"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •200 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 965.50 | +17.10 | +1.80% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 77.88 | -0.80 | -1.02% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 2.112 | -0.011 | -0.52% |
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Ethanol •200 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •200 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 200 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 200 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 80.79 | -0.50 | -0.62% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 3.948 | -0.310 | -7.28% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.621 | +0.004 | +0.15% |
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A Century of Prices and the U.S. Economy
What then can be expected of stock and commodity prices in the 1-2 years ahead? Based on the history uncovered in "A Century of Prices" they can be expected to…
Market Commentary
Quite surprisingly, news arose this week that at least two major gold producers continue to be very aggressive in the paring down of their hedge books. Barrick dropped 800,000 ounces…
The US$ Short Position
The current monetary system is effectively a Ponzi scheme whose survival relies on the total supply of credit and money -- the so-called US$ short position -- continuing to expand…
Market Focus Summary
Bonds have finally broken down over the last month, and there is every indication that there is more to go. The 30-Year Bond chart below shows that the decline off…
Greenspan's Choice: Scylla or Charbydis?
When America's prominent bankers and politicians met on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia in November of that year to hatch their plan to monopolize the nation's banking system,…
Technical Market Report
Seasonality, as developed by Norman Fosback says that most of the markets gains can be captured in the first and last few trading days of each month. Some months are…
Financial Markets Forecast and Analysis
Despite all the brouhaha, the fact is that most equity averages are having a devil of a time rising decisively above their 50 day moving averages. This is to be…
Will They Raise or Will They Stay?
It is accepted wisdom in most quarters, including here, that rising interest rates will not be good for mortgages and thus housing, a key sector of the economy. But vulnerability…
Has a New Dollar Bull Market Begun?
But is this a sustainable rally? The chart suggests not. Note that while the dollar found support along the outer rim of a parabolic bowl pattern in the weekly chart,…
Fannie and Freddie to the Rescue?
And Congress didn't hesitate for a minute to follow in its Keynesian path and rapidly and excessively raise spending. But, in addition to this, we have this very unusual and…
