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Peak Copper

Dec 15, 2005 at 00:00

If oil is the most important commodity, then copper cannot be far behind. Being used extensively in electrical power cables, electrical equipment, automobile radiators, cooling/refrigeration tubing, heat exchangers, artillery shell…

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The Speed 2: Comparing Asset Classes

Dec 15, 2005 at 00:00

In the article The Speed [1] published in July 2003 I had analyzed the long-term historical growth rate of the S&P 500 index, earnings and dividends.

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Steadfastly Bullish: Bulls to Test US$502-514 then Rocket

Dec 14, 2005 at 00:00

Following the US$23 point gain last week, gold jumped another US$14 to touch an intraday high of US$544.50 on the front month (February) COMEX contract in Asian trading Monday before…

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Fed Opens Door for a January Pause

Dec 14, 2005 at 00:00

...the dollar, the Fed and the European Central Bank is a near mirror image of that of late last year/beginning of this year. Today, we have a weakening dollar as…

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Weekly Wrap-up: Some Risks for 2006

Dec 14, 2005 at 00:00

With the US Economy set up as a leveraged play on itself, an inverted yield curve (which historically has a tendency to slow economic growth) could pose some serious problems…

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Weird Goings-On In The Gold Market

Dec 14, 2005 at 00:00

To say that the price of gold has been behaving somewhat strangely lately - is perhaps a bit of an understatement. In fact, the steady [bordering on dramatic] rise in…

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The Weekly Review of Independent Opinions

Dec 14, 2005 at 00:00

In advance of the Federal Reserve's statement on Tuesday, December 13, many of the newsletters and Internet sites have adopted a neutral stance, reasoning that the Fed's statement will move…

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US Money Printing to Continue!

Dec 13, 2005 at 00:00

Tight money policies, which would depress asset prices such as stocks and home prices is simply not an option the Fed will consider. As a result, inflation will continue, whereby…

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Households - Another Quarter Older and Deeper In Debt

Dec 13, 2005 at 00:00

Here's the good news. In the third quarter, the market value of households' assets increased by 2.7%. Here's the bad news, the value of households' liabilities increased by 3.0%.

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Roca Mines - A Potential New Molybdenum Producer

Dec 15, 2005 at 00:00

Moly is a critical alloying metal in pipeline applications especially in cold climates. The MacKenzie Valley pipeline, for example, is in the final planning stage. It is 1,220 kilometres long…