User 235997

Use Currencies, Commodities to Hedge Inflation

The author completely ignores simple economic concepts such as the velocity of money in his analysis. Just because we are printing more money does not necessarily mean we have more inflation. It CAN lead to higher inflation...it doesn't have to though. As cited earlier Japan is a perfect example of this happening.

Crude Oil at $122 Is Good News for Refiners

You realize margins have actually shrank since we have taken 20 percent off the price of crude? The fallacy the author and many others have fallen into is thinking that lower oil = better margins. That is not necessarily true at all. Take a look at margins when oil was trading around $10 a barrel and you will see what I mean. Margins are bad because there is a lack of oil and a glut of refined products....no other reason than that.