Markets

Dec 19, 2013 at 06:16

The taper surprise was that stocks rocketed higher once the markets digested the Fed's statement. The market chose to focus on the improving economy rather than a reduction in monetary…

Dec 19, 2013 at 05:44

SP500 found some resistance in 1800-1820 zone. From this high we have seen a retracement back to 1770. At the moment a pullback is only in three legs and is…

Dec 19, 2013 at 05:36

EUR/USD has broken the support at 1.3709, validating a short-term double-top. A test of the key support at 1.3621 is expected as long as prices remain below the resistance at…

Dec 18, 2013 at 14:45

Since at least the 1980s, US policy has been to convince us to borrow as much as possible on pretty much anything we could think of. This worked brilliantly until…

Dec 18, 2013 at 14:36

One of the questions investors have been asking lately concerns the outlook for the U.S. dollar index. Investors are understandably concerned by the dollar's weakness and worry that perhaps that…

Dec 18, 2013 at 13:50

The following blog post originally appeared as two blogs on February 16, 2010 ("Oh, (Yeah!) Canada!") and August 17, 2010 ("The 'Real-Feel' Inflation Rate"). I have combined them because they…

Dec 18, 2013 at 08:55

For investors having a rooting interest in the price of gold, the catalyst for a recovery may be in sight. "Buy gold if you believe in math," Brent Johnson, CEO…

Dec 18, 2013 at 08:32

We make choices in our thinking, lifestyle, savings, and investments. We can look reality squarely in the face and swallow the red pill (from the movie – "The Matrix"). Or,…

Dec 18, 2013 at 07:33

As we come to the end of 2013, it's a good time to reflect on some of the biggest resources stories of the year. One that immediately comes to mind…

Dec 18, 2013 at 06:37

US Oil: Last analysis expected more downwards movement towards a short term target at 96.49. Downwards movement reached 96.21. Price turned upwards from there. The wave count is the same.