Markets

Oct 03, 2013 at 19:07

It was only recently that I looked at the Dow Jones Industrials/Gold ratio (DJI/Gold ratio). I wanted now to add another ratio that is often overlooked but is equally important.…

Oct 03, 2013 at 19:06

Don't look at the current state of the ball, that is core inflation, as being a deterministic snapshot. There is a delay between monetary policy and inflation outcomes (the old…

Oct 03, 2013 at 15:43

This month Gordon explains the current markets as a "Crack Up Boom" and further tells us what to expect in the future from "An 'Echo Boom' Ahead". He also takes…

Oct 03, 2013 at 15:31

The futures were tame this morning until the U.S. Treasury issued a statement warning of "a large, adverse, and persistent financial shock" if the U.S. were to default on its…

Oct 03, 2013 at 15:08

In recent commentaries we've discussed the likelihood of a broad market correction due to a series of divergences among the major averages. The divergence between the Dow and the NASDAQ,…

Oct 03, 2013 at 13:57

Ball Corporation (BLL), founded in 1880 by five brothers, is a metal packaging company that employs more than 14,500 people in over 90 locations worldwide. At first glance it might…

Oct 03, 2013 at 11:06

Review of two forecasts that were made in the last few weeks with comparisons to actuals.

Oct 03, 2013 at 10:43

On Wednesday, silver gained almost 2.7% and reached $22 as a weak dollar boosted commodities priced in the greenback. The US currency was under selling pressure as a U.S. government…

Oct 03, 2013 at 09:56

Nowadays, the sitting members of the inner circle at the Federal Reserve are nothing more than political lackeys - conducting the nation's monetary policy, at the beset of whatever political…

Oct 03, 2013 at 07:21

Anyone who bought the media buzz about a September reduction of QE - called the "taper" - was very surprised when the Federal Reserve announced that stimulus would continue unabated.…