Markets

Oct 19, 2011 at 06:21

Gold: A number of 'bargain hunting' trend-followers will be watching this benchmark 'line in the sand' for repeat support or a potential big squeeze lower into $1300 and perhaps even…

Oct 18, 2011 at 18:41

Over the years, the Federal Reserve Bank has transferred purchasing power from all other dollar holders primarily to the U.S. Treasury by a complex series of machinations. The U.S. Treasury…

Oct 18, 2011 at 18:38

The rollercoaster ride continues as markets gyrate daily based on rumour and innuendo. This is going to continue until there is some sort of formal agreement between EU members, and…

Oct 18, 2011 at 18:36

The last hour of trading was intense on Tuesday and then all eyes were focused on Apple's earnings which were released around 4:30 ET. The initial reaction to the earnings…

Oct 18, 2011 at 18:22

Tomorrow is the monthly CPI report. The consensus call expects a +0.3% rise on headline CPI (which would bring the year-on-year figure to 3.9%) and +0.2% on core CPI (bringing…

Oct 18, 2011 at 14:02

At the beginning of the year Brazil warned that the world is on course for a full-blown "trade war" as it stepped up its rhetoric against exchange rate manipulation. Also…

Oct 18, 2011 at 13:48

In the last few weeks a slow slide in commodity prices - metals in particular - has turned into a full-scale nosedive. All through 2011 copper had remained essentially between…

Oct 18, 2011 at 13:40

With all of the money printing that is going on worldwide, it beats me why a number of analysts are predicting that the price of gold and silver is going…

Oct 18, 2011 at 13:11

Monday's update page showed a 1 minute $TICK with large up and down gray bars. Most investors ignore this chart and data because it looks like nothing but noise. But,…

Oct 18, 2011 at 13:01

I often get the feeling that traders and investors have put too great a trust in the monetary magic of the Federal Reserve. It's August, 2010. The SP500 is nearly…