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This Past Week in Gold

Apr 28, 2012 at 12:39

Summary: Long term - on major sell signal. Short term - on mixed signals. Gold cycle has bottomed and a multi week rally should start soon. We trade according to…

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The Many Facets of Roro

Apr 28, 2012 at 12:36

Well, just another week at the casino. A Socialist took a giant leap toward the French Presidency. Spanish unemployment jumped to a near-record, a depressionary 24.4%, and S&P downgraded Spain's…

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GDP Miss Far Bigger Than Announced; Real GDP is 0% Using More Reasonable Deflator

Apr 27, 2012 at 13:21

The Advance Estimate for Q1 GDP came in at 2.2%, down from 3.0% in the previous quarter, and below most mainstream media estimates of 2.5%. However, my friend BC notes…

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Getting Out, Part One: Americans Renouncing Citizenship

Apr 27, 2012 at 13:05

Capital, like information, wants to be free. The idea that it should be limited to one country has always struck rich people as silly, which is why Swiss bank accounts,…

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Q1 2012 GDP Sends Mixed Message

Apr 27, 2012 at 12:32

The US economy expanded 2.2% in Q1 2012 versus 3% in Q4 2011 based on the first of three GDP estimates. Forecasts were for 2.5% growth with "whisper" numbers in…

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A Return To Real Money

Apr 27, 2012 at 11:58

On the night of November 22, 1910 a delegation of the nation's leading financiers, led by Senator Nelson Aldrich, left New Jersey for a very secret ten day meeting on…

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The End of the Pier Show

Apr 27, 2012 at 11:50

Five years into the global financial crisis so far, and where did zero rates and $5 trillion of money creation get us? To the end of the pier, it seems.

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PIMCO's El-Erian: U.S. Economy Having Difficulty Gaining Traction

Apr 27, 2012 at 11:26

Bloomberg TV's Betty Liu spoke with Mohamed El-Erian of PIMCO, who said that the Federal Reserve is likely to provide additional assistance if the economy weakens further, but there is…

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A Basket of Goodies to Suggest Gold is Set to Break New Highs

Apr 27, 2012 at 11:07

Over the past weekend, China announced that they would purchase Iranian oil through sale of gold beyond June 28 2012 in order to get around US sanctions that states no…

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Global Gold Supply 3

Apr 27, 2012 at 10:17

Ever since the beginning of gold's bull market, this metal's economic balance has come under intense scrutiny. Demand has been on the rise as more and more investors have embraced…