Markets

Mar 13, 2014 at 17:01

Roughly half of the U.S. population owns stocks, which equates to approximately 156 million people. Those 156 million people along with millions more around the globe determine the value of…

Mar 13, 2014 at 16:55

Just when you thought the last of the big institutional banks were ready to throw in the towel on their bearish metal forecasts, yet another one has joined the ranks…

Mar 13, 2014 at 16:44

When reading about the Mt. Gox debacle today, it reminded me of an eponymously named character from the Dr. Seuss book, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. The…

Mar 13, 2014 at 16:39

Lately we've been writing about why we expected the rebound in precious metals to continue without any serious setbacks. After a major low, sentiment can remain muted for several months…

Mar 13, 2014 at 15:29

The narrative reads like a political soap opera. But, arguably, it is more likely to create the next global crisis than any other flash point. And American fingerprints are all…

Mar 13, 2014 at 15:20

Debate rages over "income inequality". CEOs makes hundreds or thousands of times more than workers. That is one aspect of income inequality. And it's easily explained: The Fed's inflation policies,…

Mar 13, 2014 at 14:59

The chart of the FTSE/XINHUA China 25 Index (XIN) is something else that gives us that sinking feeling. If this chart is combined with a chart of copper then one…

Mar 13, 2014 at 13:23

As the gold and silver markets turn the corner and move back to the uptrend, mining companies are recovering quite nicely. Ahead of the 'credit crunch' in 2007, the common…

Mar 13, 2014 at 09:50

Senator Mike Crapo (R., Idaho), top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, spoke with Bloomberg TV's Peter Cook today ahead of today's confirmation hearings.

Mar 13, 2014 at 08:10

The SP500 found support yesterday around 1853, at the lower side of a downward channel that is now pointing higher again as decline from 1187 unfolded only in three legs.…