"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 •10 mins | 2,099.40 | +28.80 | +1.39% |
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WTI Crude •10 hours | 63.55 | +0.26 | +0.41% |
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Gasoline •10 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 • 9 hours | 68.05 | +0.50 | +0.74% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 hours | 3.422 | -0.087 | -2.48% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 hours | 2.413 | +0.020 | +0.84% |
Markets / Other
Bonds and Deflation
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The Smarter Buffet Shows What'll Happen To Our Savings
Mr Buffet's wonderfully clear explanation of a difficult subject is often quoted by those who seek a return to a gold standard, but surely they miss the point. What he…
Will Inflation Ever Be Acknowledged?
The global economic reflation is benefiting corporate sales and earnings. Earnings estimates have been rising and analysts now forecasts that the S&P 500 will increase 15.1% (excluding Lucent) compared to…
Gold $475, as Recovery Trade Unwinds
That of course doesn't mean money's value can't fall. In some extreme cases, such as hyperinflation, its value can fall faster than any current increase in its supply. It depends…
"Hong Kong Fighter Pigs, Part 2"
Europe has failed to follow suit and Japan's overnight rates are precisely what has fostered the massive Carry Trade of borrowing short and lending long to capture an arbitrage spread.…
Market Commentary
The strength of the gold market has been evident over the past few weeks, where it has been rallying against almost all currencies. But, and a most important but, this…
Id Monsters, Self-Deceptions, and $1,000 Gold - Part III B
Both gold bullion and gold stocks comprise relatively thinly traded markets that could skyrocket with sudden massive investment demand. The total world gold supply is 4.75 billion ounces. At $400…
Id Monsters, Self-Deceptions, and $1,000 Gold - Part III A
In the very long-term historical chart above, we see a tug of war between several factors. On the one hand, we see the price of gold drop due to a…
Your Three Minutes are Up
He has his clients out of the market with one exception, they have been heavily invested in Gold up to the limits of restrictions placed by the firm on solicited…
Bankrupting Complacency
In America, no one notices. Everyone is as relaxed as jello. The French are uptight by comparison; here, there is a residual respect for culture, class and style. The British,…
