Archive - May 2013 - Blog entry
May 23rd
Replace Your Home Office With A Cellphone: Deadbeat Carrier Creative Destruction In The Ongoing Mobile Computing Wars
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/23/2013 09:22 -0500The Mobile Computing Wars! There'll be a few big winners, and some horrendously damaged losers brought about mostly by undue greed and price gouging in lieu of creativity and innovation!
The Dire State of the Platinum-Palladium Miners
Submitted by Sprott Group on 05/23/2013 08:46 -0500During the third week of May each year, representatives of the platinum industry gather in London, for an event that has become known as ‘Platinum Week’. Platinum Week centers on an industry dinner sponsored by the London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM) which marks the anniversary of the inauguration of the London Platinum Quotation (the forerunner of the present London Fixings) in 1973.
Japanese Corporates Are Not Yen Bears (any more)
Submitted by Marc To Market on 05/23/2013 08:39 -0500The globalization of production makes corporate fx interests less clear. A Reuters survey finds Japanese corporates bearish the yen. Japanese investors also have not behaved as if they expect yen weakness to be sustained.
Gold Up 1.5% As Stocks Globally Fall After Nikkei Crashes 7.3%
Submitted by GoldCore on 05/23/2013 08:37 -0500
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,386.00, EUR 1,074.92 and GBP 919.16 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,385.25, EUR 1,071.43 and GBP 917.75 per ounce.
USA: Unemployment Down
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 05/23/2013 07:46 -0500Last week (May 11th) there was a peak of 32, 000 new claims being made taking the US to 360, 000 new unemployed claims being filed, which is the biggest increase since March.
May 22nd
Modern Life Is Making Us Dumber
Submitted by George Washington on 05/22/2013 18:38 -0500Forget "Peak Oil" and "Peak Credit" ... Are We On the Downslope of "Peak Intelligence"?
ZiG ZaG BeN...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/22/2013 12:20 -0500Protect America, report all market contrarian activities!
Hyperinflation – 10 Worst Cases
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 05/22/2013 12:02 -0500Inflation is hot property today, hyperinflation is even hotter! We think we are modern, contemporary, smart and ready to deal with anything. We’ve got that seen-it-all-before, been-there-done-it attitude. But, we are not a patch on what some countries have been through in the worst cases of hyperinflation in history.
Argentine Inflation: It’s Tough When All You Get Is Lies
Submitted by testosteronepit on 05/22/2013 11:41 -0500But 34.9%?
Bernanke "No Tapering"; Silver Goes Up and Down Again
Submitted by Monetary Metals on 05/22/2013 10:06 -0500
In about 15 minutes, the silver price rose 2.2%. In about 15 minutes more, the price fell back to where it had been. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
China Platinum Imports Rise – Bullish Platinum and Palladium Fundamentals
Submitted by GoldCore on 05/22/2013 10:01 -0500The fundamentals of the platinum and palladium markets are beginning to receive market attention and not before time. The positive supply demand dynamics are leading to increased investment demand as seen in the ETF data and Chinese demand rising again due to both industrial and jewellery demand.
Central Banking’s Split Personality Can’t Go On
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 05/22/2013 09:34 -0500News That Matters - Today's news in brief
The Macro Story as Told by Gold, Copper and Oil
Submitted by EconMatters on 05/22/2013 06:47 -0500Unless there's a shock to the system when people start seeking safety, there's not much upside momentum for gold.
Google: It’s Just Not Cricket!
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 05/22/2013 05:17 -0500The UK Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband plans on running head long into Eric Schmidt today during a conference in which he will clearly point out that he doesn’t agree with Google Inc.’s lack of fair play. It’s just not cricket, Eric!
