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Markets

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"Fully Invested" Bears Start their Selling

Aug 13, 2004 at 00:00

I spoke to some mutual fund insiders last week. They were of the unanimous opinion that the markets were going lower. But when I queried what the mutual fund managers…

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Synthetic HUI Options 2

Aug 13, 2004 at 00:00

Most capitalists start out poor as well and work long and hard to build their fortunes, so these investors have no desire whatsoever to see criminal governments like South Africa's…

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Looking Behind Earnings Growth

Aug 12, 2004 at 00:00

By looking at earnings growth projections by industry sector it is easier to see what is driving the upward revisions for the S&P 500 earnings growth for the rest of…

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Gold - The Weekly Global Perspective

Aug 12, 2004 at 00:00

Yes, the Technicals are vital at any point and will always continue to be so, but don't ignore the fundamentals. How many out there thought that during this terribly quiet…

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Crude Oil - A View from a Different "Angle"

Aug 12, 2004 at 00:00

We are fascinated with commodity charts drawn with "real" prices. Without getting into the debate as to the reliability of "government" statistics on inflation, we have drawn inflation adjusted charts…

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Why Hold Gold Stocks At All?

Aug 11, 2004 at 00:00

Our view that the US$ will trend higher over the next several months and, as a consequence, that gold stocks are likely to trade at lower levels at some point…

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Record Oil: Bullish for Gold

Aug 11, 2004 at 00:00

But deflation pressures also persist. The bubble never really deflated as it normally would. All that money has kept things rolling and the bubble has shifted from stocks to real…

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Is Oil Running Out of Gas?

Aug 10, 2004 at 00:00

From a supply/demand standpoint, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been rising in near linear fashion for the past several months. As commentator Don Hays recently pointed out, the inventory in…

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Market Commentary

Aug 10, 2004 at 00:00

Volatility has been vicious as thin trading conditions exacerbate the price movements. As an example, last Friday as news emerged that the US economy only produced 32,000 jobs against expectations…

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Gold Standard of the 21st Century

Aug 10, 2004 at 00:00

Overtime, prices may stabilize as paper money becomes extinct and state-sponsored inflation is no longer possible. When one precious metal's supply and demand situation changes, the free market forces will…