"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •370 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,380.80 | -10.50 | -0.75% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.13 | -0.20 | -0.29% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 2.187 | +0.002 | +0.07% |
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Ethanol •370 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •370 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 370 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 370 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 69.98 | -0.17 | -0.24% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.331 | -0.009 | -0.27% | |
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Heating Oil • 24 mins | 2.437 | -0.004 | -0.18% |
Markets
Charts and Commentary
...even if the market reacts favorably to the CPI and Bernanke today, there are enough fearful investors in the mix that it will mean there is still some market work…
E-Economic Newsletter
To illustrate the bizarre, simplistic thinking of the Wall Street Journal, I quote from their July 12 editorial "Soaking the Rich", where they wax enthusiastic about the falling budget deficit,…
Homebuilding and Retailing Stock Indexes Speak Volumes
Together, consumer spending and residential investment (housing) account for about 75% of GDP. Financial market prices tend reflect investors' expectations. These expectations may or may not turn out to be…
Is It Time To Prepare For Economic Weakness?
Using investments from several different asset classes, investors can do very well even in bad times for the major U.S. stock indices and the economy. As described below, the odds…
TICS Analysis, Bernanke Outlook
The May TICS figure overshot our forecast of $35 bln as we expected the 2.6% decline in the dollar's trade weighted and the 3.1% drop in the S&P 500 to…
Second Verse, Same as the First
Many media pundits tell us that the markets may be down for the moment, but that we shouldn't worry or be bothered by bearish arguments, because the markets are just…
Weekly Wrap-up: Earnings, Fair Value, and the 4-Yr Cycle
The 4-Year Cycle, which we have been exploring at length and in detail, has reached an important precipice, and will very likely make the choice between a benevolent 4-Yr Cycle…
The Main Flaw in the Deflation Case
Some very smart people are forecasting deflation for the US; or, perhaps we should say (with tongue firmly planted in cheek) that some people who are very smart except when…
Russian Central Bank Allows Ruble to Appreciate - Is More To Come?
News out of Russia this morning was dominated by the (non)decisions and papered-over-disagreements of the G-8 meeting in St. Petersburg. Barely-noticed outside of the currency markets was the fact that…
History - The Great Teacher!
We are now living in an inflationary war cycle. Over the coming decade, I expect massive inflation (money-supply growth) and worsening geo-political conflicts. During such a hostile environment, commodities (especially…
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