Last week we declared the August doldrums officially behind us, but it appears that we may have spoken too soon. Once again we’ve returned to mostly flat, range-bound stock market for another week. However, between a few exciting markets (platinum, wheat, natural gas, crude oil) and the ongoing political theater in the United States, there’s been plenty to keep an eye on. Here’s what we’re looking at headed into the weekend.
- Some analysts see QE3’s effect wearing off after just a week (Futures Mag)
- Do investors even know how the market has done lately? (Business Week)
- Conspiracy theorists having a heyday as tungsten-filled gold bars turn up in New York (Business Insider)
- Russia unveils huge, previously-secret diamond reserves (Christian Science Monitor)
And just for funLO