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Banking Reform Pushing Financials Lower and Silver Higher

Jun 25, 2010 at 14:03

Major mining indexes appear to be approaching a major breakout point fueled by the sweeping overhaul and takeover of banks. Banks have been under pressure from a continuing recession, high…

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Suiting Up for a Post-Dollar World

Jun 25, 2010 at 13:45

The global financial crisis is playing out like a slow-moving, highly predicable stage play. In the current scene, Western governments are caught between the demands of entitled welfare beneficiaries and…

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Holes in the Ground

Jun 25, 2010 at 13:33

The careful burial of this treasure probably means the owner intended to come back, but for whatever reason was unable to do so...

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Gold's Rise And The Dow's Fate

Jun 25, 2010 at 13:18

It is important to keep the big picture in mind. When one only focuses on the day to day movements of the gold price, one will be one of those…

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Will the Gold Price Rise Short-Term?

Jun 25, 2010 at 13:07

Today we are seeing the gold price rise as it complets this particular step of its short-term consolidation after hitting record highs last week. But inside the price what is…

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On Shorting Stocks, Double Dips and the UAL/CAL Merger

Jun 25, 2010 at 08:16

In April, UAL proposed a merger with CAL through a share swap under which each share of CAL can be exchanged for 1.05 shares of UAL. In anticipation of the…

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For the Last Time, Is Gold in a Bubble?

Jun 24, 2010 at 15:15

While a few mainstream outlets are coming around to at least acknowledging gold's stellar run, most remain skeptical or outright bearish. And the blasphemy they purport is that gold is…

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The "Stans" - Investment Opportunities and Political Pitfalls

Jun 24, 2010 at 14:58

The former Soviet Central Asian republics are at a precarious crossroad today between accomplishing monumental progress, like Kazakhstan, and flirting with disaster and the prospects of civil war, like Kyrgyzstan.

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The Run To Quality Is Underway

Jun 24, 2010 at 14:46

It now appears that the bond market is going to confound most prior forecasts and rally, putting 10y yields back under 3% (and, incidentally, pressuring pension funds once again as…

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When It Comes to Increasing Aggregate Demand, What's Fiscal Policy without Monetary Policy?

Jun 24, 2010 at 14:33

Suppose the central government decides to increase spending without increasing taxes. Where do the funds come from? From entities who are willing to lend. If those lending entities are the…