Markets

Sep 14, 2011 at 18:56

An important observation can be made regardless of the exact forecast going forward: if the Fed is going to do QE3, they will prefer to do it sooner rather than…

Sep 14, 2011 at 14:11

Thanks to late-2011's truly miserable outlook, there are now more bullish gold-price forecasts to choose from than Heinz varieties. UBS sees a 2012 average of $2075 per ounce. Nearer $4000…

Sep 14, 2011 at 13:27

Some observers have thought that severe weakness in August set an important low. We wondered if it had pre-empted seasonal weakness that can start around mid-September. Our conclusion was that…

Sep 14, 2011 at 11:57

The ECB stepped in today to provide emergency liquidity to at least two banks (without specifying the banks). The implication of course is that all banks are suspects.

Sep 14, 2011 at 10:07

China, arguably the world's most influential and dynamic economy, is beginning to eye renewable as a partial solution to its voracious and growing energy needs. If Beijing determines that biofuels…

Sep 14, 2011 at 08:30

In my most recent few forecasts for subscribers and public articles I've discussed a major correction in Gold, and it dropped $208 within 3 days of that forecast several weeks…

Sep 14, 2011 at 07:53

Although the timeframes that I trade these days have come in due to the heightened volatility - they are once again aligned with the underlying long-term trend. This is a…

Sep 14, 2011 at 07:28

Every couple of years, this 'Circular VIX Pattern' has been showing up. It is a pattern where you can draw a circle off the VIX lows, and once you move…

Sep 14, 2011 at 06:54

Since the dawn of man people have needed money with which to exchange goods. Then it extended naturally to saving money for the day when times were difficult - times…

Sep 14, 2011 at 06:27

Gold remains weak, holding within a trading range beneath its latest record highs at 1921.15. A confluence of bearish signals continue to weigh, coupled with the CME's recent 55% hike…