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Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (April 6 - 12, 2009)

Apr 12, 2009 at 00:00

Five in a row! Not withstanding sentiment for equities waxing and waning for most of the Easter-shortened week, bourses closed strongly on Friday and capped a five-week winning streak -…

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A Critique Of The Quantity Theory Of Money

Apr 12, 2009 at 00:00

Detractors of our fiat money system are fond of saying that "the Fed is creating money out of the thin air." If that were true, then the Quantity Theory of…

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Gold Market Update

Apr 11, 2009 at 00:00

If we lift our gaze from the gold chart and look around at what is going on elsewhere, there are definitely a number of synchronous developments going on that are…

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Silver Market Update

Apr 11, 2009 at 00:00

The outlook for silver is viewed as very bullish, with a fine Cup and Handle base now approaching completion, that is shown on the accompanying 1-year silver chart.

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Is That Recovery We See?

Apr 11, 2009 at 00:00

The market, we keep hearing and reading, is telling us that there is recovery around the corner. And pundits point to data that seems to suggest the worst is behind…

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Just the Facts

Apr 10, 2009 at 00:00

Fed Credit has dropped $177bn y-t-d, although it expanded $1.181 TN over the past 52 weeks (139%). Elsewhere, Fed Foreign Holdings of Treasury, Agency Debt last week (ended 4/8) rose…

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Copper Bull Market?

Apr 10, 2009 at 00:00

Most analysts believe this deep global recession has abruptly ended the powerful secular commodities bull that was born at the turn of the 21st century. And it is certainly hard…

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Trichet Comments Spark Selling in Euro

Apr 10, 2009 at 00:00

The strong rally in U.S. equity markets due to the better than estimated earnings expected by Well Fargo bank helped to support the AUD USD. Once again trader appetite for…

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Nothing

Apr 10, 2009 at 00:00

We don't yet know how many trillions will be swallowed up by the government's rapidly breeding herd of stimulus-bailout-help!help! measures. But additional bold steps are sure to come, some already…

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Conspiracy Theories 2008: Where are they now?

Apr 10, 2009 at 00:00

Chips are already in homes in California. They are implanted in thermostats to regulate energy use and cannot be overridden by the homeowner. Obama wants to expand this program across…