"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •294 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 982.50 | +2.90 | +0.30% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 63.05 | +0.78 | +1.25% |
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Gasoline •13 mins | 2.099 | +0.015 | +0.72% |
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Ethanol •294 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •294 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 294 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 294 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 66.81 | +0.69 | +1.04% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.966 | -0.056 | -1.85% | |
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Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.144 | +0.017 | +0.80% |
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Hurricane Katrina - A Supply Shock Interacts With Preexisting Demand Restraint
Hurricane Katrina is likely to end up being the most economically-disruptive U.S. natural disaster in years. The reason for this is that the nation's energy production has been reduced for…
Katrina and the Waves
The giant waves Hurricane Katrina has sent through the global financial markets - like roads less traveled - will make all the difference for the remainder of 2005. Energy prices…
Short Term Look at SP and Crude Oil Futures
Trying to find relationships between markets is an ongoing task. Relationships change over time as markets change their focus, central banks change their policies, etc. The only constant is change.
The End to Fed Tightening Campaign Is Near
The difference this time though is that the US dollar will likely undergo a 3-4 month correction of its recent gains but will rally again in 2006 because of the…
Let the Action Finally Begin
I want to begin this commentary by briefly discussing the recent price action in natural gas. In our July 31, 2005 commentary, we attempted to raise our readers' awareness on…
A History of Autumn Stock Market Declines
The Dow Industrials have declined sharply every Autumn for the past eight years in a row, from 1997 through 2004, and it is setting up to do so again in…
Real Bills vs. Rothbard's 100% Gold System
In two recent articles, Fool's Gold and Real Bills, Phony Wealth, Sean Corrigan and Robert Blumen of the Mises Institute have put forth attempted rebuttals to Antal Fekete's work on…
Economics and Politics
The connection between economics and politics is clearly visible. Economic production sustains human life which, for most people, is the most important concern in life. The prestige of democratic government,…
Technical Market Report
September is widely understood to be the worst month of the year and by some measures it has been. Measured by the OTC, September is the only month that has…
Just the Facts, Again
What a tragic and disturbing week. As for stocks, the Dow gained 0.5%, and the S&P500 rose 1.0%. The Transports slipped 0.4%, while the Utilities surged 2.6%. The Morgan Stanley…
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