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Markets

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Are Rising Interest Rates Bullish or Bearish for Gold?

Nov 21, 2006 at 00:00

... ever since gold and the dollar were formally de-linked in 1971 a 'long' position in gold has, in effect, been a bet against official money in general and the…

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Stock Market: CNBC Report

Nov 21, 2006 at 00:00

FTSE: Three weeks ago I had some cycles that could stop the uptrend and put it into a sideways consolidation. Last week I saw no reason to change the forecast…

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Australian Economy and the Trade Deficit: Blame the Reserve Bank, Not the Market

Nov 21, 2006 at 00:00

The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates artificially low which in turned caused the banking system to recklessly expand credit thus fuelling the housing boom, domestic borrowing and the demand…

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Housing Industry Employment

Nov 20, 2006 at 00:00

The ripple effect of the loss of those jobs, especially on consumer spending will be very noticeable. If anything, this may be a best case scenario on the unlikely assumption…

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Milton Friedman 1912-2006

Nov 20, 2006 at 00:00

The death of economist Milton Friedman last week at the age of 94 marks a great loss for advocates of freedom everywhere. He was perhaps the most successful free-market economist…

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China Diversifying to Lessen the $' Reserve Currency Role

Nov 20, 2006 at 00:00

With gold leading silver along by the hand, we feature this week's article on China and its burgeoning reserves problem, which we believe will be the most significant event in…

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Challenge to Congress

Nov 20, 2006 at 00:00

...But it has barely begun. The total inventory of new and used homes waiting for buyers is still the largest of all time. The number of investors and speculators dumping…

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Merv's Non-Edibles Futures Page

Nov 20, 2006 at 00:00

Weekly Technical Information, Ratings and Comments

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Technically Precious with Merv

Nov 20, 2006 at 00:00

Round and round we go and it's once more the turn of the AMEX Gold BUGS Index (HUI) to be looked at in this rotation of the majors. Nothing that…

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Will Housing Sink the Economy?

Nov 20, 2006 at 00:00

Once again, the housing market appears to show new problems. Housing starts were down to their lowest level seen since the beginning of the decade and building permits fell to…