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Friday saw gold break out of its consolidation pattern. Is this time for real?

A report by BIS Shrapnel suggests extending the First Home Owner Boost Scheme could help not only the housing market but provide support for the overall economy.

Weekly musings from your editor. Why investors should watch the USD closely, and be prepared.

The US is inundated with a deluge of data and the various impacts are unguessable, while Australia sees more AGMs and a key Q3 capex read.

ANZ has taken the knife to its AUD forecasts, with a rate in the 50s on the cards for most of 2009.

According to State Street Global Markets the US Federal Reserve is looking to quantitative easing to stimulate the US economy.

The ASX will next month list ETF-type investments on platinum, palladium and silver to join the existing gold contract.

The Chinese economy is slowing and while there are some positives and the government is doing what it can to provide a boost Standard Chartered doesn’t expect any quick turnaround.

Be careful what you read in the papers but always absorb the wisdom of those more experienced.

Macquarie’s result has, in the view of a number of brokers, shown enough that it should allay some concerns over the future viability of the group’s business model.