"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •292 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 966.90 | -10.10 | -1.03% |
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WTI Crude •12 mins | 63.37 | -1.31 | -2.03% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 2.075 | -0.024 | -1.16% |
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Ethanol •292 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •292 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 292 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 292 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 66.56 | -1.40 | -2.06% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.043 | -0.202 | -6.22% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.118 | -0.035 | -1.61% |
Markets
An Update on Brand Name Watching
We first discussed the importance of "Brand Name Watching" during a cyclical bull market in our April 24, 2005 commentary - stating that "In a healthy, cyclical bull market, the…
Seasonal Adjustments to Jobless Claims
Today we have more nonsense on seasonal adjustments coming from the labor department. First-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose by 7,000 to 319,000 last week, the Labor Department said…
Connecting The Dots
Frankly, I am surprised that the stock market didn't fall even more today's after the surge in oil. The bulls want you to believe that the market's ability to largely…
Terror Attacks, FX Markets and Payrolls
The dollar is off its lows following today's bomb blasts in London, which are reported to have resulted in the death of 45 people and about 1000 injured. Currency market…
Is the Economy Accelerating?
Throughout the first half of the year, the economic data has been ambiguous. Growth in the manufacturing sector has moderated from the rapid growth in 2004. Consumer spending showed signs…
Jobs are Moving Abroad
In the United States, offshoring - the business practice of moving operations overseas, usually to less developed countries with lower labor costs in Asia - has become a major political…
Federal Deficit Reality: An Update
From time to time, the U.S. financial markets manifest some concern about the nation's twin deficits -- the federal budget and the current account shortfalls. These episodes have been short-lived,…
Are Gold and Silver Manipulated? (Part 2)
In my previous commentary we examined some basic assumptions about manipulation in the precious metal markets. Since writing the first installment of this article a number of worthwhile responses have…
King Copper and Steel
It's tough to call tops but if the world economy is slowing and US housing stumbles (I think both are happening), barring one last blowoff I am inclined to think…
BondWorks
Well, believe it or not, we are through with the first half of 2005. Markets in general have not been kind, with the major US equity indexes all in the…
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