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Financial Markets' Increased Downside Volatility a Small Dress Rehearsal? "Blame Game" Not Working

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

My favorite example regarding the loss of purchasing power of the dollar is not the price of oil discussed in this op-ed, but rather that of real estate.

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Relative Gold Bulls 2

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

This past week has been rather traumatic for gold investors. Just two days after achieving dazzling quarter-century nominal highs above $720, gold had fallen 5%.

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Gold Sell, Bond Buy

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

Our model is giving us a buy signal for bonds and a sell signal for gold. Note the chart below on bonds. We are oversold and turning upward. This may…

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Live by the "Core," Die by the "Core"

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

This week Wall Street finally began to acknowledge the possibility that all is not necessarily sanguine on the inflation front after all. This rather reluctant and long over do admission…

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Mining in Peru and my Visit to the Country

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

Many precious metals equity investors have exposure to Peru through companies like Newmont, Pan American Silver, and Southwestern Resources, yet most don't know much about Peru. In this report, we…

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Why the NASDAQ Decline is No Surprise

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

The Past Performance of the Hindenburg Omen, from 1985 through 2006 - An Update. The NASDAQ 100 continued its slow motion freefall, down 48.70 points so far this week, closing…

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Road Kill on Main Street

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

Why are so many Americans asleep? Why are they still saving their money in Federal Reserve Notes? Why do they still stash it all in a bank or credit union…

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Inflation Inflates

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

We have discussed for the past year that there was a significant likelihood that consumer prices would lag the rise in commodity prices. It appears inflation is starting to seep…

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Under the Shadow of Inflationomics

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

Inflationomics, in popular terminology, indicates the sway of inflation thought in education and the affairs of government. It permeates political life and behavior, especially when economic policies are discussed and…

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If Stock Market Slump Continues The Fed Will Start Juggling Asset Classes

May 19, 2006 at 00:00

Bernanke's Fed, well aware that foreign central banks are questioning US dollar hegemony at a time when precious metals are capturing some safe haven flows, needs to ensure that three…