Markets

Oct 28, 2013 at 14:06

Many events moved the market this month. Gold demand was stable but more important, gold is getting a boost from the weaker U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar is now clearly…

Oct 28, 2013 at 13:47

Those of you who have experience with old-school charcoal grills know lighter fluid is used to prime the proverbial pump until the coals can take over. Quantitative easing (QE) is…

Oct 28, 2013 at 13:29

With all that's going on out there that is making it increasingly difficult for anybody to think about what 'condition our condition is really in', it's always a good idea…

Oct 28, 2013 at 11:14

Since Obamacare made its debut, discussions have focused on Ted Cruz' efforts to defund the law and the shockingly bad functionality of the Website itself. Fortunately for Obama, polling indicates…

Oct 28, 2013 at 11:03

A few weeks back I penned a discussion regarding a number of noticeable technical divergences we're seeing the in current market environment. How these resolve will be important over the…

Oct 28, 2013 at 09:52

No wonder investors don't take economists seriously. Or if they do, they shouldn't. Since Richard Nixon interrupted Hoss and Little Joe on a Sunday night in August 1971, it's been…

Oct 28, 2013 at 08:07

"Build it, and they will come" has been the motivation for many dreams. Baseball fields, restaurants, and other follies have sprouted from belief in this concept. Much of the real…

Oct 28, 2013 at 07:34

I have long predicted that our central bank's debt monetization efforts would be of greater quantity and duration than most everyone at the Fed and on Wall Street expected. The…

Oct 28, 2013 at 07:32

Even though the position of the Fed's chief is about to change, we do not see any changes in Fed's policy whatsoever on the horizon. The long-term outlook for gold…

Oct 28, 2013 at 07:20

Fundamentally, Gold is now starting to move into the final 3rd phase of this long term bull market 1st stage saw the miners closing their hedge books, 2nd stage continuously…