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Nov 16th, 2009 |
By James Stafford |
Category: Financial News, Submissions
Are you sold on gold? The precious metal outperformed every major equity index in the world in 2008. The question is, can gold—and other precious metals—keep on flying? Or would buying today be buying high and selling low?
Precious metals have always been intriguing to investors because they tend to hold their value. In times of geopolitical crisis or currency devaluation, for example, the value of paper money might fluctuate, but a hard asset will always be worth something. As a result, historically, precious metals have been considered a “safe haven” in times of economic and financial instability.
That brings us to why gold is on a tear today. It declined in 2008 and early 2009 as panicked investors rushed into cash…
Tags: Amou, Commodity Supply, Currency Devaluation, Equity Index, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Financial Instability, Financial Markets, Gold Investors, Gold Metals, Gold Prices, Gold Supplies, Lack Of Confidence, Paper Money, Precious Metal, precious metals, Principal Factors, Safe Haven, Sidelines, Supply And Demand
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Sep 4th, 2009 |
By Ian Mathias |
Category: Financial News, Politics & Economics
China walks the walk… red nation agrees to major shift away from dollar reserves… Gold soars… Frank Holmes with a historic reason gold should keep rising… You know Peak Oil, but Peak Stimulus? Chris Mayer offers a compelling chart on government intervention… Dark data: Service sector, retail, jobs all disappoint, plus a shocking stat on student debt…
Tags: Addison Wiggin, Chinese Government, Dollar Index, Global Currency, Ian Mathias, peak oil, Retail Jobs, Safe Haven, Service Sector, Student Debt
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Sep 1st, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading
The yen and dollar rose on Tuesday as fears of further U.S. bank failures overshadowed unexpectedly strong U.S. manufacturing data, boosting the two currencies’ safe-haven appeal.
Tags: Bank Failures, Currency Markets, Dollar Index, Euro Zone, Safe Haven, Stock Indexes, Swiss Franc
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Jul 22nd, 2009 |
By Ian Mathias |
Category: Financial News
CIT dodges bullet, others report super-sized earnings… are banks really on the mend? Greg Guenther with a safe way to play the volatile biotech sector… California finally plugs its budget gap… with taxes, debt and accounting fraud… Chris Mayer on a rising dilemma for miners of the world… Plus, even the dead can’t dodge the recession… backyard burials booming…
Tags: Addison Wiggin, Bailout, Biotech Sector, Budget Crisis, California debt, Cit Group, Ian Mathias, recession, Safe Haven
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Jul 9th, 2009 |
By Chuck Butler |
Category: Financial News
Currencies rebound… G-8 has no fireworks… Aussie / China and coal… Entitlements… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!
Tags: Asian Investors, aussie dollar, Australian Coal, china, Chuck Butler, commodities, currencies, Raw Materials, Reserve Currency, Risk Aversion, Safe Haven
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Jul 7th, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading
The yen rose today as uncertainty about the global economic outlook and forthcoming U.S. corporate earnings increased the safe-haven appeal of the Japanese currency.
Tags: Australian Dollar, Bank Of Australia, dollar, Japanese Currency, Risk Aversion, Safe Haven, yen
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Jun 29th, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading
The dollar was slightly higher on Monday, supported as investors shied away from taking new positions before key U.S. jobs data due this week, while gains were kept in check as rising stocks stoked slight demand for risk.
Tags: Currency Movements, Dollar Index, ECB, Safe Haven, Stock Futures, Stock Markets, Stock Prices, Ubs, yen
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May 28th, 2009 |
By Chuck Butler |
Category: Financial News
Dollar rallies on N. Korea warning… Emerging Markets decouple… A debt upgrade for New Zealand… Swiss francs rise despite SNB warnings… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!
Tags: Chuck Butler, commodities, Crude Oil Trading, currencies, dollar rally, Emerging Markets, euro, Russian ruble, Safe Haven, Swiss Francs
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May 15th, 2009 |
By Contrarian Profits |
Category: Financial News
U.S. stocks and oil prices turned south on Friday as investors questioned recent rallies in the face of economic data that still shows a mixed picture of when economies will rise from a deep global recession.
Tags: Core Inflation, Dow Jones, European Shares, Gdp Estimates, Global Demand, Global Recession, Precious Metal, Safe Haven, SPX
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Mar 30th, 2009 |
By Chris Gaffney |
Category: Financial News
Bad news for car makers rallies the US$… Yen comes back strong… Singapore to devalue?… German Chancellor Merkel gives warning… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!
Tags: Chris Gaffney, Currency Markets, Geithner, Japanese Yen, Safe Haven, unemployment rates, US auto, Us Consumer Confidence, US dollar
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