Archive for: sovereign debt

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), Goldcorp (NYSE:GG), Barrick (NYSE:ABX) Down on Otherwise Good Gold Day

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) and Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) all finished down on Friday, as the news on lack of job creation in the private sector...

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Budget Cuts Are Sweeping Europe

Budget Cuts Are Sweeping Europe

Filed under: International Markets , Economic Data , Politics , Financial Crisis , Currency It seems that Europe is racing to make budget cuts to bring down deficits....

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Gold Prices Soar Today on EU Bank Loan Loss Fears

Gold prices took off early in the day as reports from the European Central Bank said the banks in the region could experience another round of loan losses, this...

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It’s not just Europe

It’s not just Europe

I see many financial commentators bravely trying to explain recent ups and downs in asset and commodity prices in terms of news coming out of Europe. But a Eurocentric...

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Gold Moves Higher on Euro Outlook

Gold Moves Higher on Euro Outlook

Filed under: International Markets , Market Matters , Commodities , Financial Crisis After a brief sell off, buyers are returning to the gold market. Spot gold...

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I’m expecting a higher close in both cattle and hogs today!

LEAN HOGS Good morning. Lean hog futures closed lower across the board yesterday but, overall, lean hogs performed well given the negative input from the outside...

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Today’s Gold Prices Flirt with $1,200

Almost everything happening in the world today lends itself to gold continuing to rise, and even when traders and speculators enter the market (or leave it) like...

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Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ): Safe Haven Asset Class?

Filed under: Newsletters , ETF Investing , Commodities , Stocks to Buy “The fallout from plunging oil prices and Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has...

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Germany’s Short-Selling Ban Lacks the Political Muscle to Go Global

Hoping to win more public and political support for its involvement in the bailout of Greece, Germany has banned the naked short-selling of European sovereign debt...

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Teck Resources (TSE:TCK-B) Gains Back Much of Yesterday’s Losses

Teck Resources (NYSE:TCK) (TSE:TCK-B) has gained back about two thirds of yesterday’s 6 percent loss, as growing concerns over how China’s battle with...

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Today’s Gold Prices Bouncing Around

Gold prices have been swinging wildly today, as traders seem to be having some influence there, and the seemingly endless news concerning the EU sovereign debt crisis...

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Debt to Break the Back of the Welfare State

Monday was the day the world’s capital markets turned into a giant fiat money casino. Consider yourself warned. You can trade your way to profits this in this...

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