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Markets

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Too Big to Suffer a Loss

Sep 13, 2008 at 00:00

The last thing the crippled leveraged speculating community needs right now is dislocation in the CDS marketplace. Again, the attention this week was on Lehman, while I believe a much…

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Housing: Are We Near the Bottom?

Sep 13, 2008 at 00:00

Around 3 million US borrowers have Alt-A mortgages totaling $1 trillion, compared with $855 billion of subprime loans outstanding. $400 billion of that was sold in 2006. Almost 16% of…

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Gold Will Recover

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

The financial panic and collapse of the first decade of the century continues. We have never seen anything like this and most of us will never see anything like this…

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What Every Silver Investor Must Do Now

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

To state it has been rough in the precious metals sector the past month is a gross understatement. Many in this sector, including this writer, have experienced losses that just…

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Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead in U.S. Financial Markets (September 15 - September 19 2008)

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

Due to the traditional blackout period on Fed talk ahead of the September 16 FOMC meeting, it will be a quiet week of Fed talk. The only Fed speaker scheduled…

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Commodities and Oil

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

After starting to recover a bit in mid-August, commodities have just been crushed in September. Selling is overwhelming and universal, shattering countless technical support lines. Investors' capital is being destroyed…

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Last Gasp of a Doomed Currency

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

In the latest example of financial market madness, the recent government ?bailout? of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae has perversely resulted in a sharp rise in the value of the…

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Whither Gold?

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

It is always worth keeping in mind that the defining feature of commodities exchanges is the leverage the instruments that trade on these exchanges offer. Consequently, the traders who call…

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PLIF!! Just an Everyday Emergency

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

...Can you say Permanent Liquidity Insurance Facility without crying, yawning or laughing like a drain...?

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What the New Highs and New Lows are Saying About the Market

Sep 12, 2008 at 00:00

Most investors have many indicators that they use, but often ignore data from other sources that could confirm or negate the conclusions they drawing about the market. We will explore…