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Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 12:43 pm

In what appears to be a counterintuitive move, CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today raised its margin requirements for copper futures contracts. The requirement rose by 15%, from $6,750 to $7,763 ...
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Against the Grain: Early Morning Movers (EK, YHOO, NFLX, FMCN, NEM, NAK, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 10:36 am

The markets opened in the red this morning but have recovered after the ISM Manufacturing data favored very low growth rather than recession.  There were a number of stocks getting a ...
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The Bursting Gold & Silver Bubble… Both Became The Devil’s Metal (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, TIF)

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 3:59 pm

On the way up, you heard many $2,000 gold targets.  On the way down, the dooms-day crowd not only gets bold but they come out of the woodwork.  Monday marked ...
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In Shaky Times, Precious Metals Funds That Thrive (GLD, GDX, SLV, USERX, KGC, OCMGX, GG, FSAGX, ABX, NCM, GOLDX, GOLD)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 8:10 am

Owning gold or silver has been tricky up until recent years.  It has also been a wild ride. Now with the flourishing ETFs, investors can buy the most liquid gold ...
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Gold Miners Outshine Copper Miners (RIO, BHP, VALE, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, AUY, SLW, GLD, GDX, SLV, SIL)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

At yesterday's meeting for investors, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) offered a subdued forecast for the iron ore and copper markets going forward. There was some upbeat talk about new ...
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Running Out of Room to Store Gold Supplies (BCS, DB, JPM, BCO, GLD, IAU, HBC)

Posted: September 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm

Demand for gold as a safe haven has driven demand for more places to store that gold. And it's getting harder more difficult to find that storage, resulting in a ...
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Currency Intervention’s Impact on the Price of Gold (GLD, IAU, FXF, ERO, DRR)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 11:01 am

Currency traders really don't like governments to intervene in the global currency market. Such moves tilt the playing field in unexpected ways that can cause traders to unwind positions that ...
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Comex Raises Margin on Gold Again (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 9:08 am

Just two weeks after raising margin requirements on its 100-ounce gold contract, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) has bumped the requirement again by 27%. It now costs a non-commercial (speculative) ...
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Today’s Top Market Rumors (8/25/11) RIM & Android, Sprint iPhone, NYSE Merger (RIMM, GOOG, MSFT, S, AAPL, ERF, BA, DAL, BAC, JPM, NYX, GLD)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 8:58 am

Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) can use all the help it can get, and there is a rumor that the new Blackberry smartphones will run Android apps from Google ...
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Media Digest (8/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 23, 2011 at 6:20 am

Federal officials may consider cuts in food stamp programs that serve 46 million people. (Reuters) Housing prices probably continued to fall in July. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) and Ford (NYSE: ...
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The Strongest Big Gold Stocks (GLD, GDX, GG, NEM, AUY, RGLD)

Posted: August 22, 2011 at 4:46 pm

You have already seen how gold has gone through the roof almost daily to higher highs.  The world of print money is dying compared to the hard asset of gold.  ...
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Rising Gold Demand Is Not Just Speculators (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, TIF)

Posted: August 18, 2011 at 11:15 am

The World Gold Council has shown that demand from Asia remains high for gold.  High prices be damned!  This was reinforced in the second quarter where total global gold demand ...
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John Paulson’s Big Stock Changes (BAC, C, AEM, AU, COF, GFI, GRFS, JPM, LIFE, NYX, RAH, THC, WFC, GLD, NWSA)

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 6:08 pm

Billionaire and hedge fund manager John Paulson of Paulson & Co. and of Paulson Management is a widely followed equity hedge fund manager for whale watchers.  He has made ...
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Risk On, Gold and Silver Off — A Little (GLD, IAU, SLV, SIVR, NEM, GG, ABX, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, DBS)

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Following an end-of-week rally last week, the DJIA has picked up where it left off and is up about 100 points just before noon today. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 ...
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Why Higher Gold Margins Do Not Matter to Gold Prices (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 11:14 am

Less than two months ago, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) lowered margins on its 100-ounce Comex gold contracts in what the company said was part of its "normal review of ...
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