"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •585 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,111.20 | +11.80 | +0.56% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 62.89 | -0.66 | -1.04% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.949 | -0.004 | -0.20% |
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Ethanol •585 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •585 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 585 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 585 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 67.40 | -0.65 | -0.96% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.210 | -0.212 | -6.20% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.381 | -0.032 | -1.33% |
Markets
Gold To Hold Well Even If Stocks Plunge Like In 2008
Overall the situation for gold appears bullish. However, it is unclear if we are seeing the early stages of a big rally like November 2009. We would need to see…
Adapting to Systemic Dysfunction (part I)
With the possible exception of Black Swan events, and beyond the amplification and speed with which share prices can persistently collapse following negative episodes of such, there is no difference…
Gold: Early 1930s vs. Early 2010s
Much is being made of late of the out-performance of gold mining stocks vs. stocks in general in the early 1930s. Charts 1 and 2 show the behavior of the…
What Effect Will High Prices Have on Demand?
At the turn of the century, the Jewelry and Industrial gold buyers, alongside rural, agricultural Indian demand, dominated the gold price. In the developed world gold was not bought for…
Put Patients and Doctors Back in Control of Healthcare
Most everyone agrees that health care in the United States has major problems, the biggest problems relating to skyrocketing costs. No one doubts the system is in need of reform.…
Pivotal Events
The Ted Spread has increased from 1.06 in early March to 3.83 on Tuesday, which compares to the jump from 1.00 in June 2008 to 4.63 with the forced liquidation…
Regulation Era - The 60's Return
The decade of the 1960s stood orthodoxy on its head. It was a time when alternative everything got a hearing. Expertise came into doubt; the phrase "some decisions are too…
German President Resignation Weakens Global Equities
Global equity markets are trading lower following the surprise resignation of German President Horst Kohler. Although the markets are trading lower, so far the reaction has been normal with no…
This Will Drive You Crazy
This article will no doubt drive crazy those investors who are always looking for that guarantee that everything in the markets is nice, neat and clear cut.
Uncertainty Will Support Gold
News is out that European banks will have to write off 20% of their loan books. The full news on Spain is not out yet, their banks cannot get reasonably…
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