"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •734 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •19 mins | 1,597.40 | -65.60 | -3.94% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 73.69 | +3.25 | +4.61% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 3.033 | +0.079 | +2.67% |
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Ethanol •734 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •734 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 734 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 734 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 77.90 | +3.74 | +5.04% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.274 | +0.009 | +0.28% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 3.487 | +0.185 | +5.61% |
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Consumer Debt and the Supply-Demand Dynamic
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It's All The Same Trade!
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April Gold Feels Pressure Because of Stronger Dollar
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A Bull Market Requires a Healthy Consumer Underneath
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Signs of a China Credit and Real Asset Bubble Are Now Unmistakable!
Home grown credit risks look to come back home to roost. I am actually shocked the following development didn't get more traction in the mains stream media. The recent announcement…
Robbing the Old to Pay the Rich
To add insult to injury after increasing the money supply, the Feds then lend billions of dollars to bank all of which played a huge part in making a bad…
Diverting the Blame for "Inflation"*
The true explanation can always be found in the money supply statistics, yet other factors will invariably be blamed. This was certainly the case with regard to the great "inflation"…
Classic Videos: Ron Paul During the Last Election
The best way to understand how far the U.S. has drifted from its original design is to listen to Ron Paul. He sounds like Thomas Jefferson would if he were…
Dollar Rises After Forex Traders Flock to Safer Assets
The U.S. Dollar was up sharply against all major currencies as investors flocked to safer assets following a poor housing report and concerns about Greece's ability to shore up its…
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