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Thanksgiving Dinner 2009: Over the Past Year, Turkey Outperformed Gold
Ironman at Political Calculations submits: The American Farm Bureau Federation has their own Thanksgiving tradition each year: the advocacy group informally prices out the cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, adding up the cost of the turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries,...
Tags: US Market, Retail, Materials & Industrials, Gold & Precious Metals, Ironman at Political Calculations, Gladstone Plc.
External links 2009-11-25
Gold's Divergence Between the Paper and Physical Markets
Tim Iacono submits: As regular readers probably know, Kevin Depew of Minyanville was taken to task here the other day for parroting all the other talking heads on TV who apparently don't know enough about how commodity markets work that they jump to the conclusion that a 20 percent...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2008-08-17
The Bedrock Case for the Return of the Gold Bull
Earlier this week we talked about why gold got crushed. In response to that piece, some of you felt the Russia-Georgia conflict was more of a “post-mortem” than a true explanation. Taipan Daily reader Luis from Mexico writes, “I would appreciate a more technical view of gold's valuation, since...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-08-17
Questioning the Current Outlook for Gold, the Dollar and U.S. Markets
David Ferreira submits: Gold has been slam-dunked, oil is on its way down, the USD is rebounding and the rally in commodities is over - So what happened? by David Ferreira
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, CurrencyShares Euro Trust, Streettracks Gold Trust, United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-08-17
Give Gold Less Attention
Bill Cara submits: The gold bugs are in disarray. I feel for them. Truly. They have it right for the long-term; but we are not buy-and-hold investors; we are traders. We cannot take -25% losses and more and stay in the game. It’s a tough game, and job #1...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-08-17
Gold and the Dollar: Putting the Relative Cart Before the Relative Horse
Otto Rock submits: I'm not a goldbug. Way back on April 16th I wrote as part of this post, "Give me a fundamentally sound reason to buy the dollar, and I will." I don't belong to the world of kneejerk hatred of fiat currencies, conspiracy theories and suchlike. For...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-08-18
Support for Crude at $111?
Timothy Charles submits: Wednesday was an interesting day in the crude pits. First, the market opened substantially higher and crude moved straight up till the 9mm build of crude was announced by the DOE at 10:35am. Then it proceeded to have a $4 reversal over the course of the morning...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Energy, Chevron Corp., Streettracks Gold Trust, United States Oil Fund LP, Exxon Mobil Corp.
External links 2008-08-21
The Disconnect Between Supply and Demand in Gold and Silver Markets, Part II
James Conrad submits: I owe thanks to the folks who commented on my previous article The Disconnect Between Supply and Demand in Gold and Silver Markets, and gave me a lot of new ideas to research.  The input has stimulated more precise calculations.  I am compelled to write a follow...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2008-08-25
Decoupling Of Physical Gold And Paper Gold Prices
Joey Keasberry submits: Earlier this month I drove down to Brussels, Belgium, to buy some Krugerrands. I could have bought them in my home country, The Netherlands, but I found the premiums at local dealers to be outrageous. In Brussels, I found a dealer that only asked a couple...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, ETF, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-09-01
U.S. Dollar Supported by Fundamental Conditions, but Technically Overbought
J Clinton Hill submits: Fundamental factors influencing the dollar are the global economy, geopolitical risks, and natural disasters. Global economic weakness reduces oil demand and energy prices, which buoys the dollar. Hurricane Gustav so far has spared Gulf Coast residents and refiners the worst possible outcome...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-09-02
Negative Real Rates of Return Should Force Investors into Precious Metals
Jason Tillberg submits: We learned in August that the CPI for July of 2008 was up 5.6% over a year ago. The annual inflation rate for the 3 months prior respectively was 5.02%, 4.18% and 3.94%. As I write this on September 2nd, 2008, the rates of return you...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2008-09-03
Stronger Dollar Pushes Down Oil and Gold?
Tim Iacono submits: Time and again you hear things like, "In commodity markets today, a stronger dollar pushed oil and gold lower...", and everyone seems to accept that relationship as if it were somehow a law of nature. As if it were causation rather than correlation.But does it make...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Energy, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-09-07
Monday, September 8: Week in Review
Jonathan Cavuoto submits: Oil and precious metals continued their lock-step minuet, possibly a new trading quirk until bolder commitments are made. Summarily, gold closed at $802.80 an ounce last week, down $32.40, or 4%, for the week. Look for resistance at $809 and support at $794. Silver closed at $12.33, down $1.38,...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2008-09-08
Six Situations to Monitor for the Remainder of 2008
Michael J. Kosares submits: "The next Fourth Turning is due to begin shortly after the new millennium, midway through the Oh-Oh decade. Around the year 2005, a sudden spark will catalyze a Crisis mood. Remnants of the old social order will disintegrate. Political and economic trust will implode. Real hardship...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, China, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-09-09
Stagflation or Deflation?
James Conrad submits: Those who bought shares in GLD, SLV, as well as interests in other inflation hedge investments, have been confused by recent reports which predict so-called “deflation”. Some claim that the world is “deleveraging” and this will cause the dollar to rise in relation to other...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-09-09
Look Out Below
IndexUniverse submits: By Jim Wiandt I'm looking at markets this morning getting that sick feeling you get right at the top of a big hill on a roller coaster. by Index Universe
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-09-15
The Law of Supply and Demand Is Dead for Gold and Silver
I’m going to preface this article by warning you that this is one of the longest and most important articles I have scripted in many months. During the recent gold and silver correction that began on July 14, 2008 and which perfectly coincided with the miraculous surge higher in the...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2008-09-15
A Flight to Safety, But What's Safe Now?
Mike Steinhardt submits: Most people say “flight to safety.”  I just don’t think Treasuries are the definition of “safety.”  Some people say “flight to quality.”  I just don’t think Treasuries are the definition of “quality” when they represent the financial condition of this country with its deteriorating tax base,...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-09-17
Stock Prices Could Move 'Faster Than the Speed of Light'
Macro Man submits: Although Macro Boy the Elder is only six years old, he knows that nothing other than certain properties of subatomic particles moves faster than the speed of light. Nothing, that is, except financial market sentiment and pricing, which is changing at literally unbelievable speed. News...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, CurrencyShares Euro Trust, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-09-18
Higher Bills for the U.S. Means Higher Gold Prices
Tim Iacono submits: One question being raised in recent days regarding the Treasury Department's plan to save the world, but one that has received far too little attention in the media due to the stark choices that are now apparently on the table is, "Who will pay for this...
Tags: US Market, Gold & Precious Metals, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2008-09-22
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