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Commodities ETFs/ETNs

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

With the advent of commodities-based ETFs, it has never been easier to gain exposure to an asset class that throughout history seemed off limits for the average investor. Any stock…

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What Retail Layoffs are Telling Us

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

The September jobs report confirms the economic deterioration already signaled in recent reports, including the 6-year low in manufacturing ISM and the 4.0% plunge in factory orders.

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Global Liquidity Crisis: What Now?

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

The critical positions in which the banks find themselves have led to virtually frenzied activity in all financial markets as they tried to reduce their risks and neutralize market positions…

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Dollar Death Ray #2

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

The Street, and special circumstances, can temporarily push the dollar higher and Gold lower. However, with no self control existing at the Federal Reserve, the days of dollar appreciation are…

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CNBC PowerLunch Europe

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

S&P: This is a picture of the trading since the July low. Notice during this move down how each time the index has broken below a low it has popped…

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Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead in U.S. Financial Markets (October 6-10 2008)

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

The volume and magnitude of the steps taken by the Fed in the run-up to the most recent FOMC meeting and those taken in its aftermath are arguably the most…

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The Financial Red Pill (a primer for new recruits)

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

I am writing on the morning of the day Congress will decide on a giant macro welfare package. In reality, this is a bandaid that will not produce anything but…

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Gold Investments Market Update

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

Movements in the gold market were very counter intuitive yesterday. Granted oil and the wider commodity complex fell sharply and the dollar continued its sharp ascent and this may have…

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A Necessary Evil

Oct 03, 2008 at 00:00

As imperfect as the revised bailout package is (how in the world can anyone conclude that tax cuts a prudent course of action for America?), it is nonetheless required. The…

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ECB Shifts To Easing Bias

Oct 02, 2008 at 00:00

For the first time in over five years the European Central Bank (ECB) today shifted its bias toward easing.