http://www.safehaven.com/ Safe Haven: Preservation of Capital 20 en-us http://www.safehaven.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.safehaven.com/ 120 16 Adam Hamilton <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15076.htm Five years ago this week, an obscure little ETF called StreetTracks Gold Shares was born. As the first American ETF enabling stock traders to gain direct price exposure to a physical commodity, GLD was truly revolutionary. Julian D. W. Phillips <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15080.htm Gold is higher than ever before and is still climbing. Many investors are waiting for a fall in the gold price, because they are looking at the past market shape, that has not factored in the major sea-change in the shape of demand. Prieur du Plessis <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15074.htm Despite ballooning Fed reserves to bail out banks, money supply as measured by the growth in money supply with a zero maturity (notes and coins, check accounts, savings deposits and money-market accounts collectively) continues to slow. Guy Lerner <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15075.htm I am definitely on board with the idea that longer dated Treasury yields are headed lower, and I am beginning to warm up to the idea that this could be meaningful, tradeable move. Robert Prechter <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15081.htm Perhaps the single greatest reason for the unbridled expansion of credit over the past 50 years is the existence of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, another government-sponsored enterprise created by Congress. The coming rush of bank failures... Peter Schiff <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15079.htm During President Obama's high profile visit to China this week, the most frequently discussed, yet least understood, topic was how currency valuations are affecting the economic relationship between the United States and China. Michael Pento <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15072.htm The inflation redux plan from the Fed and Washington is based on zero interest rates, massive deficits and quantitative easing, which are designed to bring down the value of the U.S. dollar and create inflation. That is the truth, despite promises from... Ashraf Laidi <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15073.htm While the dollar rebound accelerates on broadening risk aversion, the Japanese yen remains the best performer among major FX, just as was the case in the last 3 Fridays. The case for continued yen strength remains based on the currency's ... Jordan Roy-Byrne <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15078.htm In the last ten years, the financial world has experienced quite a few bubbles. Ten years ago there was the tech bubble. Then the housing bubble. And then the credit bubble. There was an Oil bubble too. With all these bubbles popping up ... Reggie Middleton <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15071.htm When I first came out with the PPD research (which I released for free as a public service, may I add), many were doubtful as the market was literally manipulated upward. I feel my blog's patrons were confusing the alleged "scam's" ... Daniel Aaronson and Lee Markowitz <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15077.htm A bubble in the Dollar was created in 1971 when the Government ended the gold standard. At that time, the Dollar lost its intrinsic value and has been in a bear market ever since. As a result, the Dollar's purchasing power has steadily eroded ... Guy Lerner <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15062.htm In this new era where fundamentals seem to matter less and less, here is an ETF that seems to fit right in with that theme. It is the SPDR KBW Regional Banking (symbol: KRE) ETF. Guy Lerner <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15069.htm The Rydex market timers are buying the dip to an extreme degree. Mike Shedlock <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15064.htm It is time to get on the phone with everyone in Washington...Congressman and Senators and demand action against the illegal Federal Reserve. Call the Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 and speak with everyone you can! Mike Shedlock <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15068.htm That list of economists is anything but unbiased. The conflict of interest is clear, loud, and undeniable. Dudley Baker <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15066.htm With the gold bull market charging firmly ahead perhaps it is time to reflect upon what is actually happening from the perspective of the junior mining sector. Gary Dorsch <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15067.htm The Swiss National Bank (SNB) usually keeps a tight rein on the Swiss M3 money supply, limiting its growth rate to a 3% annual clip ... This year, the SNB has ratcheted-up the growth rate of the M3 money supply to an 8% annualized clip ... Chris Vermeulen <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15063.htm So far this week has been generous with our commodity ETFs moving higher, other than natural gas which is clearly in a bear market. Each of the commodity ETF trading charts below is at a different stage and it will be interesting to see how ... Doug Hornig <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15065.htm Many citizens probably still cling to the old saw that public debt doesn't matter because "we owe it to ourselves." Wrong. Debt always matters. And as for whom we owe it to, it is a lot of kind (or, at least, not yet unkind) strangers. R. D. Bradshaw <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15070.htm One of the big news items these past few days is an intriguing article in the London Telegraph on Nov 11th by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on "Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out." Drudge carried it as a major story ... Prieur du Plessis <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15050.htm With the US dollar falling down a precipice, spare a thought for non-US investors invested in US stocks and bonds. Gary Tanashian <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15051.htm In 1999, the price of gold bottomed after having ridden the post-Volcker era down along with treasury yields. This was due to the sound policies the former Fed chief rammed home and the confidence that ensued. Marty Chenard <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15055.htm A Negative RSI Divergence is a condition where the underlying stock or index is moving higher, while the Relative Strength is moving lower. John Rubino <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15056.htm That, says Goyette, is the dollar's future. And with monetary chaos will come authoritarian government. He devotes a chapter to speculation about the forms of coercion to which Americans will be subjected in coming years, which is ... Mike Hewitt <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15052.htm Since 1991, central banks around the world have collectively reduced their gold holdings by some ten percent. However, it now appears that attitudes are changing. Mike Hewitt <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15060.htm The U.S. dollar has changed from being a paper certificate for a tangible asset to a fiat currency - a paper note declared legal tender. By looking at the history of American paper money one can clearly see the distinction. Adrian Ash <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15058.htm Buy it for the gold bug in your life this Christmas... John Browne <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15059.htm The U.S. economy is in uncertain times. Analysts are split between those seeing recovery and those fearing a second downturn. This confusion is being echoed in the highest levels of government as President Obama simultaneously speaks about ... Brewer Futures Group <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15053.htm The EUR USD closed lower after European Central Bank President Trichet talked up the Dollar during the overnight session. Once again it looks like the Euro is having trouble with the $1.5000 area. The high for the year at 1.5063 in October has ... Adam Brochert <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15054.htm Though I am sure the National Association of Realtors has some statistic indicating that higher real estate prices are "right around the corner" (as they have every single month since before the crash started), real estate is getting worse. OilPrice.com <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15057.htm As we all live in the present, it is very hard to fully assess the future implications of decisions supported or made by political and business leaders. An extraordinary game of geo-strategy is under way to lock in long-term agreements ... Gary Grimes <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15061.htm Please understand that this article is about more than safeguarding your money; it's about saving you headache and heartache. It's about giving you peace of mind. Guy Lerner <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15041.htm The act of selling cannot be underestimated. Selling is just as important as any other decision (i.e., buying or money management) involved in trading, but it seems to get less attention in the world of market punditry. Sol Palha <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15048.htm Right now we have an extreme development in the natural gas market; natural gas prices have dropped to a multi year low and the oil to natural gas ratio and Gold to natural gas ratio are both trading in the extreme ranges. Axel Merk <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15046.htm What may support a strong dollar is if an "exit strategy" were implemented, not merely discussed. A true exit strategy would be to shrink the Fed's balance sheet again, to get rid of all those securities and replace them with nothing. Douglas V. Gnazzo <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15043.htm The dollar has been falling relentlessly since March. Its first resistance area is at 23. If the dollar can break and hold above 23 then the other Fib retracement levels may come into play. Short term rates will be the key to the dollar's direction. Reggie Middleton <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15047.htm I see about 1,300 to 2,000 banks going under before this is all said and done. We are at around 150 now - yes, we have a loooong way to go. The bigger banks to fail have yet to do so, and the government is going to attempt to prop them up ... Reggie Middleton <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15049.htm I would love to see Bernanke's personal investment accounts, just to note how many long bonds and equities he is piling into over the last few months. Yeah, price misalignent is "not obvious", equity market is not over priced, there is no bubble. Brewer Futures Group <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15044.htm The U.S. Dollar is trading higher overnight based on oversold technical conditions. Yesterday's comments from Fed Chairman Bernanke regarding the Dollar may also be triggering a short-covering rally as well a position-lightening. Adam Brochert <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15042.htm I own some physical silver but hold much more Gold. My concern is simple. In past deflationary cycles, Gold has done well but silver not as well. Since I favor deflation over inflation for this cycle, I heavily weighted myself towards Gold ... Mark Brown <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15045.htm Gold: All told, there isn't much on this chart that a Goldbug wouldn't like to see; the trend is moving higher (as in a series of higher highs and higher lows), price is accelerating up and away from the 12-month exponential moving average (EMA) ... Paul Kasriel and Asha Bangalore <webmaster@safehaven.com> http://www.safehaven.com/article-15034.htm There is a lot of chatter that global speculators are borrowing greenbacks at bargain basement interest rates and buying higher-yielding assets denominated in foreign currencies. Some have suggested that this dollar-carry trade is creating yet another ...