Markets

May 23, 2013 at 08:20

If you want an objective view of energy, ask an economist, who can tell you what to expect to pay at the pump in the coming years, and why, as…

May 23, 2013 at 06:01

The current down leg can either unfold a downward pattern (Zig Zag / Double Zig Zag / Triple Zig Zag) like the four previous ones or a sideways pattern that…

May 23, 2013 at 05:38

EUR/USD made an intraday bearish reversal close to the hourly resistances at 1.2943 (15/05/2013 high) and 1.3029 (14/05/2013 high). Monitor the recent low at 1.2797 (17/05/2013 low).

May 22, 2013 at 21:51

Has the anticipated correction started? Smells like it. A powerful reversal on a good news day is often where a correction starts. Only time will tell if this is a…

May 22, 2013 at 20:18

Current policy encourages movement of jobs and capital to foreign countries. If anything, taxes ought to be higher on foreign profits than lower. That would encourage investment in the US.

May 22, 2013 at 15:09

As many of you may know, International Man has its roots in the book of the same name. It was first published in 1978 by best-selling author, speculator, and renowned…

May 22, 2013 at 14:57

In a recent post, The Pull from the Future, I discussed how any sort of quantitative model based on statistics, earnings, GDP -- really any extrapolation of past data into…

May 22, 2013 at 14:40

As the global equity and bond markets grind ever higher, abundant signs exist that we are once again living through an asset bubble - or rather a whole series of…

May 22, 2013 at 14:05

Inquiring minds with extra time on their hands this morning are plodding through the Full Transcript of Bernanke's Testimony To Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress looking for the usual collection…

May 22, 2013 at 13:12

The difficulty of institutions that need cash for payment have grown acute during the chalk-brained professors' zero-interest-rate pogrom. Insurance companies are one victim, pension plans another. Looking specifically at ...