Markets

Aug 13, 2012 at 09:26

We are coming up to the fifth anniversary of the financial crisis, at least for the UK's banking system, because it was five years ago that anxious depositors were queuing…

Aug 13, 2012 at 08:14

I concluded a commentary in my July 13 Newsletter with the following statement: "It is also why I have come to believe laws should be put in place to return…

Aug 13, 2012 at 08:02

I recently held a hearing in my congressional subcommittee on the subject of competing currencies. This is an issue of enormous importance, but unfortunately few Americans understand how the Federal…

Aug 13, 2012 at 07:51

EUR/USD appears to have entered a short-term consolidation phase which is favoured to yield a lower high versus the recent 1.2443 double top. Failure to remain below 1.2443 will suggest…

Aug 13, 2012 at 07:36

In last week's article "Three Weeks Left" I outlined a brief synopsis of what I was expecting based on how the daily cycles were unfolding. So far markets are playing…

Aug 13, 2012 at 06:45

"Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of one Sir Alan Greenspan's confirmation vote. Fred, you doing anything special to celebrate?" wrote Scott Frew, General Partner of Rockingham Capital Partners L.P. hedge…

Aug 13, 2012 at 06:33

The SPX may be starting to create a distribution pattern which, when complete, would turn out to be at least a short-term top, and perhaps an intermediate one as well.

Aug 13, 2012 at 05:39

Muni bond investors, meanwhile, will discover that the "risk free" parts of their portfolios are anything but, leading to harder times for retirees and some wild capital migrations out of…

Aug 13, 2012 at 05:37

The economy is only pausing, but the recovery might take a few more months. The E.C.B wants to help Italy and Spain. Has Greece's leaving the eurozone already been discounted?

Aug 13, 2012 at 05:36

It is the summer doldrums. Volume is pathetic. There isn't much to say that has not been said already. The "smart money" is neutral. The "dumb money" is really starting…