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Gold Investments Market Update

Aug 15, 2008 at 00:00

The dollar's continuing sharp rally to new record monthly highs against most major currencies (as high as 1.4696 against the euro this morning ) has seen gold's brutal recent sell…

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The Dollar: Short-Term Rebalancing Of Expectations, Long Term Risk

Aug 15, 2008 at 00:00

The problems in domestic system of finance are on the road to reaching their dénouement. But, they are far from over. There are at least two major banks still limping…

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Gold and the Out of Whack Economy

Aug 14, 2008 at 00:00

In case you were wondering, China actually kicked our American butt a long time ago, as China 'surpassed the United States as the world's second largest gold producer in 2007…

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2008 US Election and Quadrupling The Inflation Tax

Aug 14, 2008 at 00:00

Please note that this is a nonpartisan article about finance and economics, with no political judgments made, and with implications that go far beyond just the United States. The heart…

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British Gold Sovereigns - The Preserve of Collectors, Savers and Smart Investors

Aug 14, 2008 at 00:00

Gold bullion remains an essential diversification and essential financial insurance to have in all properly diversified portfolios. Besides the ever more important factors of inflation hedging and financial insurance, gold…

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Global Goldilocks?

Aug 14, 2008 at 00:00

The new narrative forming among the Goldilocks crowd is that US economic supremacy reigns once again, as manifest in a reawakened "King Dollar". The US dollar will continue to strengthen,…

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Retire Social Security: Social Security Is Morally Bankrupt

Aug 13, 2008 at 00:00

Under Social Security, lower- and middle-class individuals are forced to pay a significant portion of their gross income--approximately 12 percent--for the alleged purpose of securing their retirement. That money is…

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The Dollar Breaks Out, So Buy Gold

Aug 13, 2008 at 00:00

A monthly close greater than its 10 month simple moving average is bullish for the Dollar Index. However, the last time this happened, it also marked the bottom for gold.…

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Set to Soar or Swoon?

Aug 13, 2008 at 00:00

Despite a series of worrying news items last week, U.S. stock markets managed to deliver strong gains. Time and again, U.S. investors seem to turn lemons into lemonade by assuming…

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The Case For and Against the Dollar

Aug 13, 2008 at 00:00

We have been cautioning for some time that volatility in the currency markets may increase further, even from the elevated levels of the past year. Nonetheless, violent market action is…