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Markets

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Capitalism's Greatest Vulnerability

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

Our Capitalistic system has been severely injured. I don't expect meaningful structural recovery until there is some semblance of restoration to our Credit system's mechanism for the pricing and allocation…

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More Downside for Gold; Bottom in for Natural Gas

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

Looking at the U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF (UNG), the bottoming pattern continued to unfold this past week, with the all-time low established Monday at 14.16, which appears to have…

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A Brief Review and Update on Commodities

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

As we should all remember, in early 2008, commodities were on fire as they moved up into their parabolic tops. Of late we have seen a rebound and based on…

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Inflation Will Be A Surprise

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

Earlier this week, the Labor Department reported declines in both the Producer Price Index (PPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Various economists and television commentators believe that these declines…

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Not All Economists Agree

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

In a speech this week summarizing his administration's economic policies, President Obama grossly overstated the support these policies enjoy by claiming, "economists on the left and right agree that the…

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Ostrich Investors

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

The withering barrage of misfortune that investors have suffered defies belief. Last year's horrific 38.5% loss in the stock markets was one of the worst ever witnessed. And this year…

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More on the Goldmans Sachs - GGP Connection

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

In finishing up the GS Stress Test, I decided to throw in this chart to the free part of the blog as well. The Goldman Stress test is a Tour…

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Update of Oil and the AMEX Oil Index

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

Oil continues to remain above $50/barrel, while oil stocks continue to trace out a pattern similar to the S&P 500 Index. Analysis today focuses on West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil…

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Precious Metals vs. a One-World Currency

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

Many have asked where this will lead. If you review history and what happened to the Great British Empire when America started coming to the fore, you get a pretty…

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Gold - Confidence and Inflation

Apr 17, 2009 at 00:00

... wise investors have to take precautions against the potential damage they may suffer. Leveraged investing with time limits will be seen as what it is, gambling! More and more,…