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Market is pricing 100% chance of rate cut in December..

new bond issues would cost more. Exisiting debt that matures has to be funded with new issues

mkt pricing in 75% chance

The Greek situation has no good ending, regardless of whether they stay in the Eurozone or not. If there is even an inkling of Greece leaving the Euro, and inflating their new currency, then there will be a a major bank run on Euro cash in Greece before that happens. Greek govvie wont be able...

doesn't look like the market thinks demand for solar panels is too high relative to supply right now... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-19/short-sellers-hammer-solarcoaster-as-glut-of-chinese-panels-sinks-prices.html

if they are silver then they will have a very distincitve ding sound when dropped... easiest test to do (doesn't guarantee its silver, but guarantees its NOT if the ding isnt there)

Exactly.. you cant invade a country with drones. Whereas a single large carrier can hold its own against an entire country

I don't doubt the manpower capabilities of China.. but there is a big difference between having the troops and sensing them where they're needed. Once they commence producing massive amounts of military hardware, do you think the USA/Europe, or even Russia won't be a bit alarmed and take...

Exactly... how many opportunities have the Chinese had to test their hardware... Like what they're doing or not, US troops have current combat experience. Not too many Chinese troops out there in the Afghan hills :P

None are operational yet, to the best if my knowledge.

In terms of the capacity to project power... No.

you could always buy paper (via ETF), then convert to physical when prices converged

UNSW materials science labs have an XRF... Just ask someone who is doing MATS2003, MATS2183 or MATS3001 to test it for you. They use the XRF for labwork in those courses.

At the right price, even the 'difficult' forms of recycling become worth it.. and in salt form, silver can still be extracted with the right acid (obtained at the right price). A high enough price encourages innovation.. Remember, before the Hall-Hroult process was developed, Aluminium was more...

Mining is a risky investment, but you get compensated for the risk you take by the huge potential upside. As long as the gains from the successful ventures are slightly greater than the losses on the unsuccessful ones (+ cost of capital), then you are ahead

If silver ever reaches those prices, then either it will become economical to recycle it, or the market will find a substitute

You have to also include the 'cost of hedging' - the cost of capital of the cash you use to post initial and maintenance margin. Even if you have a physical position perfectly offset by a futures contract, you will have a slight non-linearity in your P&L due to the fact that: - If the price...

hmmm... according to my ebay summary, I've purchased 15k worth of gold and silver in the past 2 months.. and all of it has been at spot or less. If you're prepared to put in the time to search for stuff, then you'll find bargains everywhere.

The above plan assumes hyperinflation.. and once that becomes likely, then it will already be too late to execute it, as gold would have shot up in anticipation of the hyperinflation... There are many people controlling many billions with faster access to information than we have, that will be...

Also, as someone who is knowlegeable in futures... let me explain what exchange for physical means (EFP): It is the process by which a bilateral (over the counter or OTC) contract is substituted for an equivalent position in the futures market. That means an open future can be settled against...