"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •146 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 934.90 | +5.00 | +0.54% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.12 | +0.35 | +0.51% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.000 | +0.008 | +0.41% |
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Ethanol •146 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •146 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 146 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 146 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 73.13 | +0.32 | +0.44% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.288 | -0.179 | -5.16% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.238 | -0.003 | -0.13% |
Markets / Other
Enjoying the Outdoors
Another market commentator dismissed concerns that earnings growth has been derived from currency gains and cost cutting. He claimed that nobody grossed up revenue growth to account for the strong…
Of Bombs and the Bond Market
Since I religiously read the research papers published by Bridgewater Associates, I did some thinking about whether bonds could resume their 22-year bull market and confound the consensus, while the…
Putting Things Into Perspective
Gold shares are even more sensitive. The HUI gold share index hit a new bull market high. Plus, gold shares are now strongly outperforming gold. This too suggests the upcoming…
More Rope to Hang the Dollar?
Now that weve got that settled, the question of whether arranging your personal affairs so that you can not only insulate yourself, but even benefit from the coming inevitable US…
Market Letters Digest
What to discuss this week other than the California election is quickly becoming a three-ring circus with over 100 people striving to become governor. I find a lot of the…
Junior Mining Share Turnaround Update
In my years of market experience I am convinced that the key to the "game" of junior mining speculation is all about simple supply and demand. Its not so much…
Market Comments
As I scribble this morning, Ill bet Greenie is just climbing out of his morning bath, maybe toweling off as he picks up the Wall Street Journal -- but what…
Populist Rumblings
So the populist resistance to exporting jobs together with the continued effects of foreign dis-hoarding of bonds must be making this camp a bit anxious. Compensatory mechanisms are coming into…
Stupid Economist Tricks
Normally, I dont pay attention to patent nonsense of this type, as there is just so much of it out there. We could spend all year and still not scratch…
The Interregnum Market
In other words, Fannie has resumed its vital role as "Buyer of First and Last Resort," absorbing marketplace liquidations from chastened investors and speculators. It will be fascinating to watch…
