David Chapman

Union Securities

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• As The Money Turns, Not!

  Published 20 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Source: St. Louis Fed If anyone wonders why the economy is weak, and more than likely to weaken further one need look no further than…

• Sucker Rally!

  Published 09 April 2009 | viewed 9,580 times

  Sucker rallies (or bull traps) in a bear market are a time-honoured tradition. Bear markets see many rebounds, ranging from feeble rises of maybe 10…

• What a Mess!

  Published 27 March 2009 | viewed 6,336 times

  It is generally considered that the Roman Empire was at its peak around 117AD under Emperor Trajan. From there it was downhill for centuries, although…

• Friday the 13th

  Published 13 March 2009 | viewed 5,227 times

  Today is Friday the 13th: according to superstition, either a day of good luck or bad luck. It occurs at least once a year. The…

• Is A Bigger Nightmare Beginning?

  Published 26 February 2009 | viewed 8,514 times

  The rebound we had expected in the first quarter or so of 2009 is in trouble, or at least on hold. The Obama bounce has…

• From Bad To Worse?

  Published 13 February 2009 | viewed 6,681 times

  Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and…

• It's A Bailout World!

  Published 01 February 2009 | viewed 4,190 times

  If anyone had any doubt about the enormity of the financial crisis gripping the world, look no further than at the amazing conversion of Canadian…

• Its A Depression!

  Published 23 January 2009 | viewed 7,958 times

  This past weekend, visiting our local Chapters book store, we were struck with the large display up front of books telling us about the new…

• Bonds In A Bubble?

  Published 11 January 2009 | viewed 4,856 times

  We keep reading all these articles about how bonds are in a bubble and that any day now the bubble will burst. Naturally when you…

• A Most Horrible Year - Could It Get Worse?

  Published 04 January 2009 | viewed 4,964 times

  We suppose we could have premised this as "Annus Horibilis" but we weren't sure whether the Queen would approve. We also couldn't help but notice…

• Gold Looking Up Again

  Published 17 December 2008 | viewed 3,692 times

  Gold bugs are a pretty resilient bunch. Even as the price of gold collapsed from its March 2008 highs just over US$1,000 to the depths…

• Bottoming Process Continues

  Published 07 December 2008 | viewed 5,398 times

  The first few days of a month tend to be greeted by a somewhat positive market. The record since 1953 is that the first day…

• Things Looking Up - A Little

  Published 30 November 2008 | viewed 3,609 times

  We are only a week or so from the lows of November 20 but seven weeks from the momentum low made on October 10. And…

• A Depression or Not a Depression

  Published 23 November 2008 | viewed 6,456 times

  It seems that the D-word is now becoming prevalent. You won't hear it from the any of the financial authorities, or the politicians, or anybody…

• Buy When There is Blood in the Streets!

  Published 16 November 2008 | viewed 6,957 times

  We are not sure who coined the above phrase. Some say it was Baron Rothschild, the scion of the Rothschild banking family. What it means…

• Historic Victory! Now What?

  Published 09 November 2008 | viewed 4,658 times

  Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama on his historic win on November 4. He does represent a watershed in American politics. But once the applause dies…

• Rebound

  Published 02 November 2008 | viewed 5,289 times

  Investors must be breathing a sigh of relief. The rebound last week has taken some pressure off what has been the worst decline since the…

• Shocked

  Published 26 October 2008 | viewed 6,792 times

  "This crisis, however, has turned out to be much broader than anything I could have imagined" "Those of us who have looked to the self-interest…

• Trying To Find A Bottom

  Published 19 October 2008 | viewed 5,643 times

  This past week was one of the wildest in our memory. The VIX indicator, a measure of fear and greed and volatility in the market,…

• The End is Nigh

  Published 12 October 2008 | viewed 6,718 times

  "It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job. It's a depression when you lose your own." - Harry S. Truman The stock market has…