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Barclays Capital’s analysis of monthly seasonal trends shows May tends to be a good month for equities, nat gas and the US dollar, while commodity currencies and aluminium find the going tougher.

The current advance in risk assets is increasingly carried by a smaller group of leaders. This is not how a bull market looks like, highlights GaveKal.

Technical analysis by ATW’s Jerry Simmons suggests the price of gold is peaking.

Your editor joined four other guests in Friday’s Afternoon Round Table on BRR to discuss why the share market is doing it tough, among other subjects.

Dian Chu of EconMatters suggests QE2 will go down as one of the Federal Reserve’s worst monetary policy initiatives.

ATW’s Jerry Simmons explores potential scenarios for silver, copper, EUR/USD and US equities.

Investment U’s Tony D’Altorio believes import inflation is endangering the prospects for US consumers.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills suggests while the Green Revolution lifted agricultural production a growing global population continues to present challenges for feeding the world.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills suggests the US Government budget deficit and the fact it is buying its own debt will prove to be more inflationary in the future, which is a positive for gold and silver.