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Gold Correction, Courtesy of China and Weak Hands

In November, gold investors were encouraged by the Federal Reserve's openness about its intention to keep the printing presses running at full capacity. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher went so far as to say that their current interest rate stance may be appropriate until 2011.

Behind Global Warming

What does the theory of anthropogenic global warming signify? On the Web Site of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise we find a page on coping with economic sabotage. "Sabotage is a wartime concept," it says. "In simplest terms, sabotage means deliberate or underhand damage or destruction, especially carried out for military or political reasons." ...

Agriculture's Sweet Future

In December 2008, I discussed the rebound in world food stocks. Excellent weather in the second half of the 2008 growing season led to near-record yields.

2010: A Question of Follow-Through & Sustainability

We look to be heading into 2010 with one of the most dramatic rallies after a bear market in over 100 years as the S&P 500 is up more than 65% off the March lows and is up roughly 23% year-to-date. With such a dramatic rally in the stock market one would expect to see a vibrant economic recovery ahead given that the stock market acts as a discounting mechanism.

Knowing the Trend - S&P, Gold and DX

Knowledge of when to hedge or lighten your portfolio is vital knowledge for investors. With today’s market volatility it is likely the difference between a comfortable retirement or disaster. In this article I am going to start to develop the structure and use of the Long Term Trend Charts (LTTC).

The Kondratieff Cycle

The Kondratieff Cycle and other major economical cycles, and how they fit into the declining demographics in the western part of the world.

Sweet Clarity Is Gone

I happened, once again, upon an old quote from Jean-Francois Revel: "Democratic civilization is the first in history to blame itself because another power is trying to destroy it." Sadly, Revel is stating the obvious. But then, it really isn't obvious to most people. Even when you point out what is happening, they are so unfamiliar with history, and so unschooled in ideas, they have lost the thread of modernity's narrative. Possessing clarity, Revel did not lose this thread

Gold and Newton’s First Law of Motion

Since the start of the decade gold has been in a strong secular bull market in which it has had only one negative year (2001) while the S&P 500 has had four. Gold’s strong performance has produced a cumulative return of 311.54% for an annualized return of 15.18% per annum this decade.

Gold, a Cyclical Recipe for Disaster

Is gold cyclical? Is a bullish consensus in which 97% of gold traders are bullish justified? Will my theory of relativity work on the barbarous relic? Lets take a look.

Gold Six Grand

The current secular bull market in gold can easily take its price to six thousand US dollars.

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