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Black Gold and U.S. Dollar Hegemony

Jan 20, 2006 at 00:00

Recently there has been a tremendous amount of discussion in the media concerning peak oil, and other related issues: looming energy shortages, rising oil prices, possible terrorist attacks aimed at…

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Hedge Funds Finance 80% of Trade Deficit

Jan 20, 2006 at 00:00

Net foreign capital flows into the US slipped 1.4% to $89.1 bln billion in November from a revised $104.2 billion in October (initial was $106.8 bln). Although the $107 billion…

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Wall Street Spin Doctors at Work

Jan 20, 2006 at 00:00

There was also no shortage of pundits applying the now routine spin that America's large trade deficit results from its superior economic growth. Since deficits are now regarded as a…

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The Commodities Boom and China: The Missing Ingredient

Jan 20, 2006 at 00:00

A great deal has been said about the current commodity boom -- nearly all of it wrong. As usual so-called analysts fell into the trap of confusing symptoms with causes.…

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Tech Lays an Egg

Jan 19, 2006 at 00:00

Fourth quarter earnings season started with a bang. On Tuesday, Intel and Yahoo! reported fourth quarter results that missed analysts' forecasts. Additionally, both companies said that first quarter earnings would…

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How to Handle the Gold Stock Correction

Jan 19, 2006 at 00:00

The overbought condition of many stocks is of course reflected in the charts of the indices - on the 1-year HUI chart we can see the large gap that the…

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Sweden: First of a Series of Rate Hikes Coming This Friday

Jan 19, 2006 at 00:00

Clear advance signaling of policy interest rate changes is becoming a habit in the EU. Following on the heels of last month's all-but-promised rate hike from the European Central Bank…

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The Weekly Review of Independent Opinions

Jan 19, 2006 at 00:00

The reason that there are more bears in the medium term than the short term is because they believe the technicals and the economic signs do not point to significant…

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Ice Station Retirement

Jan 19, 2006 at 00:00

By far, we are the largest generation in America to come of age, join the workforce, raise families, and starting within the next few years, to retire. By definition, anyone…

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The Times, They are a Changin'

Jan 19, 2006 at 00:00

Early last week I actually heard a CNBC reporter crowing because the retail investors weren't jumping back into the market fast enough. That is the last thing to worry about!…