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Which Index is the Best to Use: the HUI, XAU or the GDX?

The number, market cap and currencies of the constituents of the HUI, XAU, GDX, XGD and CDNX indices differ considerably from each other and, as such, each index presents a different picture of what is really happening in the precious metals marketplace. This article analyzes the make-up of each index to reveal the biases of … Continue reading

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Unlike Gold – Stimulus Is Effective Only Under Certain Circumstances

  This essay is based on the Premium Update posted on November 19th, 2010 A recently published paper that studied the stimulus efforts in 44 countries showed some interesting findings. Ethan Ilzetzki of the London School of Economics and Enrique G. Mendoza and Carlos A. Vegh of the University of Maryland argued in their National … Continue reading

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