"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •397 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,342.40 | +1.60 | +0.12% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 66.27 | -0.02 | -0.03% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.100 | -0.002 | -0.09% |
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Ethanol •397 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •397 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 397 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 397 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 16 mins | 68.76 | -0.91 | -1.31% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.944 | +0.012 | +0.41% | |
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Heating Oil • 14 mins | 2.308 | -0.010 | -0.41% |
Markets / Other
Why Central Banks Will Buy Silver
Money is a store of value (or wealth), a medium of exchange as well as a unit of account. In order for money to be effective in the above it…
Are Canadian Banks the Next Shoe to Drop?
Many financial experts and pundits believe that we have already begun the next recession, others believe that we remain in the same crisis that was papered over in 2008. I…
Weak NZ Inflation in 4Q 2015 May Force RBNZ to Cut Rate
There's a possibility that RBNZ may cut OCR in their next March 9 meeting, and speculation of a rate cut may give pressure to the New Zealand Dollar. A pair…
USD/CHF - Riding Short-Term Uptrend Channel
USD/CHF is riding the uptrend channel. Hourly resistance is given at 1.0003 (22/02/2016 high). Stronger resistance is given at 1.0074 (04/02/2016 high). Hourly support can be found at 0.9896 (23/02/2016…
Brexit, Capital Flight, and Dead Unicorns
Money is pouring out of banks and into home safes, leading to calls for the elimination of cash. Britons are thinking of leaving the EU, sending the pound sterling down…
Housing: At the Edge of Another Huge Cliff?
When the central bank raised its key rate in December for the first time since 2006, many thought that would translate into higher mortgage rates. Instead, mortgage rates are nearly…
Are Junk Bonds Saying Economic Trouble Lies Ahead?
The major U.S. market indexes got off to their worst start in history this year, which is a very strong statement. Are other areas of the market waving red flags…
Gold and the 34-Month Moving Average
Gold gave up $8.70 last week (after the previous week's gain of $81.30/oz.) to close at 1,230 and printed a bearish harami candlestick on the weekly chart. Friday's close was…
Wimpy’s World
Would you rather have a bar of chocolate today, or one year from today?
IMF Growth Forecast vs. Reality
Charts of IMF global growth estimates vs.what has actually happened are either humorous or downright pathetic depending on your sense of humor. One thing sure stands out: Perpetual optimism reins…
