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The Roaring Thirties

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Well, I’m just back from the annual cookie party a good friend of mine throws each holiday season (which sort of doubles as a bacchanalia). I sneaked a peek at quotes from time to time, and the thing that pleased me most is that my dearest friend of all of 2015, crude oil, kept slip-sliding away. The 30s are finally here, and I think the price destruction of commodities is going to continue to be the Big Story (that not enough people are heeding) as we head into the new year.

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UPDATE as of Monday morning: it’s just getting better. (more…)