Commodities and commodities-stock speculators have had quite a rough-and-tumble last full month of summer. In a season where the markets typically hold traders in a mire of malaise, various extraneous events have awoken the volatility beast making for an exciting August. With general stocks ret ...

Contrarian precious-metals enthusiasts find themselves in a difficult position today psychologically. On one hand, global precious-metals fundamentals remain incredibly bullish with demand growth far outpacing supply growth. But on the other hand, what if the precious metals are sucked into the bl ...

In the Olympics when the second-place finisher of an event steps up to the podium to receive his silver medal, it is always overshadowed by the champion of the event, the elite top finisher, the gold medalist. In the precious metals realm this analogy holds all too true for the exposure, attention ...

Much has been said and written about all the chaos that buffeted the financial markets several weeks ago in response to the selloff in the parabolic Chinese stock markets. The mini-panic’s impact on the US stock markets and commodities in general has been analyzed from countless perspectives. Si ...

Article originally submitted to subscribers on 4th March 2007… How deep is the Rot? That’s the questions the markets are asking right now. How serious a Credit Problem lies ahead? It’s uncanny how sentiment overrides all. Debt creation has been on an absolute tear. Mortgage debt, Pri ...