"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •583 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,099.40 | +28.80 | +1.39% |
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WTI Crude •17 hours | 63.55 | +0.26 | +0.41% |
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Gasoline •17 hours | 1.953 | +0.027 | +1.38% |
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Ethanol •583 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •583 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 583 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 583 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 16 hours | 68.05 | +0.50 | +0.74% | |
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Natural Gas • 17 hours | 3.422 | -0.087 | -2.48% | |
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Heating Oil • 17 hours | 2.413 | +0.020 | +0.84% |
Markets / Other
Intermediate-term Outlook for the US Stock Market
The US stock market appears, on the surface, to have been quite firm over the past several months, but in real terms (that is, relative to gold) the market has…
ECB Less Hawkish But Rates Still Headed Upward
ECB President Trichet jolted markets this morning when he downplayed the probability of a May rate hike after the "no change" announcement from the ECB's Governing Council.
Retail Sales Wane
The National Association of Realtors reported that the increase in home sales was almost entirely due to the purchase of second homes, either vacation homes or homes purchased as an…
The (Rude) Awakening
In response to the bursting of the stock market bubble of the late 90s, in 2001, the Federal Reserve began slashing interest rates, from 6.5 to 1 percent by 2003,…
Run Away From US Stocks?
After hitting a 5-year high yesterday the Nasdaq is up by 110% since its October 7, 2002 bottom. If this blistering pace keeps up the Nasdaq will be back above…
A Look at the DJIA in the Intermediate Term
The DJIA has been in an intermediate advance since the October 2004 low at 9757, this is shown with a weekly close only line chart in CHART W #1. Within…
The Business Cycle - Where are we currently?
Economists use numerous regularly released surveys, statistics and reports to try and predict the future direction of the economy. But ... perhaps the most reliable and most available parameters are…
Market Political Risks Rising: U.S. Immigration...
This post will focus on political risks. The U.S. immigration debate is an example of the American public yet once again being emotionally divided and pitted against each other, absent…
April Snow Showers, Chinese FX Whispers
We expect US Secretary John Snow to resign this month. The deafening silence of the US Treasury chief in the midst of the US-China fx talk of the past 4…
McHugh's Daily Market Briefing
We now have all of our short-term signals on "buys." Liquidity is lifting all boats higher, including precious metals. Only Bonds and the Dollar are struggling, which would make sense…
