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There are a lot of forces impacting the gold market, yet prices are barely moving. Demand is soaring, but prices are dropping. What gives?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It is an interesting time for gold investors. On one hand, gold prices should be soaring as investors flee to the precious metal for security. On [...]
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“The Bush administration is currently disputing the International Monetary Fund’s claim that increased production of biofuels, namely ethanol, is the biggest factor in rising food prices.” — Jason Simpkins
by Jason Simpkins, Money Morning
Baltimore — (TFN): U.S. consumer prices rose less than forecast in the month of April, assuaging some inflation fears, but food prices experienced [...]
“You’re seeing a price revolution unfold before your very eyes.” — Ed Bugos
by Ed Bugos
Baltimore – (TFN): The economy doesn’t know what to do with itself. The Fed has made it all but certain that inflation will be a problem. Prices are rising and everything has become [...]
“By understating the true rate of inflation, the government saves an enormous amount of money because so many programs’ benefits escalate with the CPI. These expenditures include social security benefits for approximately 48 million people.” — Peter Schiff
by Peter Schiff, Europacific Capital
Baltimore — (TFN): The price increases that consumers face at [...]