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Markets

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SPX Bear Downleg

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

The early summer weeks of June have not been kind to the US stock markets. Across June's initial 8 trading days, the flagship S&P 500 stock index lost 4.6% of…

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Oil's E-Ticket Ride!

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

Everyone needs someone to blame for heart failure at the pumps. The falling dollar, speculators, OPEC, Hummers, Bush, bubble this bubble that. We have all heard the rhetoric but few…

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Merk Market Outlook: The Hawkish Illusion -- Calling Bernanke's Bluff

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

Over the past fortnight Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has engaged in "open mouth operations" to shape market expectations regarding future monetary policy out of the US Federal Reserve. Mr. Bernanke…

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Commodity Market Intervention

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

Just a week ago gold and silver were well placed to begin a new uptrend and while they are still are, we have over the past week witnessed severe testing…

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Hirami - Ready for a Bounce?

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

Today is day 6 in our down cycle. The Stock Barometer signals follow 5, 8, 13, 21 and sometimes 34 day Fibonacci cycles that balance with 'normal' market cycles. Knowing…

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Stock Markets - Up, Down, Sideways?

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

Since topping out in October 2007, global stock markets have been characterized by two distinct phases: a decline through January/March this year, and then a rebound until mid-May. The predominantly…

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The Oil Market and How It Will Drive Gold and Silver?

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

If you were a big consumer of oil, what would you do now? Airlines can't afford to run out of Avgas, so they would buy forward to protect the flow…

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Gold Investments Market Update

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

Gold's sell off yesterday was again counterintuitive considering the action in other markets, particularly the commodity markets some of which surged to new record highs again. July gasoline made another…

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End of Week Status Update

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

Oil continues to be a bothersome wild card that is really messing up the play in the gold miners as contraction vehicles. But as my friend Otto says, gold is…

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Silver - Still No Respect

Jun 13, 2008 at 00:00

I recently returned from the Money Show in Las Vegas, where I gave three presentations. One was on the overall silver market including the importance of hard assets in a…