Note that the gold sector is surging today even though the buck is up a bit.
The strength in gold at this stage is bearish for the financial markets IMHO because it suggests all hell may loose re: the buck and infaltionary expectations if Bernanke starts to aggressively cut rates to bail out underwater housing and mortgage speculators.
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