Markets

Aug 29, 2011 at 09:40

There were plenty of central bankers and economists with glum faces at Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week as speakers reviewed the challenges ahead. So far the global economy has not…

Aug 29, 2011 at 09:07

With Ben Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech in the rear-view mirror, the markets will most likely turn their attention back toward Europe. In the short-run, it is doubtful market-calming news will…

Aug 29, 2011 at 07:49

I am amused by those who think a US recession will come within a year. Even more amusing are those who think a recession will not come at all. The…

Aug 29, 2011 at 07:04

Now that Mr. Bernanke's speech is old news, what was the financial media thinking exactly? A significant number of financial writers have been anticipating discussion of QE III or QE…

Aug 29, 2011 at 06:36

Gold is temporarily unwinding from oversold conditions, having dropped over $200 in only three days. The big drop followed a confluence of bearish signals (including DeMark™ exhaustion sell signal), amidst…

Aug 28, 2011 at 19:00

The are important voices suggesting that the economy will plod along, while others say a recession is more likely than not. There are stock market visionaries who predict the S&P…

Aug 28, 2011 at 16:35

A quick review of our Custom RTT TrendStatus tool on the SPY (ETF for the SP500). The RTT Trendstatus signaled with plenty of warning the market peak prior the Japanese…

Aug 28, 2011 at 15:01

My objective analysis of the market's technical condition is telling me to be cautious about establishing a mind-set that a bear market has started. This may very well be so,…

Aug 28, 2011 at 15:00

The consumer driven recession has begun. Keeping it very simple of the four GDP components (consumer, fixed investment, government and net trade) the consumer has simply rolled over.

Aug 28, 2011 at 10:13

In this article, we will compare the recent price behavior in gold to the price behavior in 2006, and see if we can learn something from the past.