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Dec 17, 2013 at 12:48

Blackstone Chairman and CEO Steve Schwarzman said XX on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers" today. Speaking with Erik Schatzker and Stephanie Ruhle, Schwarzman said that Blackstone has "aggressive plans" for further…

Dec 17, 2013 at 09:41

I may have shocked a lot of gold bulls with my recent prediction that the Fed will “taper to zero” over the next 12 – 18 months.

Dec 17, 2013 at 09:40

Since our last published essay, we have seen a downward move which took the oil stock index below 1,440. Did this weakness change anything in the overall outlook? Before we…

Dec 17, 2013 at 08:57

I wrote this in early November. A US District Court decision yesterday (Dec 16, 2013) found that parts of the NSA's mass data gathering are unconstitutional. It's a small victory…

Dec 17, 2013 at 07:05

With the last major news item for 2013 less than 48 hours away, I thought I would share some insights as to what the SP500 Cash Index options were pricing…

Dec 17, 2013 at 06:38

It's clear that dangerous bubbles in home prices have appeared in a variety of developed and developing nations. Is the United States among them, or has it avoided recreating the…

Dec 17, 2013 at 06:18

We believe that USD Index has now turned bullish with impulsive rise from 79.00 and breakout out of a downward channel. This breakout is important sign for a change in…

Dec 17, 2013 at 06:12

USD/JPY managed to briefly break over the key resistance level at 103.74, but has thus far failed to hold over this level. The short-term technical structure remains positive though, as…

Dec 16, 2013 at 18:14

Charles Hugh Smith lays out his six Key Themes for 2014, the rationale for each and the ramifications ...

Dec 16, 2013 at 17:55

Washington's political gridlock and President Obama's repeated retreat from "red lines" has eroded confidence in this president raising questions about the United States. The deep polarization of parties has alienated…