Gold Model Forecasts $4380 Gold Price

By Willem Weytjens  You've probably heard it many times: "Gold is a good hedge against inflation". But IS it? That's the question we will try to answer in this article. Let's have a look at a chart: The chart above shows us the gold price (left hand scale, red line) since 1968, when the Gold Pool broke down. At that time, the gold price was no longer fixed, and was able to rise (substantially). From February 1968 to February 1980, gold rose almost 25-fold, from $35,50 per ounce to as high as $875 per ounce. From that point, gold started a multi-decade long decline towards $250 per ounce at the beginning of the 21st century....

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KOMODO : The Last Living Dinosaur On Earth

About Komodo It has been suggested that Komodo Dragons may have been originally discovered by Chinese traders as early as the 2nd century AD. The evidence of this discovery comes from a single note on a map stating “Here be dragons” around Komodo Island. Komodo Island is located at 8° 33′ 0″ S, 119° 27′ 0″ E and has a surface area of 390 km² and over 2000 inhabitants. This island is part of Indonesia's 17,508 archipelago, and the inhabitants are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed themselves with the Bugis from Sulawesi. This Island is the home of Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis),which is the...

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European Crisis May Still Result In Recession, Despite Debt Deal

By DAVID McHUGH and PAUL WISEMAN FRANKFURT, Germany — Even if Europe dodges a financial meltdown, it may not be able to avoid a recession. The deal European leaders reached last week to defuse the continent's debt crisis was thrown into turmoil Tuesday by the Greek prime minister's surprise move to call a referendum on Greece's latest rescue package. If voters reject the package, Europe could face a potentially devastating Greek default on its debt. Stock markets plunged around the world, particularly in Europe. Even if the debt agreement leads to a long-term solution to the crisis, the pact does nothing about other threats to Europe's...

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How Gold & Stocks are About to Repeat the 2010 Bottom

By Chris Vermeulen In May of 2010, immediately following the flash crash many investors started to become bearish (nervous) regarding their position in gold and equities. Once the general public became aware that the stock market could fall 10% in a matter of minutes, investors became very cautious. Suddenly protecting their capital and current positions was at the forefront of their investment process. A couple days later the market recovered most of its value, but it became clear that investors were going to sell their long positions if the market showed signs of weakness. It was this fear which pulled the market back down to the May lows...

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David Banister: Gold Heading to $2,350 Per Ounce After 4th Wave Consolidation

In my most recent few forecasts for subscribers and public articles I’ve discussed a major correction in Gold, and it dropped $208 within 3 days of that forecast several weeks ago as Gold traders will recall. Last week I wrote about further consolidation being required in what I’m seeing as a either 4th wave likely “Triangle Pattern” that will consolidate the 34 month run from $681 to $1910 into August of this year, or a 3 wave “A B C” pattern. We are right now in some form of C wave, it’s just a matter now of confirming if we are going to get a “D and E” wave to follow, or the C wave drops lower before we bottom. A Triangle pattern serves...

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Akankah perang mata uang bakal terjadi?

ZURICH. Genderang perang mata uang (currency war) sepertinya mulai ditabuh setelah bank sentral Swiss mematok nilai tukar mata uangnya untuk pertama kali sejak 1978. Negara-negara seperti Jepang, Swedia dan Norwegia kini kebakaran jenggot akibat keputusan Swiss National Bank tersebut. Kemarin (6/9), Swiss National Bank telah menetapkan batas minimum nilai tukar franc terhadap euro sebesar 1,20 franc untuk mempertahankan laju pertumbuhan ekonomi negerinya. Bank sentral Swiss ini juga siap memborong mata uang asing dengan dana tak terbatas untuk mengontrol penguatan franc. Franc memang telah menguat tajam seiring investor memburunya sebagai...

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Technical View : Japan's Stock Index Nikkei 225

Index Saham Jepang Nikkei225 Last : 9354.32 (20 Juni 2011-Jakarta Time) Dengan menggunakan Elliott Wave, secara teknis Index Saham Jepang Nikkei 225 sedang berproses dalam wave c of C. Apabila asumsi tersebut benar, maka Index Saham Jepang Nikkei225 berpeluang menguji kembali level 8227.63 (14 Maret 2011) yang merupakan level terendah pada saat tsunami Jepang pada bulan Maret tahun ini. Dan juga berpeluang menguji kembali 6994.90 (27 October 2008) yang merupakan level wave A yang juga merupakan level terendah pada saat krisis keuangan tahun 2008 (Lihat chart di bawah). Disclaimer : The information contained in this article is intended...

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What The U.S. Dollar & The Euro Mean To The S&P500

By J.W. Jones The buzz around the blogosphere and in the media is that Quantitative Easing II is scheduled to end in around 3 weeks. Already pundits are asking about Quantitative Easing III as a matter of when, not if. In reality a QE III Lite version is already in the cards as the Federal Reserve has stated they will be buying Treasuries and Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) with maturing issues. The Fed also plans on reinvesting the interest earned from the existing portfolio (Roughly $15 billion/monthly). When it comes to the application of financial principles, doing the opposite of what everyone else does generally leads to an...

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Negative Momentum In Gold And Silver To Continue?

Let's begin today's discussion with fresh Fed decisions and its implications on capital markets. Ben Bernanke sent a strong signal recently that despite weaker economic data, the US Federal Reserve is not planning to loosen monetary policy. He said that the recovery "appears to be proceeding at a moderate pace", in other words, no QE3, at least not for now. Wall Street turned south, the 10-year Treasury yield eased back under 3 per cent and gold futures fell. In the last Premium Update before we knew what Bernanke planned to say, we said that it was a good idea to close long speculative positions in gold.  Mark your calendars....

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Jenson Button wins stunning Canadian Grand Prix

By Andrew Benson BBC Sport in Montreal Jenson Button took a stunning victory in a dramatic, rain-affected Canadian Grand Prix by passing Sebastian Vettel on the last lap of an absorbing race. Vettel's Red Bull ran wide under pressure to gift the win to Button, who recovered after a collision with McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull's Mark Webber was third to deprive Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher of a podium place.Vettel now leads the championship by 60 points from Button. An incident-packed race saw the safety...

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Citi Says Hackers Access Bank Card Data

By Maria Aspan and Narayanan Somasundaram   NEW YORK/SYDNEY | Thu Jun 9, 2011 3:24am EDT   (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said computer hackers breached the bank's network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America, the latest of a string of cyber attacks on high-profile companies.   Citi said the names of customers, account numbers and contact information, including email addresses, were viewed in the breach, which the Financial Times said was discovered by the bank in early May.   However, Citi said other information such as birth dates, social security numbers, card expiration dates and card...

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GP Amerika Masuk, F1 2012 Ada 21 Seri

Arya Perdhana - detiksport Barcelona - FIA mengumumkan kalender sementara F1 musim 2012. Ada satu seri baru masuk, yakni GP Amerika Serikat, sehingga balapan musim depan bakal berlangsung sepanjang 21 seri. Demikian hasil sidang FIA yang digelar di Barcelona, Jumat (3/6/2011). Inilah highlight dari sidang di Barcelona tersebut selain keputusan menggelar lagi GP Bahrain yang sempat batal. Seperti dilansir Planet F1, musim depan akan dimulai di Bahrain pada 11 Maret 2012 walau negeri Timur Tengah itu baru menggelar balapan pada 30 Oktober 2011. Musim akan berakhir di Brasil pada 25 November. Seri baru yang masuk adalah GP Amerika Serikat yang...

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How Stock Futures Work

In the past couple of years, the U.S. stock market has been volatile. But stock futures are one way to hedge your investments so that no single market fluctuation -- way up or­ way down -- will ruin your portfolio. The best way to understand how stock futures work is to think about them in terms of something tangible. Let's say you own a popcorn company and you need to buy corn to make your product. Every business day, the price of corn goes up and down. You want to buy corn for the lowest price possible so you can make the most profit when you sell your finished product. But you realize that the price of corn today might be very different...

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After The Dollar: What Comes Next?

By Peter Schiff THE DOLLAR'S TERRIBLE FATE.  My readers are familiar with my forecast that the US dollar is in terminal decline. America is tragically bankrupt, unable to pay its lenders without printing the dollars to do so, and enmeshed in an economic depression. The clock is ticking until the dollar faces a crisis of confidence like every other bubble before it. The key difference between this collapse and, say, the bursting of the housing bubble is that the US dollar is the backbone of the global economy. Its conflagration will leave a vacuum that needs to be filled. Mainstream commentators often discuss three main contenders for...

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Lima Gunung Api Spektakuler yang Wajib Dikunjungi

Gunung Bromo, Indonesia Untuk aksi vulkanik dan pemandangan yang menakjubkan, Gunung Bromo di Jawa Timur tidak punya lawan sepadan. Gunung setinggi 2329 m di atas permukaan laut ini selalu mengeluarkan asap belerang dan kadang tertutup kabut lebat. Keindahan yang sangat layak untuk diabadikan. Gunung Bromo adalah gunung “termuda” dari kompleks gunung api Tengger yang luas dan berumur 820 ribu tahun. Dari Gunung Bromo, pengunjung bisa melihat puncak tertinggi di Jawa, yaitu Gunung Semeru, yang aktif mengeluarkan asap dalam jumlah besar tiap 20 menit. Gunung Bromo memang relatif mudah dicapai (bisa dengan 45 menit berjalan kaki atau menaiki...

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Berlian Mahal, Batu Safir Semakin Bersinar

TREN KONSUMSI BATU MULIA oleh Christine Novita Nababan www.kontan.co.id NEW YORK. Berlian adalah abadi. Tapi, seiring kenaikan harga berlian, para penggemarnya mulai "selingkuh". Para pasangan pengantin kini mulai memilih beragam pilihan batu cantik yang lebih miring harganya. Sebut saja batu safir, rubi, dan zamrud yang tidak kalah indah dibandingkan dengan berlian. Contohnya Sarah De Remer, seorang teknisi medis dari Broadway, New Jersey, yang melangsungkan pertunangannya bulan lalu dengan cincin safir yang dirancang bersama tunangannya. "Saya suka tampil menonjol. Jadi, kami memilih sesuatu yang berbeda," kata Sarah. Tren batu berwarna...

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