"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •828 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •20 mins | 1,693.30 | +51.30 | +3.12% |
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WTI Crude •9 hours | 91.85 | +0.36 | +0.39% |
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Gasoline •9 hours | 3.295 | -0.021 | -0.63% |
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Ethanol •828 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •828 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 828 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 828 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 8 hours | 104.72 | +0.44 | +0.42% | |
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Natural Gas • 9 hours | 3.220 | +0.052 | +1.64% | |
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Heating Oil • 9 hours | 4.738 | -0.145 | -2.96% |
Markets
$1.6 Trillion in Losses and Counting
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Sorry, But Just the Facts
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Final Week
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Climb in Yields Could Benefit Equities, though Flight to Commodities Continues
While we have reasons to expect an upside reversal in equities, looking at the daily S&P 500 chart we see that until the SPX can sustain a rally that hurdles…
As the World Turns: From Goldilocks to the New Investment Landscape
After several years of buoyant worldwide growth, Goldilocks has vanished from financial observations. With the US consumption juggernaut running on empty, world commerce is slowing noticeably. Many imbalances that have…
Too Big To Fail?
We thought it reckless and naive when the Fed took on $28 billion of suspect instruments on the Bear Stearns disaster. Fannie and Freddie liabilities (mortgage-backed securities and other debt)…
Decade of No Returns, Part II
...Giving money to stockholders now looks like so 20th century, it's downright Victorian...!
Trading Stock Bears
Earlier this week, the flagship S&P 500 stock index (SPX) officially entered bear-market territory. As it edged past a 20% loss since its all-time high of October 2007, all debate…
Demand Destruction Stops at the Border
In countries where currencies have risen against the dollar, oil price rises have been much milder. Given the strengthening economies overseas, and the slower price increases in those markets, foreign…
Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead In US Financial Markets (July 14-July 18 2008)
The week in Fed talk will be dominated by the two-day testimony by Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on monetary policy and the economy on Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday will see…
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