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Chris Lemieux is The Macro Strategist, TheMacroStrat.com, providing a refreshingly bold slant on financial analysis and trading strategy for a select group of traders.

The Macro Strategist offers a unique and insightful perspective for analysis and commentary investors thirsting for direction amid the conflict of interest chop-shop that’s financial media.

Monetary Tightening Lite 2.0: Accommodative Monetary Tightening

Monetary Tightening Lite 2.0: Accommodative Monetary Tightening

The ideology of the day is… hike rates. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 15 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics […]

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Could Silver Miners See a Boost or More Downside?

Precious metal gains have been held by Optimism. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 14 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Traders […]

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China’s Economy Slowest Since Financial Crisis

China's Economy Slowest Since Financial Crisis

Chinese economic data  missed expectations. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 14 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics The Shanghai Composite fell […]

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Gold Holds Under $1,200 For Time Being

Strong dollar remains in headwind. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 9 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Traders knocked gold below […]

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Is Consumer Sentiment a Peak Indicator?

Is Consumer Sentiment a Peak Indicator?

Consumer sentiment can be misleading. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 9 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort […]

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Platinum Update: Still Discounted to Gold

Platinum still remains discounted to gold. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 8 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Roughly a month […]

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Fed Is Market Dependent

Fed Is Market Dependent

Scratch data dependent, the Fed is market dependent. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 8 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics […]

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Gold Pulls Back From Seven Week High on Fed Comments

Gold Pulls Back From Seven Week High on Fed Comments

But the Fed is still controlling markets with rhetoric. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 7 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics […]

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China Closer As Yuan Could Join the IMF FX Basket

China Closer As Yuan Could Join the IMF FX Basket

China is pushing hard for the RMB to become a global currency. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 2 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst […]

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Indian Gold Imports Higher on Reserve Bank Loosening Restrictions

Indian Gold Imports Higher on Reserve Bank Loosening Restrictions

India now accounts for roughly 25 percent of total global gold demand. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 2 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst […]

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Barrick Gold Faces More Legal Troubles

Barrick Gold Faces More Legal Troubles

Barrick Gold has struggled to adjust after gold prices shifted. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 2 April, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX […]

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Model Thinking is Flawed

Model Thinking is Flawed

Relying on models can be disastrous. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 31 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Financial modeling […]

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Centrally Planned Markets Move Higher on China QE Hopes

Centrally Planned Markets Move Higher on China QE Hopes

Central Banks still control market direction. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 30 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Equity markets across […]

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The Fed is Dangerous to the Economy

The Fed is Dangerous to the Economy

Who exactly has the Fed helped during this “recovery”? Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 26 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX […]

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Price Analysis is Useless, Right?

Price Analysis is Useless, Right?

Technical analysis is only a piece of the puzzle. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 27 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX […]

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Gold Shines As Dollar Loses Luster

Bad data ushers in gold bulls. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 26 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics The dollar is […]

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Is A Move Against the Dollar Inevitable?

Is A Move Against the Dollar Inevitable?

Will King Dollar be dethroned? Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 19 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics The dollar is shinning […]

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Is the Fed Giving Up the Economic Pipe Dream?

Is the Fed Giving Up the Economic Pipe Dream?

After 75-plus months of ZIRP, Federal Reserve cuts both growth and inflation forecasts. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 18 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and […]

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Lumber is Sinking – Is Housing Next?

Lumber is Sinking - Is Housing Next?

Lumber prices can be a leading indicator to economic outlooks. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 17 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics […]

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Gold Gets Large Bid – But No Follow Through

Gold Gets Large Bid - But No Follow Through

Gold gets a large bid seemingly from nowhere… Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 17 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics […]

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Retail Sales Continue to Contract in February – Worst Run Since Lehman

Retail Sales Continue to Contract in February - Worst Run Since Lehman

Retail sales string together worst print series since Lehman crisis. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 12 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX […]

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Gold To Retest $1,130 As Dollar Strengthens

Dollar sends gold to three-month lows Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 11 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Nobody can […]

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Allied Nevada Gold Files For Bankruptcy

Allied Nevada Gold Files For Bankruptcy

Oil companies are not the only ones suffering from lower commodity prices. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 10 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst […]

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Bank of Japan’s Credibility is the First to be Challenged

Quantitative easing’s failure is inevitable. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 10 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics The large-scale asset purchasing […]

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Bullish Leveraged Gold ETFs Hammered – Is a Pullback Warranted?

Leveraged ETFs are volatile and a trader’s paradise. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 9 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Gold-backed […]

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Platinum Trades at a Discount Against Gold

Platinum has been on a steady decline with slow demand. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 3 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX […]

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A Wedge of Silver: Price Action Weakening to Support then Breakout

A Wedge of Silver: Price Action Weakening to Support then Breakout

With the US dollar at highs not seen since the mid-2000s, precious metals remain weak. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 3 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX […]

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Is Lumber Signaling a Slow Down?

Is Lumber Signaling a Slow Down?

Lumber is directly tied into economic performance. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 2 March, 2015 By Christopher Lemieux Senior Analyst at Bullion.Directory; Senior FX and Commodities Analyst at FX Analytics Lumber […]

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Chris Lemieuxbullion.directory author Chris Lemieux

Chris Lemieux is The Macro Strategist, TheMacroStrat.com, providing a refreshingly bold slant on financial analysis and trading strategy for a select group of traders.

The Macro Strategist offers a unique and insightful perspective for analysis and commentary investors thirsting for direction amid the conflict of interest chop-shop that’s financial media.