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Markets

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"Experts" Never Learn

Aug 07, 2009 at 00:00

There is an inexplicable, but somehow widely held, belief that stock market movements are predictive of economic conditions. As such, the current rally in U.S. stock prices has caused many…

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Rally In The Dollar Doesn't Change Trend

Aug 07, 2009 at 00:00

The European Central Bank met yesterday to discuss current interest rate policy and its economic outlook for the near future. Its choice was to leave interest rates unchanged citing that…

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Bullion Regains Its Glitter

Aug 07, 2009 at 00:00

Is gold bullion coming back to life? Should one read anything into the rise of 6.2% (+$56) since the yellow metal's low of early July?

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Dollar Closes Weaker in Choppy Trade

Aug 05, 2009 at 00:00

Today's trading in the Forex markets featured choppy, two-sided trading. Early in the New York session the Dollar strengthened as a pair of bearish U.S. economic reports sent the Dollar…

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Gold, Silver, Oil and Nat Gas Technical Update

Aug 05, 2009 at 00:00

This week commodities have been moving higher which is exciting. Gold, silver, oil and natural gas all have bullish looking daily and intraday price action. Monday we saw commodities spike…

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Climate Change

Aug 05, 2009 at 00:00

The point of the essay was that the mania about "Global Warming", which had morphed into "Climate Change", was another example of intellectuals getting excited about personal revelations about a…

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The Thrill of a Lifetime?

Aug 05, 2009 at 00:00

Looking ahead, there is a $3.4 trillion commercial mortgage problem due to face the banks in September. This most sobering prospect, combined with the various pressures on consumers, would appear…

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GDP Fallacy, Do Governments Willfully Mislead People?

Aug 05, 2009 at 00:00

To illustrate the idea of why GDP is a poor gauge of well being in a country consider this example for a moment. In the US, any money spent to…

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Gold v. Currencies

Aug 05, 2009 at 00:00

Two other factors in gold's favor that have been discussed in this blog over the past 4 months are: 1) the Dollar has a high likelihood of unraveling (and it…

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The FDIC Is in Trouble

Aug 05, 2009 at 00:00

Since the Great Depression, a period marked by widespread runs on banks, the FDIC has done a good job of fulfilling its mandate. So how are they doing in this…