"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •567 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,488.20 | -7.10 | -0.28% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.63 | -0.99 | -1.63% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.825 | -0.032 | -1.73% |
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Ethanol •567 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •567 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 567 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 567 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 64.25 | -0.99 | -1.52% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 5.435 | +0.560 | +11.49% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.390 | -0.041 | -1.67% |
Markets / Other
The Bond Bear
We've been long-term bearish on bonds since their June-2003 peak. Actually, we turned long-term bearish well before June of 2003 and have always considered the final run-up to the 2003…
Inflation and Metals
Analysts and economists seem to be divided over this issue. According to some market observers (including me), we are living in a highly inflationary environment. After all, money supply growth…
First Comes Denial - And Then Acceptance
It's no secret markets are dramatically affected by investor psychology. And it's also no secret the right investor psychology can cause prices to soar with a healthy liquidity backdrop, as…
The 6 Giants of Global Profits
Japan is now enjoying its longest, non-stop, sustained expansion since World War II. Automakers are soaring. Banks are thriving. Unemployment just hit a record low. And the stock market has…
Chicago Fed Index Points To Weak GDP Report On Friday
The consensus forecast has real GDP growth accelerating in the second half of the year. Why should growth accelerate without some exogenous stimulus such as several Fed interest rate cuts?…
Navigating the Hui (Gold Bugs Index)
Although it is clearly impossible for one to know with any level of certainty how and when prices will move within a given series, this article will provide testament that…
Mexico Lures Junior Miners; Investors Encouraged to take Another Look
As a venture capital broker, active in the resource market, I look worldwide for the best opportunities for my risk tolerant clients. One country that keeps coming to my attention…
China Report ...
Somewhere between May 2nd. and June 14th, the Shanghai is going to do something very unusual in the realm of stock market indexes. The Shanghai Composite Index has catapulted up…
Trying to Tell our Story in Charts...
...No easy answers, lots of possibilities.
Mod Squad Containment
Government intervention helped create this mess. It started with GSEs to designed to promote affordable housing. That was followed by 300 or so additional programs to create affordable housing (all…
