"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 •15 mins | 2,447.60 | -47.70 | -1.91% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 60.63 | +0.01 | +0.02% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.854 | -0.004 | -0.19% |
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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 | 65.18 | -0.06 | -0.09% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 5.451 | +0.576 | +11.82% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.406 | -0.024 | -1.00% |
Markets / Other
Inflation Remains a Concern
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Are Cover Stories Effective Contrarian Indicators?
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Inflation Induced Brouhaha
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The New World Order 21st Century
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FX Charts Strategy: EURUSD, AUDCAD and USDJPY
The dollar is little changed after the release of FOMC minutes, which shed more detail on the Fed's decision to downgrade its view on growth and housing, but also stepped…
The Latest Fed Promise - Gold Just Doesn't Buy It
"...The price of gold, US consumers and the International Monetary Fund all agree the US economy is about to slow down dramatically..."
"Special" China Update
The Shanghai January 31st. correction didn't really affect our markets, but the Shanghai February 27th. correction did. If this pattern repeats, then by the middle of next week, the Shanghai…
Weekly Trader Alert: Earnings Season...
The holiday shortened week was about better than expected economic numbers and relief from the release of the British sailors held hostage in Iraq. The market is breaking out of…
When The Facts Change, I Change My Model - What Do You Do?
Now, it certainly is possible that the LEI and the KRWI may issue a false recession signal in the coming months. But I don't think that whether or not the…
New Rules for Global Investing in 2007
The infamous "yen carry" trade, which involves borrowing in Japanese yen at less than 1% to invest in riskier assets like commodities and stocks, has mushroomed to an estimated $500…
