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Short Gold, go LONG Currencies?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Mal Spooner

Central banks stockpiling bullion? Based on their historically really bad timing, looks like the price of gold has more room to move……DOWN! “The Central Bank Gold Agreement (also known as the Washington Agreement on Gold) was announced on September 26, … Continue reading →

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Commodity Conundrum – gold, copper, nickel…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Mal Spooner

Although gold is a metal, its price has very little to do with cycles in the global economy and more to do with psychology and a myriad of other variables – and which are important at a given time is … Continue reading →

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Networking – when were your Glory Days?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Mal Spooner

Social and professional networking has very few hard and fast ‘rules’ but there are a few odd behavioural patterns that have emerged. Did you ever notice that in an elevator people will move around to maximize the distance between one … Continue reading →