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My December Bloomberg Radio Appearance

Jan 11, 2013 at 14:50

I'd noted in mid-December on this list that I was a guest on Bloomberg Radio on the "Bloomberg on the Economy" program with Carol Massar. I promised to post a…

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Fractional Reserve Banking: The Source of All Evil?

Jan 11, 2013 at 12:37

I'm getting very suspicious of anything which regulators think is "safe" collateral. Fractional Reserve Banking is not responsible for the bad practice of 'creating money', writes Paul Tustain, founder and…

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Insights into Cultural Shifts from a Visit to a Hardware Store

Jan 11, 2013 at 10:55

"So this is what it looks like when a society is starting to collapse," the man standing behind the counter at the hardware store said matter-of-factly. The remark had been…

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Real Silver Highs 4

Jan 11, 2013 at 10:33

Silver bearishness has naturally mushroomed following this metal's rough December. A growing chorus is declaring silver's secular bull finished, implying it must have peaked after silver's dazzling April 2011 surge.…

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Amgen's Dividend Policy Has Ignited Their Stock

Jan 11, 2013 at 09:46

Founded in 1980, Amgen (AMGN) is the world's largest biotechnology company with a current market cap of just under $68 billion. However, in spite of its already large size, we…

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What do Silver to Gold and Platinum to Gold Ratios Tell Us?

Jan 11, 2013 at 07:01

In this essay, we will focus on the three most important precious metals: gold, silver and platinum and will try to apply the above-mentioned technical tool to predict which one…

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2013 Goldand Silver Outlook

Jan 11, 2013 at 06:00

We are speaking of the decoupling that has taken place between the equity market and the precious metals complex. This is significant because it began nearly 17 months ago. (Decouplings…

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SPX: Follow Up of the Short Term EWP

Jan 11, 2013 at 05:47

Recall that my preferred EWP form the November lows is a Double Zig Zag. This count implies that from the December 31 low price has to unfold a Zig Zag…

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USD/CAD: The Support at 0.9825 is Challenged

Jan 11, 2013 at 05:26

USD/CAD has declined towards the key support at 0.9825 (13/12/2012 low). A break of this support would open the way for a test of the support at 0.9736 (05/10/2012 low).…

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A Relatively Good Deal Doesn't Mean It's A Good Deal

Jan 10, 2013 at 19:08

There wasn't any outrageously positive news today that sent the S&P +0.8% on the day. Initial Claims (371k) was slightly higher than expected (but I advocate ignoring that release in…