Markets

Mar 21, 2014 at 12:43

If you're in it for the long haul -- by that we mean bullish SPY and hedging your stack being short GLD/SLV -- good for you, so are we. How'd…

Mar 21, 2014 at 07:43

here is a fascinating story from Robert Peston, the BBC's business editor about his interview with Hank Paulson, who was the US treasury secretary at the time of the Lehman…

Mar 21, 2014 at 06:27

Janet Yellen's press conference Wednesday brought a Fed rate increase into the market's field of vision. Intermediate Treasuries (IEF) have dropped 1.08% this week. When bond prices fall, interest rates…

Mar 21, 2014 at 06:13

In truth, the Kremlin's tactical triumph in annexing Crimea without a shot being fired in anger has so stunned the West that the degree to which the West was outsmarted…

Mar 21, 2014 at 05:49

EUR/USD has broken the support implied by its rising channel, invalidating the uptrend in place since February. The short-term technical structure is negative as long as prices remain below the…

Mar 20, 2014 at 17:00

The U.S. dollar moved higher against major currency pairs after better-than-expected initial jobless claims data. Earlier today, the Department of Labor showed in its report that initial claims for jobless…

Mar 20, 2014 at 16:44

Double-whammy for gold and silver prices. First, new US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen hinted that Dollar interest rates may rise earlier than analysts thought. "Fed's new rate forecasts signal…

Mar 20, 2014 at 16:46

Yesterday everyone was gaga over the news Yellen might actually hike interest rates a few months earlier than they thought. Will she? Won't she?

Mar 20, 2014 at 16:31

Briefly: In our opinion short speculative positions in silver (half) and mining stocks (full) are justified from the risk/reward perspective.

Mar 20, 2014 at 12:29

Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula is now Russia's. It was done with an impressively organized non-violent military operation, and supported by the foregone conclusion of a referendum on independence from Ukraine.