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Are Gold and US Treasuries in Conflict?
Are Gold and US Treasuries in Conflict?
As a number of observers are watch both Gold and Treasuries go higher in price, they’re concluding that one of these asset classes must be wrong. I can certainly understand that view. Over the past year, I have written several times that the 27 year bull market in US Treasuries mostly ...
Gold Jumps to Record as Inflation Outlook Fuels Investor Demand
Gold Jumps to Record as Inflation Outlook Fuels Investor Demand
bloomberg.com — By Pham-Duy Nguyen, Nicholas Larkin and Kim Kyoungwha Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Gold rose to a record... on speculation that currencies will depreciate, spurring inflation and boosting the appeal of the precious metal for investors seeking to preserve their ... (more) Gold Jumps to Record as Inflation Outlook Fuels Investor ...
Gold price reaches record high
ft.com — Published: October 6 2009 11:59 | Last updated: October 6 2009 14:49 Gold prices hit a new... record above $1,036 an ounce on Tuesday as the dollar lost ground following reports that the US currency’s critical role in global oil trading was coming under ... (more) Gold price reaches record high
Gold Is Still a Lousy Investment
online.wsj.com — DAVE KANSAS Gold, like other commodities, is a notoriously volatile and fickle investment. It has enjoyed periods... of very high interest from investors, followed by long bouts of absolute indifference. Today, it is having one of the former, shining ... (more) Gold Is Still a Lousy Investment
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Further reading
FT Alphaville — ... Further reading Posted by Gwen Robinson on Oct 09 08:33. Elsewhere on Friday, - The real reason why capitalism is so crash prone . - Who really controls Tim Geithner? - The City’s cocaine survivors. - The unhappy 30-yr  Treasury auction. - Mustachioed men make more money . - Consumer credit on the decline . -  The returns of Sepetember. - Twenty-five percent of US jobs are offshorable. -  Are gold and US Treasuries in conflict ? - Further, further reading . This entry was posted by Gwen Robinson on ...

Nobel Peace Prize Links
VIX and More — Once again favoring material that focuses on the VIX and volatility, options, market sentiment, and ETFs, here are some of the posts from around the blogosphere (loosely defined) during the past few days that have given me something to ponder: Are Gold and US Treasuries in Conflict? (Gregor MacDonald) Gold Volatility Popping Again (Wayne, Sigma Options) Bernie Schaeffer – Overbought VXO (Nick Perry, Schaeffer’s Investment Research) Corey’s Interview with Larry Connors – Part 1 ...

Friday links: money moves
Abnormal Returns — ... “My current view is that Gold and US Treasuries are both partaking of the same surge in liquidity, now washing over most asset classes.”  (Gregor Macdonald) ...

Features of the Week
Finance Trends Matter — ... for global equity markets - Bloomberg. 2. Hedge fund managers are cautious on market rally while real economy is shrinking; see liquidity driven market - FinAlternatives. 3. David Rosenburg fumes over the bear market rally - FT Alphaville. 4. The rise and fall and rise of US cities (interactive graphic) - Infectious Greed. 5. In depth interviews with Jim Chanos - Marketfolly. 6. Are gold and US Treasuries in conflict? - Gregor.us. 7. Don't miss MacroTwits discussion ...

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