Markets

Aug 20, 2013 at 08:26

While financially traded gold, i.e., ETFs, experienced redemptions, physical gold was in strong demand. Besides Chindia, people in the U.S., Europe, Turkey and the Middle East purchased tons of gold…

Aug 20, 2013 at 08:12

It would be impossible to measure the economy without "backing out," inflation. That is why economists are very careful to separate GDP reports into two categories: "nominal" (which are not…

Aug 20, 2013 at 07:51

While the Fed's taper talk has been tapered and then un-tapered, the market may now be tapering the Fed rather than vice versa. Let's assess Act 2 of the taper…

Aug 20, 2013 at 07:49

Since the last update, the Dow has had a rally which exceeded the previous all-time high. The rally appears to be nothing significant, since it was likely just a retest…

Aug 20, 2013 at 05:57

The only candidate that makes sense is the candidate who will set a target date to end the Fed. Unfortunately, no such candidate is on the short list.

Aug 20, 2013 at 05:35

USD/JPY remains in a short-term succession of lower lows and lower highs since its peak at 101.53. A break of the resistance at 98.65 (15/08/2013 high, see also the declining…

Aug 19, 2013 at 21:00

Whether the stock market is in a long-term bullish trend or a long-term bearish trend can't be determined by looking at nominal prices. The reason is that the nominal price…

Aug 19, 2013 at 16:44

With the primary focus on the Fed, many market participants may have missed President Obama's repeated calls for avoiding another round of asset bubbles. When the President's remarks are paired…

Aug 19, 2013 at 15:51

SP500 is falling. When to buy the pullback can be judged by supporting Gann Angles. The SPY is once again at a critical 1x2 Gann Angle, many times price bounces…

Aug 19, 2013 at 14:08

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