financial sphere is obviously a bit…
The Technical Condition of Gold Stocks
I went to cash the other week as the broad market corrected in response to rising bond yields and caused gold stocks to break their May lows. Towards the end…
Getting it Right on Recessions and the 'Wealth Effect'
Now that households feel wealthier they also feel more comfortable about increasing their debt levels. Their increased borrowing fuels consumption which then expands corporate earnings and the demand for labour…
