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Markets

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Cause and Effect

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

Rarely do circumstances prevail whereby one is compelled to cast aside a natural self-interest in promoting one's trade, to instead share opinion and perspective on a more broad set of…

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Round One Winner: Schiff

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

For many decades, the U.S. benefited by issuing dollars and sending them abroad. We manufactured a fiat currency, while other countries sent us goods. The result was that we had…

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Tales From the Crypt

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

Gold Sector: Once again the behaviour of the silver/gold ratio anticipated an important top for gold and silver. The silver/gold ratio increases as speculation soars and when it reverses the…

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On Money, Inflation and Government

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

The Federal Reserve, a quasi-government entity, should not be creating money or determining interest rates, as this causes malinvestment and excessive debt to accumulate. Centrally planned, government manipulated economies always…

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Chaos and Order in the Gold Market

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

There is a "breaking point" down there at lower levels that will force each individual to react. Some will sell, while others will hold on during the initial thrusts down,…

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Will Bernanke's Cuts Save the US Economy?

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

In the hope of averting a credit crunch and recession Bernanke recently slashed the federal funds rate by 0.75 per cent, bringing it down to 2.25 per cent. Did he…

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The Transports

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

espite reports of miles of idled railcars parked in the middle of nowhere, transportation traffic continues to grow, particularly in shipments of coal and agricultural products, which grew about 12%…

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Possible Correction in Commodities and Related Stocks Dead Ahead

Mar 31, 2008 at 00:00

One cannot help but notice that like tech in the year 2000, the commodity complex and its related equities might be set to crash after options expiry here in March…

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Merv's Non-Edibles Futures Page

Mar 30, 2008 at 00:00

Weekly Technical Information and Ratings

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Technically Precious with Merv

Mar 30, 2008 at 00:00

The week started okay but ended on a sour note. It's not the time to panic yet but not the time to plunge in either. One should have well placed…