How to leverage gold and silver without any borrowings « Peter J. Cooper’s...

" In any rising market for precious metals, and with inflation and dollar devaluation inevitable as part of the bail-out of the American financial crisis I do not see how we can be about to experience anything else, there have to be some associated asset classes that do...

Australia A to meet India A in final

"Australia A secured a place in the A Team Triangular Series final after allrounder Cameron White triggered a New Zealand A collapse that left his side needing 145 runs in 50 overs. Australia did the needful in 24.5; David Hussey hurrying matters with a 56-ball 78. New...

Gold and silver should end this week higher « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" It is perfectly possible that we will see more wild gyrations in precious metal prices, and even a return to $1,000 an ounce gold. Silver will follow in gold’s wake and show its usual gearing ratio to the yellow metal, which should make it the better performer. "

Historic $100 bounce in the gold price, gold as money « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

"What are we to make of the more than $100 gains in the gold price within the past 24 hours? It is certainly a historic day with the biggest movements in precious metals ever seen. But as US President Ronald Regan once commented: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet!’"

Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes

Gov. Sarah Palin proves to be good to her friends and unforgiving to her enemies."Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes Heath Family, via Associated Press The Wasilla City Council, with Sarah Palin, the future governor and vice-presidential nominee, at the...

Answering the gold (and silver) price conundrum « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"I am absolutely convinced that the answer to the gold and silver price conundrum is that the market this week is seeing liquidation of commodities by funds that urgently need cash for other reasons, such as margin calls, which is being balanced by physical buying of gold and...

Now buy gold and silver to profit from the Wall Street crash! « Peter J. Coo...

" Gold has fallen in value over the past couple of months while the dollar rallied in value. That rally is now over, and the dollar will fall sharply. This will bring gold and silver prices back to their earlier levels, and on to new all-time highs. "

This just has to be a great week for gold and silver! « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

"It looks like the financial crisis will claim its first big victim this week in the shape of Lehman Brothers, unless ‘a miracle occurs’ in the words of one observer. Meanwhile, shares in Merrill Lynch plunged 50 per cent last week on fears over its viability; American...

Emaar buyback not the only reason to buy the DFM « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" So my point would simply be that UAE stock market investors have overdone their pessimism over the summer – just as they did last year – and as Ramadan concludes the market is likely to resume its rally....

Gold will shine after dark times « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" We are expecting the price to rally again in the short to medium term, although a new record is not thought likely. Gold’s recent slide is down to such factors as the general drop in commodity prices - in particular oil - and the recovery in the US dollar."

Maximum panic is the best time to buy gold and silver! « Peter J. Cooper’s...

" So a stock market crash is on the horizon. I think that is what keeps Mr Paulson awake at night: the prospect of a systemic meltdown of asset values. It has happened before. But not since the 1929 at a time when the banking system was so weak. "

An Indigenous Perspective on Palin, Oil and Alaska

Today I came across a letter written by an indigenous Alaskan man, Evon Peter, former Chief of the Neetsaii Gwich’in tribe, in which he discusses Governor Sarah Palin's role in managing native and environmental...

Inflation will follow Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bail out « Peter J. Cooper...

" Yet we should all be relieved at one level: the US has chosen to go down the path of 1970s style inflation, rather than 1930s style deflation. The alternative route of letting banks fail produced the Great Depression of the 1930s and nobody wants to make that mistake again."

Why the UAE has the best economic outlook « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"The UAE bourses have also weakened but the local economic outlook remains strong, and given the terrible prospects elsewhere, the Emirates probably has the best economic prospects in the world for at least the next few years. "

No rush to buy UK real estate for Arabian buyers « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Remarks last weekend by the British finance minister Alastair Darling that the economy was in its worst state for 60 years, sent the pound sterling into free fall this week. House prices are also down by more than 10 per cent over the past year, and open to offers lower than...

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