Markets

Oct 01, 2013 at 14:31

When you hear about the "gold reserves" a mining company has in the ground, the natural assumption would be that they're talking about a fixed number of ounces. After all,…

Oct 01, 2013 at 14:25

You often here folks on TV saying the chart does look good, it needs more time. So what are they talking about. Well let's put your mind at rest.

Oct 01, 2013 at 13:40

Were gains in stocks all that surprising on the first day of a government shutdown? Somewhat, but we noted Monday the markets were not tipping a bearish hand. Monday's late…

Oct 01, 2013 at 11:35

As one deadline after another passes, the US government is beginning to shut down.

Oct 01, 2013 at 11:22

We summarized our previous free commentary by stating that the medium-term outlook was bearish - did anything change?

Oct 01, 2013 at 11:09

More than a decade ago, the acronym, BRIC was coined. Most investors know the countries it stands for, but few remember the name or background of the man who came…

Oct 01, 2013 at 09:04

TNX is the symbol for the interest rate on the ten-year, US Treasury note. One observation which has kept me from getting bullish about TNX (despite the break out above…

Oct 01, 2013 at 08:49

Forget about a government shutdown. The quibbling over concessions to keep the government funded distracts from what might be the most predictable economic crisis. We have problems that may affect…

Oct 01, 2013 at 06:39

Extraordinary is not so much what he says, which is true, but that, four years later, there is such a wall of silence, a stillness, that will not speak of…

Oct 01, 2013 at 06:38

For the entire history of the Federal Reserve prior to October of 2008, the Fed was not legally able to pay interest on bank reserves. However, the Emergency Economic Stabilization…