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Steve Saville

Steve Saville

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

  • US$ Fundamentals

    Published 11 July 2006 | viewed 7,293 times

    Intermediate-term (6-12 months) A question we occasionally get asked is: how can we be bullish on the US dollar when the dollar's fundamentals are so…

  • Gold versus Other Markets

    Published 04 July 2006 | viewed 7,558 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 15th June 2006. When the yield-spread is widening, that is, when short-term interest…

  • Why Do We Have Taxation?

    Published 20 June 2006 | viewed 6,288 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 11th June 2006. If asked the question "why do we have taxation?" most…

  • Gold Sector Review

    Published 13 June 2006 | viewed 7,683 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 11th June 2006. Current Market Situation During the long-term bull market in gold…

  • The Stock Market: Valuation, Real Performance, and a Warning Shot

    Published 30 May 2006 | viewed 7,308 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 28th May 2006. Tech Stock Valuations The valuations of the major tech stocks…

  • Understanding the Gold Bull

    Published 23 May 2006 | viewed 7,074 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 14th May 2006. We think the gold bull market that began during 1999-2001…

  • Can You Profit from a Falling US$ by Buying Resource Shares on Non-US Exchanges?

    Published 16 May 2006 | viewed 6,601 times

    Below is an extract from a recent commentary at www.speculative-investor.com. There's a widely held opinion that you can take advantage of a weakening US$ by…

  • Gold versus Oil

    Published 02 May 2006 | viewed 5,962 times

    There isn't a consistent relationship between gold and oil. In fact, the number of barrels of oil it takes to buy one ounce of gold…

  • Gold's Message

    Published 25 April 2006 | viewed 7,334 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 17th April 2006. Over the past year the gold price has risen strongly…

  • Interest Rates

    Published 18 April 2006 | viewed 8,917 times

    Below are extracts from recent commentaries posted at www.speculative-investor.com. Short-term interest rates and the stock market The following chart compares the performance of the S&P500…

  • Intermediate-term Outlook for the US Stock Market

    Published 07 April 2006 | viewed 7,210 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 30th March 2006. The US stock market appears, on the surface, to have…

  • Is the US following Japan's Path?

    Published 04 April 2006 | viewed 7,551 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 30th March 2006. Those who argue that the US cannot avoid a deflationary…

  • Problems With Price Indices

    Published 28 March 2006 | viewed 5,170 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 26th March 2006. The attempts of modern statisticians to create an index that…

  • The Non-Stop Inflation

    Published 21 March 2006 | viewed 7,229 times

    The definition The correct definition of inflation is an increase in the supply of money that CAUSES a decrease in the purchasing power of money,…

  • The Long-term Dollar Bear

    Published 17 March 2006 | viewed 6,033 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 9th March 2006. Over the past two years the US$ inflation rate has…

  • Iran and Oil

    Published 08 March 2006 | viewed 9,436 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 26th February 2006. Iran has been on the minds of many investors over…

  • The Silver Versus Gold Debate

    Published 22 February 2006 | viewed 5,928 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 16th February 2006. In an article at http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north436.html Dr Gary North argues that…

  • The Most Misleading Words

    Published 14 February 2006 | viewed 6,429 times

    Some of the words that are commonly used by economists and financial journalists create an inaccurate picture of what's really happening in the world. The…

  • China and Gold

    Published 10 February 2006 | viewed 5,694 times

    Below is an extract from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 17th January 2006. China 's State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently said that…

  • The End Game

    Published 06 February 2006 | viewed 11,676 times

    We occasionally read that deflation is inevitable because the total amount of debt in the system is so huge. The point will eventually be reached,…