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Markets

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USD/JPY Holds Above The 200-day Average For First Time In Several Months

Feb 15, 2012 at 05:51

USD/JPY is holding above the 200-day average for the first time in several months. The move follows last week's sharp rebound which was triggered by a bullish DeMark signal from…

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Why Not Thorium?

Feb 14, 2012 at 14:22

The Fukushima disaster reminded us all of the dangers inherent in uranium-fueled nuclear reactors. Fresh news yesterday about Tepco's continued struggle to contain and cool the fuel rods highlights just…

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Next Up: Portugal

Feb 14, 2012 at 12:01

It looks like Greece will get its debt restructuring, which presumably delays its collapse by a few months. So now the spotlight shifts to the other functionally bankrupt eurozone countries…

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Germany May Foreshadow SP 500 Weakness

Feb 14, 2012 at 10:36

Germany has been a leader of the global rally in risk assets off the December 2011 lows. Sustained weakness in the Germany ETF (EWG) and the German DAX Index may…

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Arbitraging Fed Policies With Rental Housing Cash Flows

Feb 14, 2012 at 10:30

By forcing interest rates to record low levels, the Federal Reserve has effectively vaporized most interest income along with most of the ability to benefit from compound interest, with devastating…

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Sideways Trading for Gold and the HUI Index

Feb 14, 2012 at 09:56

At the beginning of last week, we mentioned that gold was still in the up channel, but something to watch for is gold diverging out of the channel and that…

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Rating Agencies vs Reggie Middleton, Part 3

Feb 14, 2012 at 09:34

On Wednesday, 30 November 2011 I asked queried the blogoshpere, "Where Are The Ratings Agencies For UK & German Banks Before They Go Boom? How About Those Euro REITs? Agencies…

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Trade Deficit Data Belies U.S. Recovery

Feb 14, 2012 at 09:13

Wall Street is extolling the virtues of our rising U.S. trade deficit as a sure sign the economy is well on the road to a full and viable recovery. It…

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Make Gold Your Valentine

Feb 14, 2012 at 09:08

Saudi Arabia's top power brokers recently claimed they would not allow oil to trade over $100. Click here now to view the oil price trading above $100 this morning. The…

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Graphite: Pencil It In

Feb 14, 2012 at 09:00

Sometime between 1500 and 1565 a large graphite deposit was discovered in Cumbria, England. Because the graphite was extremely pure and solid it could easily be sawed into sticks. The…