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Markets

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Commodities Cycles

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

Overshadowed by the pathetic drama gushing forth from the ailing financial stocks these days, other markets have slipped out of the limelight. In particular commodities, a market-darling sector not too…

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Can Growing Panic be Averted?

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

What is now developing is a "confidence crisis" in our banking system, the Federal Reserve, and our Government. That means Congress has less time to act because the probability of…

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Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead in U.S. Financial Markets (September 29 - October 3 2008)

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

The week of September 29-October 3 will see very important data that will provide information on the condition of the consumer and the labor sector. The major data risk for…

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Dollar Death Ray #1

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

What the graph tells us is that the Federal Reserve has increased base money by about 20% from a year ago. This has been accomplished by the massive, more than…

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CNBC SquawkBox Europe

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

Has there been a climax of bad news yet? There has been the Bear and Lehman bankruptcies, the Freddie, Fannie and AIG bailouts which now look like a down payment…

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Not Good

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

We remain in Buy Mode. We were looking for the markets to move higher into 10/3, but the way things are setting up, if we get a break of support,…

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Gold Investments Market Update

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

US banks and money managers borrowed a record amount from the Federal Reserve in the latest week, an incredible $188 billion a day on average, showing the central bank went…

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Merk Market Outlook: Budgetary Consequences Of The Financial Crisis

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

Once one begins to take a look at the staggering problem at hand, the deficit that was previously projected by the Congressional Budget Office of -$438 billion could easily double.…

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Spot the "Bubble"!

Sep 26, 2008 at 00:00

Ironically, whereas commodities are considered hazardous to human wealth, mainstream investors are only too happy to part with their cash in exchange for 'safe' financial assets such as stocks and…

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Never In The Annals Of Human History Was So Much Owed By So Few To So Many

Sep 25, 2008 at 00:00

This bailout is very simple the bankers face bankruptcy if the "assets" are sold at a fair price within the free market, so the taxpayer is being called upon to…