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Markets

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The Fed: Mend It or End It?

May 14, 2012 at 13:26

Last week I held a hearing to examine the various proposals that have been put forth both to mend and to end the Fed. The purpose was to spur a…

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McDonalds Back In Value, Above Average Growth and Above Average Yield

May 14, 2012 at 12:29

McDonald's (MCD) is a great favorite of the dividend growth investor. However, Mr. Market knows this and has historically applied a premium valuation to this blue-chip dividend stalwart. Due to…

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How to Fix Financial Services Regulation

May 14, 2012 at 11:56

Want a very quick solution to the privatized gains and socialized losses of modern financial services...? As I was reading of yet another spectacular mismatch between bank managers' competence and…

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TD Bank CEO Ed Clark Talks 'Old-Fashioned' Banking and JPM

May 14, 2012 at 11:39

Bloomberg TV's Erik Schatzker sat down with Toronto Dominion CEO Edmund Clark, who calls himself an old-fashioned banker, to talk about the strategy of Canada's second-biggest bank and why the…

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Reviewing the Macro 'Play'

May 14, 2012 at 08:36

There are signs in the recent jobs and ISM reports that the previously inflated economy is decelerating. Late last week, the clown running JP Morgan said stupid things about the…

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Dimon Fortress Breached as Push From Hedging to Betting Blows Up

May 14, 2012 at 08:12

David Olson, a former head of credit trading in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)’s chief investment office, learned about risk as a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine pilot.

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Greece May Trigger Bearish Stock Pattern

May 14, 2012 at 08:02

Over the weekend, there was little in the way of good news coming from Greece. According to Bloomberg: Greece’s biggest anti-bailout party, Syriza, said for the second time in as…

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Major Bottom in Precious Metals Could Occur This Week

May 14, 2012 at 06:06

Normally catching a bottom is not difficult. Bottoms tend to occur instantly while market tops form during a process. Yet, I've found that bottoms of long-term significance do not occur…

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The State of the Trend

May 14, 2012 at 06:02

Last week-end we observed that market internals are weakening. Two days later the SP500 registered its lowest low and found support just above the 1340 level. This happens to be…

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Gold's Channel Breakout Targets Key Support at $1522

May 14, 2012 at 05:04

Gold: Lowered stop to $1599, thereby locking in further profits. Gold has just breached its multi-month channel support and now targets key level at $1522 (29th Dec swing low). This…