"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •673 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,057.30 | -5.30 | -0.26% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 89.83 | -12.44 | -12.16% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.324 | -0.297 | -8.20% |
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Ethanol •673 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 673 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 98.33 | -11.54 | -10.50% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.720 | -0.068 | -2.44% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 3.612 | -0.418 | -10.38% |
Markets / Other
Who Runs the World and Controls the Value of Assets?
At the January, 2006 World Economic Forum, five of the world's most important economists bewailed the fact that they had missed the rise in oil and in gold. By May,…
Another Look at the 4-Year Cycle
I continue to see articles suggesting that the 4-year cycle low occurred back at the June/July low. Recently I was even sent an article, suggesting that there isn't a 4-year…
Bank Credit and Boom/Bust Cycles
Most of the concern on Wall Street has been focused on the latest GDP statistics released by the Commerce Department which showed U.S. economic growth slowed in the third quarter…
The Return of the Muddle Through Economy
It will be the Return of the Muddle Through Economy. It will not be a period of no growth, just slower than trend. It will eventually give way to more…
Precious Points: Decoupling From Oil?
There's no doubt the Fed got the payroll number it was looking for on Friday. Last week's FOMC policy statement said that relatively low energy prices would drive an "expanding…
Good Vibrations
Choppy with lots of up and downs? The week began in rally mode Monday, but then dropped to a lower low only to reverse and put in a double top…
The Shorting Opportunity of a Lifetime
The shorting opportunity of a lifetime is near. You can see it in the growing divergences between the stock market and the actual economy. The Dow is precariously perched near…
Prevailing Inflationary Biases
It is not easy to reconcile tight and further tightening labor markets with the view of mounting recessionary pressures. Moreover, corporate profits remain exceptional, with S&P 500 earnings so far…
This Is It - to your stations...
One of the dangers of continually being close to the market, is that you can get lost in day to day detail, or even hour to hour detail, and end…
Intermediate-Term Market Downtrend
Much of the rally in September and October may be the result of end-of-fiscal-year window dressing. It seems, many financial institutions were caught-off guard by the sustained rally and bought…
