"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •566 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,443.70 | -6.80 | -0.28% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.66 | -0.70 | -1.16% |
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Gasoline •17 mins | 1.806 | -0.018 | -1.00% |
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Ethanol •566 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •566 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 566 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 566 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 64.08 | -0.84 | -1.29% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.781 | +0.874 | +22.37% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.336 | -0.003 | -0.13% |
Markets / Other
Does Anything Mean What It Used To?
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Weekly Wrap-up: Don't Poo-Poo the Inversion
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Market Wrap
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The Medical Care Component of Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index - Flavor of the Week
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Memories of Ludwig von Mises
t is quite a task to talk about teachers who played important roles in our lives. Professor Ludwig von Mises played a decisive role in my life. I met him…
The Zaniest U.S. Election Campaign of Modern Times
Almost every non-dollar asset in the world is surging: Gold has just gone through the roof. Other natural resources are following. And foreign stock markets are beating the S&P by…
Fed Stands Aside...3
We now believe that as Monday goes the market is likely to follow. If the market moves broadly lower, we believe it will be the beginning of a more significant…
Paper, Rock, ... Gold
During an economic crisis or war (both during and after), the pressure to inflate the money supply becomes overwhelming, as any alternative is politically disastrous. Even during times of relative…
Update of the US Dollar Index
Today's report is about analysis of the US Dollar Index. Fibonacci time extensions of two different waves are shown midway on the chart and Fib price retracements of the most…
The Glass is Half Full...
In this past holiday shortened week, earnings reports have clearly taken a back seat to worrying about whether the Fed may raise interest rates. Economic reports continue to show a…
