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posted by Nica 304 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 304 days ago

One of our many loyal readers sent me a brief comment the other day (his longer comments are usually very entertaining.) He said, regarding Secretary of State Hillary Clinton being over in China to quell their worst fears of a US default

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Stanley is right! Let them default while we eat cake!

posted by Nica 305 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily

Envoy Hillary was launched on Asian markets yesterday to calm fears about Treasury bond default because her boss doesn't want to stop spending like a drunken sailor. Spending is power, thus why we get all the obfuscation, double-dealing, and outr

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QE is like ... a Helicopter baby, baby ... I wanna ride.

posted by Nica 316 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 316 days ago

Sorry, but the last two days of rising QE3 potential and consequent price action just made me think of a rollercoaster. And from there I found myself singing the Red Hot Chili Peppers' version of 'Love Rollercoaster.'

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More nanny-state happy juice? Seriously, Ben?

posted by Nica 317 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 317 days ago

The fact of the matter is because the majority of people look to the government as their surrogate mommy and daddy (which explains the dismal political class we are stuck with as nearly half the US population is on some form of welfare)

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Silver is not quite as precious as gold or Jimmy Rogers' bow

posted by Nica 318 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 318 days ago

Mr. Rogers makes commodities sound so easy. Even when he’s not wearing his bow-tie, Jimmy Rogers has it nailed – commodities are in a secular bull market.

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Can’t we all just get along?

posted by Nica 319 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 319 days ago

I read with interest Mr. George Soros’ plan B for Europe, as succinctly laid out in and editorial the Financial Times this morning. In case the EU leaders didn’t know it, Mr. Soros is here to let them know it’s time for the eurozone to be “ringfe

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If China Saves Europe, then Who Saves China?

posted by Nica 332 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 332 days ago

China's real debt level appears to me much larger than anyone seems to know -- even the Chinese. This kind of thing happens when you provide stimulus to your economy ranging from 50% to 75% of your entire GDP and allow your banking system to crea

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Silver to test 200-day moving average? At least?

posted by Nica 334 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 334 days ago

Continuing along the theme of declining liquidity hitting the metals markets, I share with you a chart of silver I sent to Members of our Options Predator service last week:

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China and Europe: Overwhelmed.

posted by Nica 341 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 341 days ago

It looks as though Europe will be somewhat relieved after this week. Crude oil prices have fallen about 8 percent in one week's time. The high prices contributed to an April trade deficit in the eurozone as the value of imports outpaced exports.

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Smokin' ... Or Smoke & Mirrors?

posted by Nica 352 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 352 days ago

U.S. crude oil stocks showed a sharp, larger-than-expected decline last week as imports fell, while gasoline stocks posted a surprise drop, weekly data released on Tuesday by the American Petroleum Institute showed.

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Aussie: If it is the key risk asset currency, it may be in t

posted by Nica 352 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 352 days ago

I think we need only look at one chart to understand the vulnerability of risk assets fully-priced for future growth; it is the global purchasing managers' index and it shows all the major countries turning over that the same time.

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Perception is Reality?

posted by Nica 359 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily

In Philosophy, Reality is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or may be thought to be.[1] In a wider definition, reality includes everything that is and has been, whether or not it is observable or comprehen

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