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In recent months, investors have flocked to gold, helping to drive up its price to record highs.
Some market watchers have attributed the gold rally merely to investors seeking a short-term inflation hedge or a perceived “safe-haven” investment in the face of a slowing global economy, ongoing global sovereign debt problems and Friday’s downgrade of US debt. Gold prices, however, have been on the rise for a decade and I believe there are a few key reasons why.
First, high gold prices can’t be blamed on fears of near-term inflation. While investors have historically paid a higher premium for gold when inflation expectations are high, inflation expectations have receded since a spring spike. In addition, the last decade has been characterized by low inflation in most developed countries.
But the rally in gold can be partly explained by longer-term inflation fears tied to deficit-related spending that would increase the money supply. When deficits are high, investors rationally worry about whether the government will ultimately deal with large deficits by creating a surge in the money supply. Today, this appears to be a growing concern among investors and as the US fiscal situation remains precarious, this may support gold prices, even in the absence of any near-term signs of inflationary pressures
Rising gold prices are also explained by another sort of inflation — inflation as the erosion of the purchasing power of the dollar. Historically, the deterioration of the dollar has been a more important determinant of the performance of gold than traditional inflation. Gold tends to do best when the dollar’s value is eroding and we have seen a significant pullback in the value of the dollar versus other currencies over the past 2 ½ years.
Part of the relationship between gold and the dollar is mechanical. As gold is valued in dollars, a declining dollar by definition will lead to higher gold prices. However, the relationship between gold and the dollar also reflects a second dynamic. In those periods when investors are uncomfortable with any fiat currency, including the dollar, gold is the natural beneficiary — and increasingly these days, so is the Swiss Franc.
Now onto the final reason behind gold’s rise. One of the key drivers of gold and other commodities is the level of real interest rates, which are the nominal rates minus the inflation rate (or more accurately, inflation expectations). Over the last decade, we’ve been in an environment where real rates have been at historically low levels. Low real rates mean the opportunity cost of owning gold is low.
In other words, when real rates are high, you can get a return from owning paper assets like stocks and bonds. And there’s an opportunity cost to holding a commodity like gold that produces no income. When rates are low, however, that opportunity cost is very low, another explanation for why commodities are doing well in today’s environment.
So ironically, if we continue to be in an environment where the Fed helps keep real interest rates low, we’re likely to see an environment that continues to be supportive of gold and other commodities.
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Pullback model, aprox 1:36 scale.
Salido como parte de la colección "Deportivos de Lujo" de La Tercera, el 17 de junio de 2013.
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Pullback model, aprox 1:36 scale.
Salido como parte de la colección "Deportivos de Lujo" de La Tercera, el 17 de junio de 2013.
ripituc.blogspot.com/2013/04/nueva-coleccion-la-tercera-d...
Pagani Huayra. From a series of six cars packaged for Poundstretcher. The same castings were sold by Haribo in two sets of three: www.flickr.com/photos/adrianz-toyz/53320313447 although with slightly different wheels and different decoration. Four of these six are in the same colours as the Haribo releases; this was gold (for Goldbears) in the Haribo version: www.flickr.com/photos/adrianz-toyz/53359644404
Food shot.
Sample dish (small Asian food dish) of Beans and Wild Rice Casserole.
Onion, carrots, Wehani Dark Brown rice, and brown rice. Cream of chicken soup. Mixed variety beans.
Contact me if you want the recipe. Even my 9 year old liked it after he got over the "Ugh, that looks wierd" thought. Sure is fun talking a nine year old into eating something that doesn't have any sugar in it.
Lighting, Nikon SB800 bounced off side of paper hung at my desk. See pullback view in my stream. www.flickr.com/photos/photoshoparama/677485318/
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I couldn't resist grabbing a second example of the Qizhuo Toys Fire Engine Ladder Truck which is clearly a copy of the original Tomica Nissan Diesel P-AZ30D Morita Ariel casting. A very unusual vehicle which wouldn't look out of place in a Thunderbirds episode with its pseudo-futuristic styling and huge front overhang. Fully functioning with its pullback motor and rotating ladders which do of course extend.
Mint and boxed.
www.cnbc.com/2021/11/26/stock-futures-open-to-close-marke...
Dow slammed by 1,000 points in worst drop of 2021 on fears about new Covid variant
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Friday as a new Covid variant found in South Africa triggered a global shift away from from risk assets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1000 points, or 2.8%, for its worst day of the year, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slid 2.3% and 2.2%, respectively. Friday is a shortened trading day because of the Thanksgiving holiday with U.S. markets closing at 1 p.m. ET.
The downward moves came after WHO officials on Thursday warned of a new Covid-19 variant that’s been detected in South Africa. The new variant contains more mutations to the spike protein, the component of the virus that binds to cells, than the highly contagious Delta variant. Because of these mutations, scientists fear it could have increased resistance to vaccines, though WHO said further investigation is needed.
The United Kingdom temporarily suspended flights from six African countries due to the variant. Israel barred travel to several nations after reporting one case in a traveler. Two cases were identified in Hong Kong. Belgium also confirmed a case.
“When I read that there’s one [case] in Belgium and one in Botswana, we’re going to wake up next week and find one in this country. And I’m not going to recommend anyone buy anything today until we’re sure that isn’t going to happen, and I can’t be sure that it won’t,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said.
Bond prices rose and yields tumbled amid a flight to safety. The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note fell 12 basis points to 1.52% (1 basis point equals 0.01%). This was a sharp reversal as yields jumped earlier in the week to above 1.68% at one point. Bond yields move inversely to prices.
Asia markets were hit hard in Friday trade, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index both falling more than 2%. Bitcoin fell 8%.
The Cboe Volatility Index, often referred to as Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” rose to 28, its highest level in two months. Oil prices also tumbled, with U.S. crude futures down 10% and breaking below $70 per barrel.
Travel-related stocks were hit hardest with Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean down 13.5% and 11.9%, respectively. United Airlines dropped more than 13%, while American Airlines dropped 12.5%. Boeing lost more than 7% and Marriott International fell nearly 10%.
Bank shares retreated on fears of the slowdown in economic activity and the retreat in rates. Bank of America dropped 5.3% and Citigroup slid 4.8%.
Industrials linked to the global economy declined led by Caterpillar off by 4.9%. Dow Inc. shed 3.8%. Chevron dropped 3.6% as energy stocks reacted to the rollover in crude prices.
On the flip side, investors huddled into the vaccine makers. Moderna shares surged 27%. Pfizer shares added 5%.
Some of the stay-at-home plays that gained in the earlier months of the pandemic were higher again. Zoom Video added more than 7% and Peloton gained 4%.
“It’s important to stress that very little is known at this point about this latest strain, including whether it can evade vaccines or how severe it is relative to other mutations. Therefore, it’s hard to make any informed investment decisions at this point,” Bespoke Investment Group’s Paul Hickey said in a note to clients. “Historically speaking, chasing a rally or selling into a sharp decline (especially on a very illiquid trading day) rarely ends up being profitable, but that isn’t stopping a lot of people this morning.”
Several investment professionals told CNBC on Friday that the sell-off could be a buying opportunity.
“Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, probably not as many traders on the desks with an early close today. So potentially lower liquidity is causing some of the pullback,” Ajene Oden of BNY Mellon Investor Solutions said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “But the reaction we’re seeing is a buying opportunity for investors. We have to think long-term.”
www.bbc.com/news/business-59428927
Covid: Shares hit as new variant rattles investors
Chevrolet Camaro (top pic.) and Pagani Huayra (bottom pic.) From a series of six cars packaged for Poundstretcher as 'Motor Madness Street Racer' and also sold by Haribo in two sets of three. In these photos the Haribo cars are on the right. The two appearances feature slightly different wheels; four of the cars are in the same colour in both.
Pullback view - macro lightbox.
I used a styrofoam frame, craft foam sheets and black 2mm card stock on top to redduce top reflections. One Nikon SB800 with ebay trigger to camera right at 1/2 power. Watch was propped a half inch above black foam background.
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Pullback model, aprox 1:36 scale.
Salido como parte de la colección "Deportivos de Lujo" de La Tercera, el 17 de junio de 2013.
ripituc.blogspot.com/2013/04/nueva-coleccion-la-tercera-d...
This steam engine is my 4th alternative model built out of LEGO Technic set 42106. It features moving piston-rods and pullback motor. Building instructions will be available at www.buildinst.cz/en soon.
Another unusual body style Qizhuo have given to their Toys R Us Fast Lane copied casting and one with a definite identity crisis! I can't say i've ever seen a Fire Engine doubling as an Oil Tanker Truck either but in the mad world of cheapo Chinese diecasts seemingly nothing is off limits! ;-p
This is no flimsy lightweight straight to landfill toy though, lots of metal and robust plastic with intricate alloy effect wheels and pullback mechanism.
Part of a large Qizhuo Toys haul at the Hiper Garraf store in Spain.
Mint and boxed.
From workshop we had two days ago.
Model: Sky Bliss
Setup: Pro-7B with small gridded softbox camera left. SB-80DX with double CTO & flag behind model. PW for triggering. Pullback by Andrea.
A visit to the huge Hiper Asia in Vilanova revealed a hefty choice of diecasts, quite a lot made by Tianna Toys for their T.NA brand.
Part of their larger "three inch" sized range which are more Siku sized than Matchbox and rather clunky and chunky in execution.
Also available in plain civilian colours though this is the first time i've seen their Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG based casting wearing a Police livery. Generic but with a definite nod to the Saudi colours and featuring proper separately fitted roof lightbar and pullback function.
Mint and boxed.
MSZ Cool Chic Auto 1/64 models aren't the only exciting new diecasts to hit B&M Bargains in the last week or so. Always one looking to scrape the bottom of that proverbial diecast barrel I happily picked up a three vehicle set of unbranded and unlicensed vehicles.
Technically bigger than 1/64 but still what i'd consider "three inches" all three castings have a deliberate Choro Q vibe to them with their oversized rear wheels and pullback function. Though not coin operated on these cheapies. Likely to be loosely based on an older generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and with graffiti style artwork to convince you its an object of coolness! ;-p
Mint and boxed.
Pullback model, aprox 1:36 scale.
Salido como parte de la colección "Deportivos de Lujo" de La Tercera, el 17 de junio de 2013.
ripituc.blogspot.com/2013/04/nueva-coleccion-la-tercera-d...
The stock has fallen sharply with no meaningful pullback.
Closing above 76 opens up a move to 82 in short term and even 90-95 in extreme case.
Pullback model, aprox 1:36 scale.
Salido como parte de la colección "Deportivos de Lujo" de La Tercera, el 17 de junio de 2013.
ripituc.blogspot.com/2013/04/nueva-coleccion-la-tercera-d...
Dogs have up to 25 hairs per follicle. A healthy human follicle usually has just one . For those dog breeds that have retained an ancestral wolf-like coat, down, awn and guard hairs grow out of the same follicles. Each follicle has a mixture of the three types.
There's a pullback shot in the comments.
(Thanks to Mouse for letting me take flash pictures of her shaved tummy.)
Soil profile: The Anakeesta series consists of deep, well drained soils on moderately steep to very steep summits and side slopes in the high elevations of the Southern Blue Ridge mountains, MLRA 130B.
Landscape: A view of Stecoah Valley from Cheoah Bald in the high mountains in the Breakneck-Pullback-Luftee-Anakeesta general soil map unit. (Soil Survey of Graham County, North Carolina; by Brian Wood and Southern Blue Ridge Soil Survey Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
These soils formed in residuum that is affected by soil creep in the upper part, and weathered from low-grade metasedimentary rocks, primarily slate. Slope ranges from 15 to 95 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Humic Dystrudepts
Solum thickness and depth to bedrock ranges from 40 to 60 inches. Reaction is extremely acid to strongly acid. Content of rock fragments ranges from 15 percent to 75 percent by volume in the A, BA, and upper Bw horizons, and 50 to 80 percent by volume in the lower Bw horizons.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the acreage is in public ownership and is used for watershed protection, recreation, and wildlife habitat. In areas higher than about 5,400 feet, red spruce and fraser fir are the dominant trees. At the lower elevations, northern red oak, black oak, American beech, yellow birch, black cherry, sugar maple, eastern hemlock, and yellow buckeye are common trees. Common understory plants are serviceberry, striped maple, American chestnut sprouts, silverbell, pin cherry, rhododendron, flame azalea, and blueberry. Common forbs are hay-scented fern, woodfern, New York fern, Solomons seal, yellow mandarin, and trillium. Acreage covered by heath balds is vegetated with rhododendron, mountain laurel, blueberry, flame azalea, hawthorn, and mountain ash.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Higher elevations of the Southern Blue Ridge mountains, MLRA 130B of Tennessee and North Carolina. This series is of moderate extent. Although Anakeesta soils may exhibit some of the characteristics of andic soil properties, they lack the volcanic glass found in soils of similar taxa in the Western United States.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/north_carolina...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/ANAKEESTA.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
After some years I think i've finally identified not only who makes these cheapo vintage era trucks but also what they are actually based on! I believe a company called Qizhuo Toys based in China are behind them and that they are loosely based on a 1937 Reo Speed Delivery Truck. I am of course happy to be corrected on either ;-p
Chunky but charming with a myriad of body styles which would never ever have been offered on the real vehicle. Its best to treat these as cheap toy cars for a young audience not worried by such inaccuracies. This Fire Engine comes with fully rotating searchlights and lightweight plastic body. Quite crisply cast for its price point and features the obligatory pullback mechanism.
Found in the novelty aimed Ale-Hop store in Sitges.
Mint and boxed.
Pretty self explanatory. We used a gel here to get that pinky look behind her. And we used a strip grid (as you can see from the pull back) to light her entire body from head to toe properly. Pretty cool eh?
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All it took was one Short Signal and then we hung on as the market fell to new lows throughout the day. Each subsequent trade was an Atlas Line Pullback trade, a propriety setup taught in the webinar that's included with purchase of the software. See more emini trades.