"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •673 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,062.30 | -0.30 | -0.01% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 89.83 | -12.44 | -12.16% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.324 | -0.297 | -8.20% |
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Ethanol •673 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 673 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 673 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 98.33 | -11.54 | -10.50% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.720 | -0.068 | -2.44% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 3.612 | -0.418 | -10.38% |
Markets
How Hyperinflation Really Happens
At this point it would still be possible for the central bank to clamp down on the inflationary trend by stopping, or even just slowing, the expansion of the money…
How Realistic Is $5,000 Gold?
In recent weeks gold and silver have broken through their multi-month consolidation levels, and investors are wondering where the precious metals are headed. On a short term basis both gold…
A Candid Appraisal of the Recovery
Over the last two weeks, seemingly good economic news offered some shreds of optimism to a stock market that was desperate for a pick-me-up.
Pied Piper Politics; Krugman and Candle Makers Complain About the Sun; Global Trade Wars
The odds of a global trade wars took yet another step forward today. Brazil's finance minister went on the warpath complaining about the "international currency war" upset that the Brazilian…
Time To Be Careful In Precious Metals
Silver's move has been parabolic and is very overbought. A healthy correction or sideways consolidation may be coming to provide an opportunity to work off this rise and pullback to…
Building Blocks Of The Future
Volume is starting to be a real concern. While the bond market rallied (2.52% on the 10y note), inflation markets and stocks fell (-0.6%), and the VIX was slightly higher,…
Rock Crushes Scissors
You may remember my commentary entitled Paper Cover Rock from the end of July in which the game 'rock paper scissors' was employed to illustrate how at the time our…
Permanent Open Market Operations (POMO)
The FED's Permanent Open Market Operations seem to have a significant short- and intermediate term impact on the stock market's performance during those time frames where POMO days accumulated.
Healthcare Reform: A Huge Misdiagnosis
This week marked six months since Congress passed the healthcare reform bill in what has become all-too-typical legislative chicanery. Those in power crafted a mammoth piece of legislation and rammed…
Iran's Option In Case Of Attack On Its Nuclear Facilities
Sources in the Gulf region report that Iran is preparing for a possible attack by Israel and/or the United States on one or more of its nuclear production units by…
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