"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •441 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,409.70 | +33.10 | +2.40% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 64.32 | +0.27 | +0.42% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 2.026 | -0.002 | -0.11% |
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Ethanol •441 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •441 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 441 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 441 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 68.22 | +0.27 | +0.40% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.060 | -0.040 | -1.29% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.357 | +0.003 | +0.11% |
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As widely expected, Sweden's Riksbank today hiked its repo rate for the fifth consecutive time this year, taking it up 25bp to 2.75%. The crown slipped after the announcement as…
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EURUSD at Critical Juncture
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Dont Believe the Real Estate Hype
The Federal Reserve's pause in its rate hiking campaign has dovetailed with the decline in energy prices and interest rates sending the Dow Jones to record territory. It is now…
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