Clif Droke

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• Why Deflation Will Torpedo the Economic Recovery

  Published 21 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The rising price of food and fuel is garnering more and more attention in the economic news headlines. There's a good reason for this since…

• The Coming Global Commodities Crisis

  Published 10 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The last few weeks has seen a startling rise in fuel and food prices. This has been a key contributor to the political and economic…

• Who's Going to Regulate the Regulators?

  Published 08 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The single most dominant theme among political commentators is the belief that government should do something - anything - to fix the financial system. Regardless…

• A No-Win Situation For the Fed

  Published 01 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A situation is developing the global markets which threatens to undo the recovery of the past two years. The price spikes in fuel and especially…

• Crisis High 2011

  Published 14 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  After two years of issuing "sell" ratings on equities and making bearish pronouncements on the year-ahead economic outlook, Wall Street has finally turned bullish again.…

• A Resumption of the Housing Decline in 2011

  Published 01 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  An oft-repeated maxim is that real estate is one of the best long-term investments. For the better part of the last 60 years or so…

• Is the Fed Taking the Recovery Too Far, Too Fast?

  Published 28 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The latest round of economic numbers continues to impress Wall Street and is keeping hopes of a continued economic recovery alive. Many observers question, however,…

• An Economic Recovery Unto Death

  Published 19 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  In the Bible there is a reference to a "sin unto death." In the realm of U.S. economic policy a situation is developing that could…

• Possibilities for 2011

  Published 13 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Wall Street seems particularly giddy entering the New Year, and for good reason: the stock market has had its best two-year performance since 1932. Retail…

• Wall Street's Push to Bring Back the Public

  Published 30 December 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Investors have been liquidating bonds in the last few weeks which begs the question why. Are investors liquidating bonds in order to move cash back…

• Inflation, Deflation and The Year Ahead

  Published 13 December 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The inflation versus deflation debate has raged for years but since the credit crisis the debate has become highly politicized. If the credit crisis taught…

• Yields: The Dominant Theme for 2011

  Published 05 December 2010 | viewed 0 times

  After the bottom of the 4-year cycle in September the stock market began what has been described, in the words of Samuel J. Kress, "the…

• A Different Kind of Deflation

  Published 22 November 2010 | viewed 0 times

  There's a wealth of wisdom to be found in ancient Chinese proverbs. Not uncommonly one can find answers to the most complex problems today by…

• The Jessie Livermore Stock Market

  Published 05 November 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The legend and romance surrounding the famed stock plunger Jessie Livermore has long held a fascination among traders. Livermore has become somewhat of a cult…

• America's Long Wave Versus The Global Long Wave

  Published 31 October 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The stock market has always been a dynamic affair but until the turn of the century 10 years ago, there were always a few tried-and-true…

• The Quantitative Easing Guessing Game

  Published 21 October 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The headline discussion in the financial press of late has been about the recently announced quantitative easing program that the Federal Reserve has said it…

• Does a Dollar Crash Loom?

  Published 06 October 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Even if you're not one who tracks currency values, you just knew the dollar was on the ropes again if you bothered to check your…

• The Global Economy and the 4-Year Cycle

  Published 27 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The remarkable financial bull market in SE Asia is part of what is leading the emerging markets from the doldrums of the late financial crisis.…

• A Look At The Stock Market Cycles

  Published 23 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Now that we're only two weeks or less away from the 4-year cycle bottom, it's time to start thinking about the year-ahead outlook and what…

• Silver Steals Some Thunder from Gold

  Published 15 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The XAU Gold Silver Index closed 2.69% higher on Tuesday at 190.63. The Gold Bugs Index (HUI) closed 3.36% higher at 495.99. December gold closed…