At the moment, the stronger U.S. dollar index is a major bearish factor for the gold market.

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At the moment, the stronger U.S. dollar index is a significantly bearish factor for the gold market.

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Take a moment to relish the sheer satisfaction of seeing the market index rise 10%-12% over the first three months of 2013.

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One insidious aspect of the decline in lending standards is that, although anyone can assess interest rate levels by glancing in the newspaper or on the Internet, there is no index of lending standards that tells people where lending standards are at the moment compared with historical norms.

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The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index has seesawed since it plunged from its June 2008 peak, and is trending downward at the moment.

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