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Oct 30, 2015 at 12:02

With the Federal Reserve's first rate-hike cycle in nearly a decade looming, traders are working overtime trying to divine its timing and impact on the markets. They are closely monitoring…

Oct 30, 2015 at 07:12

Gold's biggest enemy is a brilliant Nobel Prize winning economist, university professor and columnist for the New York Times. Sadly, he is also a con man.

Oct 30, 2015 at 06:34

In a speech I almost completely agree with, former Australia prime minister Tony Abbott chastised the EU in an address at the Second Annual Margaret Thatcher Lecture in London on…

Oct 30, 2015 at 06:32

Why falling food prices are not a boon for Europe's economy ...

Oct 30, 2015 at 06:03

USD/CHF made a sharp bearish intra day reversal at 0.9957 (29/10/2015 high), which is likely to cap prices in the short-term. After a brief consolidation period the pair should be…

Oct 29, 2015 at 15:01

This past week, Ben Bernanke was in London promoting his book "Courage to Act". Today, Albert Edwards at Societe Generale pinged me with his thoughts.

Oct 29, 2015 at 14:51

Another postseason in baseball is here, and Bob Gale, the writer/producer of Back to the Future II, swings but misses on his forecast for a 2015 Chicago Cubs World Series…

Oct 29, 2015 at 14:36

As much as we carry a long-term bias towards a continuation of the historically low yield market environment of the current decade, over the intermediate-term we still like the short…

Oct 29, 2015 at 14:00

The markets seemed to like what the Fed had to say yesterday, including the part about definitely, for sure, no kidding around this time raising interest rates in December. Especially…

Oct 29, 2015 at 13:58

What did the Fed do yesterday? Why, they rolled over once again and held ZIRP. They also got mighty specific with some wording that freaked out precious metals players and…