Filed under: Major Movement , Competitive Strategy , Barrick Gold (ABX) , Commodities , Federal Reserve Back in the late 1970s, the Hunt brothers from Texas tried to corner the silver market . That drove prices to $48 an ounce. Now, 31 years later, silver is shooting higher again. The March silver futures contract closed at $32.296 per ounce , up 72 cents. Since gold is expensive, investors are turning to silver to hedge against inflation. Many fear that the Federal Reserve will not be able to control the spike in commodity prices. The Fed is buying $600 billion of treasuries and keeping interest rates near zero. Continue reading Silver Near a 31-Year High Silver Near a 31-Year High originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Archive for July, 2010
SILA, Gold American Mining Corp. Precious Bullion Stock – Saturday …
Gold American Mining Corp. (SILA.OB) is a development stage company and is focusing on acquisitions of profitable mineral reserves and precious metal.
“Our Climate†iPhone app is rising fast, plus new link widget

I am delighted to report that “Our Climate” made it to the Number 1 paid weather App position in the Canadian iTunes store (out of 570 paid weather apps)! It took only 40 hours to get there. See screen shot … Continue reading →
Weekend Reads and Audio
1. Fed’s Bullard indicates QE 2 is on the way2. China getting ready to surpass Japan as world’s second largest economy3. King World News Interview with Rick Rule (must hear interview)4. Gold Seek Radio–Jim Roger and James Turk5. Dying of Money–F…
Goldman Sachs (GS) Projects Material Weakening in July’s ISM Reports
It will be interesting to see if Goldman Sachs nails this one. Outside of the monthly employment reports, the ISM reports (Manufacturing and Services) have served to become the most important reports on domestic economic activity. As I’ve w…
The 10Q2 Advance GDP Release: Cautionary Notes from Revisions
The 2010Q2 advance GDP release has been covered by Jim, as well as others. [RTE/Izzo] [CEA] [FreeExchange/RA] [CR] [MA] The release was accompanied by an annual revision of data extending back to data for 2007Q1. This revision alters our understanding …
A Classroom Without Walls
Last November, my wife Karen and I toured the Mediterranean with a group of friends, landing one day at the Great Pyramids at Giza. It’s not those marvels of the ancient world that I remember most vividly, however, or the majesty of the Sphinx, or the sweep of the desert beyond. It’s the camel abduction. A Classroom Without Walls originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning . The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today’s markets. Its been called “the most entertaining read of the day.”
The Volatile Fear Gauge
Welcome to the Wealth Daily Weekend Edition — our insights from the week in investing and links to our most-read Wealth Daily and sister publication articles. Ignore the economists and analysts telling us a double dip isn’t likely… They missed the last one. So why would you believe them now? Tell me, do you need any more proof that the economy is in trouble? More importantly, do know how to profit from the ensuing volatility, as all goes down the toilet, using a no-options options trade? Advertisement British Columbia’s Parliament is Cracking Down on Coal and Oil…. It may be the biggest abuse of government power since before the American Revolution. But you can turn this conspiracy into quick 171% gains… with just a few clicks of your mouse. Here’s how . Why are investors so worried? “What has been gratifying is the fact that the economy now is starting to stabilize and grow again,” Obama just told “The View.” But it’s just not true. Bernanke told us three weeks ago “We’re in a continued recovery… that just ‘won’t feel terrific’.” But that’s not true, either. And from the look of the Fed’s Beige Book, he’s beginning to understand as much: Participants generally anticipated that, in light of the severity of the economic downturn, it would take some time for the economy to converge fully to its longer-run path as characterized by sustainable rates of output growth, unemployment, and inflation consistent with participants’ interpretation of the Federal Reserve’s dual objectives; most expected the convergence process to take no more than five to six years. … Meaning they finally understand there’s no easy path to recovery… That we can’t continue to kick the can down the road and ignore growing and unsustainable debt levels… That a recovery is at least five years away. There’s even growing fear that scheduled 2011 tax increases could result in an 8.6% drop in the S&P 500, according to Barclays. And there are still indications of another dip Just what’s gutting the housing market, sending consumer confidence down the toilet and killing whatever recovery chances we had? Simple: The “recovery” was nothing more than a figment of the Fed’s imagination — a mirage of massive bailouts, stimulus programs, and dollar printing. Sure, we saw GDP growth… Big deal. The core problems that took us into the last recession are still there. They never went away. Close to 20% (real number) of America is unemployed; consumer confidence is fading. Even Bernanke has to see a crippled housing market, stuck in a depression… And an indicator with a 40-year history of calling recessions just said we’re falling into recession. Yep, the trusted Economic Cycle Research Institute weekly leading indicators fell as low as -10.5. Every time this indicator has …
Robert Fisk: Israel has crept into the EU without anyone noticing
Now mark you, I’m not comparing Israel and Hamas. Israel is the country that justifiably slaughtered more than 1,300 Palestinians in Gaza 19 months ago – more than 300 of them children – while the vicious, blood-sucking and terrorist Hamas killed 13 Israelis (three of them soldiers who actually shot each other by mistake).
The CIVETS: Windfall Wealth From the ‘New’ BRIC Economies
Forget the BRICs. There’s a brand new set of emerging market economies set to make investors windfall profits… but only if you know which ones to pick – and which to avoid completely! Read on to find out which new emerging market is worthy of your investing dollar…
Saturday Success Story – Steve, California
At MarketClub, our mission is to help you become a better trader. Our passion is creating superior trading tools to help you achieve your goals—no matter which way the markets move—we promise objective and unbiased recommendations not available from brokers. Here’s great news from a member… “I have been using MarketClub for a long time,