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Jul 10, 2016 at 16:17

The Battle Royale between the titans of the Silver pit, aka, the Hedge funds versus the Swap Dealers (and Commercials) continues unabated. Once again another new all-time record high for…

Jul 10, 2016 at 16:16

The powerful post-Brexit rally ended after a 118-point advance and was followed by a shallow consolidation. Additional fuel was provided by an unexpectedly bullish jobs report which drove the index…

Jul 10, 2016 at 14:22

Nothing is more shameless in a bedazzling sort of way than rich banksters standing on the public curb with their hands out. First, we had the admission this past week…

Jul 10, 2016 at 14:17

A global sea-change in risk appetite and sentiment. In the conventional investment perspective, risk-on assets (i.e. investments with higher risks and higher potential returns) such as stocks are on a…

Jul 10, 2016 at 06:28

According to the Stock Trader's Almanac the average price tendency is for a summer sell-off that usually begins in mid-July and lasts until mid-October. Part of the reason is perhaps…

Jul 10, 2016 at 06:26

Brexit was not expected, and a period of adjustment is needed. The U.S. dollar should continue rising, while U.S. stocks could decline sharply over the medium term.

Jul 10, 2016 at 06:23

When does the yellow brick road end? When does the SP500 market rally from March 2009 end?

Jul 10, 2016 at 06:22

Hollande, whose popularity is in the gutter, lectures the US about Trump when a two-way "Frexit" looms in France: once from the Euro and a second from the EU.

Jul 09, 2016 at 16:39

Despite the headline numbers (like Friday's largely-fictitious jobs report) that imply a stable, modest expansion, under the surface the financial system is deteriorating fast.

Jul 09, 2016 at 16:37

Investors who jump on "sure things" in the stock market usually lick their wounds with regret. The decision of British voters to leave the European Union appeared to represent low-hanging…