Clif Droke

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• An Economic Recession?

  Published 19 July 2007 | viewed 6,447 times

  Is the U.S. economy slipping into recession? Here are some e-mails I've received lately that represent this growing perception: "I work for a legal newsletter…

• The Outlook for Gold, Stocks and Global Inflation

  Published 13 July 2007 | viewed 4,418 times

  In last week's commentary I wrote that "When bearish headlines show up on the editorial page it heightens the significance of the fear and is…

• Bring on the Bubbles!

  Published 30 June 2007 | viewed 5,752 times

  Everywhere we turn it seems we keep hearing of some bubble or another that threatens to engulf our country and hurl us headlong into a…

• The Real Reason for High Gas Prices

  Published 09 June 2007 | viewed 7,945 times

  A major news service ran a couple of feature stories on the Internet this week on the topic of high gas prices. Although different in…

• A Look at PAAS and the Silver Stock Sector

  Published 04 June 2007 | viewed 4,926 times

  It has been a rough past few weeks for the silver stocks, with some taking more of a hit than others. A few "name" stocks…

• Send in the Clowns By All Means!

  Published 01 June 2007 | viewed 6,574 times

  The bull market in stocks continues, but to hear various exponents of the bearish persuasion talk, you'd think the party was ending right now. At…

• The Four Cylinders of Economic Growth

  Published 28 May 2007 | viewed 4,763 times

  Making economic predictions has always been a popular pastime, and never so more than today. We all fancy ourselves armchair economists, and why not, with…

• The Dollar Isn't Dead Yet!

  Published 22 May 2007 | viewed 6,179 times

  To hear the talk from the mainstream press you'd think the dollar's demise was imminent. Everyday is becoming a repetition of a theme that we've…

• Global Macro Roundtable

  Published 20 May 2007 | viewed 4,098 times

  The following is an excerpt from our GMR #4 of 08 May. Bond Yields Another relevant development in this debate is that of bond yields.…

• Oh, the Fear of It All!

  Published 10 May 2007 | viewed 7,443 times

  "Is the stock market headed for a catastrophic crash? Will ‘Black Monday' be re-lived in painful detail for millions of investors just like you?" To…

• The Longer-term Recovery Process Well Underway in South African Mining Stocks

  Published 02 May 2007 | viewed 3,282 times

  You wouldn't know it by looking at the latest headlines and earnings announcements, but our old friend of DDRDGOLD (formerly Durban Roodepoort Deep) has been…

• Global Macro Roundtable

  Published 24 April 2007 | viewed 4,672 times

  The following is an excerpt from our GMR #3 of 15 April. US Big Picture Walkabout - Stagflationary Tendencies? Here's a few things on my…

• Oil and the Dollar Under the Microscope

  Published 20 April 2007 | viewed 4,463 times

  Oil and gas stocks had a great run to the upside following the correction low in earlier March. The Amex Oil Index (XOI) rallied nearly…

• A Look at Market Psychology

  Published 15 April 2007 | viewed 6,473 times

  The past five days were bullish, overall, for the stock market. That isn't surprising given the level of bearish sentiment we saw in last week's…

• Stock Market, Natural Resource Recovery Continues

  Published 22 March 2007 | viewed 3,998 times

  The market indicated its super-oversold condition to us soon after the Feb. 27 sell-off based on volume and put/call ratio indications. The bottom has since…

• Global Macro Roundtable

  Published 21 March 2007 | viewed 5,763 times

  The following is an excerpt from our GMR #2 of 14 March. Some Market Concerns I've been sitting in my office recently, smoking my pipe…

• Financial Fiascos Everywhere!

  Published 15 March 2007 | viewed 6,056 times

  "Millions at risk of losing homes" was the headline on the news wires on Wednesday, March 14. This happened on the day when the stock…

• A Major Crash...or a Major Bottom?

  Published 08 March 2007 | viewed 9,190 times

  On Tuesday, Feb. 27, the stock market experienced its biggest 1-day tumble since 2001. That it created quite an impression on the minds of millions…

• Gold Stocks Versus Oil Stocks in the Near Term

  Published 22 February 2007 | viewed 4,798 times

  The AMEX Gold Bugs Index (HUI) closed 0.50% higher on Thursday, Feb. 22, to finish the day at 356.34 while the XAU was 0.16% higher…

• The Cult of the Bear

  Published 15 February 2007 | viewed 6,805 times

  A gradual procession of super bears has been quietly admitting they've been wrong in their bearish assessment of the stock market. As the major stock…