"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •445 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •14 mins | 1,429.20 | +12.70 | +0.90% |
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WTI Crude •24 mins | 62.44 | -0.24 | -0.38% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.972 | +0.001 | +0.05% |
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Ethanol •445 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •445 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 445 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 445 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 66.38 | -0.30 | -0.45% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.814 | -0.074 | -2.56% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.293 | -0.006 | -0.25% |
Markets / Other
International Stock Market Bubble
While American and Japanese stock markets dominate the world in terms of market cap, several smaller stock markets have been the big growth story during this 2003- credit boom. Mutual…
Observations on California Housing, July 2006
Why focus on California housing? Because it is a big deal - it represents some 25% of the dollar value of the US housing, or $7-8Tr.! Someone from North Carolina…
Pivotal Events
Gold's real price always declines in a boom and increases in the consequent contraction. Associated with this is that credit spreads widen, which has been moderate. The other financial item…
Gold versus Other Markets
A substantial contraction of the yield-spread will often be accompanied by falling credit spreads and expanding financial liquidity as investors/speculators take-on more risk in an attempt to maximise their returns.
The Case for Commodities
Leaving aside the larger issues of supply and demand, market psychology, and the fact that some commodity sectors have yet to enjoy their day in the sun, price action so…
The "Zig-Zag" Fed Zaps the US Dollar, Ignites Gold Rally
At a time when the US capital markets require $3.2 billion every business day to cover the country's external deficits, foreign currency traders who bought the US dollar since Bernanke's…
Weekly Wrap-up: Can Bernanke Keep his Foot off the Brake?
WHY is the Fed still raising rates (despite a flat-to-inverted yield curve)? Because inflationary pressures are in fact still building, despite prospects for a slowing economy.
Short-term Considerations for the Precious Metal Stocks
Short-term internal momentum for the silver stocks is still rising, a fact that contributed to the across-the-board rally in the silver stocks last week. Internal momentum as measured by the…
The Cancun Summit Mandated The North American Union by 2007
It is wise to own gold in physical form: this means one stores gold in a vault and stores gold on one's property. Some have suggested a Gold ETF such…
21st Century Jugger-not
But even if you accept the accuracy of government numbers, the focus on headline numbers like GDP, employment and inflation misses the point by ignoring the other side of the…
