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China, ETFs, and Central Banks Supporting Gold Price and Demand

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 10:41 am

The World Gold Council has released its first quarter report on global gold demand.  Some of the report may be as most expected, but the report also contains some interesting ...
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No Greek Resolution, Banks May Be Battered

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:21 am

The situation in Greece will almost certainly drag on for another month. A caretaker government is about to take over ahead of June elections. Greece may say it cannot make ...
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Japan GDP Up 4.1%

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:19 am

Japan's surprisingly sharp rebound in GDP shows how resilient its economy can be despite years of growth which has been hobbled by a sort of stagflation, and more recently, the ...
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Petrobras Rising on Exports

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 11:46 am

Brazil’s state-controlled energy giant Petroleo Brazileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), better known as Petrobras, had its best quarter in nearly two years in the first quarter of 2012. The company’s improved ...
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ECB ‘Actions’ & Threat Of Run On The Banks (NBG, GREK, CCH, IRE, STD, BBVA)

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 11:43 am

The European Central Bank is said to be freezing assets or considering freezing assets or halting monetary policy operations to some banks in Greece as the Greeks consider an exit ...
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Greece Still Pressures Global Markets

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 6:23 am

It appears more and more likely that concerns about the future of Greece will depress equity markets worldwide. Politicians in the country have not been able to set a coalition ...
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Can Greek Banks Survive A Euro Exit? Which PIIGS Are Next?

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 4:01 pm

The Europeans need to make a decision soon.  It is time to deal with Greece, then the markets can decide how they will deal with the Greek banking system.  The ...
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Gold & Silver Woes Remain As Relevance is Under Attack

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 11:43 am

Gold remains under pressure on Tuesday, albeit at a far lower rate of pressure with a drop of only $0.37 to $1,554.19.  Gold was at $1,580 just yesterday morning overseas ...
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Papua New Guinea LNG Project Threatened

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 6:32 am

Canada-based exploration & production company InterOil Corp. (NYSE: IOC) said yesterday that it believes the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is preparing to cancel the agreement under which the ...
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Markets Jump for Joy as German GDP Rises

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 6:26 am

Most stock markets around the world moved higher as the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) said gross domestic product in Germany rose 0.5% in the first quarter from the last quarter of ...
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German GDP Up in Q1, France Flat

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 3:39 am

The Federal Statistics Office of Germany said that GDP there rose 0.5% compared to the final quarter of 2011, a rate that was unexpectedly strong. Given the recessionary state of ...
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Moody’s Downgrades Italy’s Banks, More Downgrades To Follow

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm

Moody's is taking aim at the PIIGS all over again.  This time the company is firing off at the Italian banks rather than the Spanish, Portuguese, or the Greek banks.  ...
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The Domino Theory in Europe

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 6:16 am

One reason the United States remained active in the politics and war in Southeast Asia in the 1960s was the so-called domino theory: if one nation in the region fell ...
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Greek Talks Break Down

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 6:08 am

Coalition talks in Greece have broken down and are not likely to be re-started. This means new elections is almost inevitable. This will delay the ability of the EU and ...
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IEA Oil Market Data: Demand, Supply Rise

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 7:37 am

The International Energy Agency this morning released its April report on the global oil market. The short version of the story is that global consumption of oil is expected to ...
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