Markets

Jul 13, 2011 at 20:44

What an incredible day. I spent most of my day overlooking the beach in southern Mexico and so I was unaware of the buzz of activity that was going on…

Jul 13, 2011 at 19:56

There could be some pretty bumpy days in both stock and bond markets in the days between now and early August.

Jul 13, 2011 at 18:52

Irrespective of the outcome of the current 'top of news' U.S. Debt Ceiling negotiation, which I at the moment don't see as a 'crisis' because I think it will be…

Jul 13, 2011 at 17:24

Before we check in on the current status of gold (GLD) and silver (SLV), it is helpful to review their fundamental appeal to investors. Studying the performance of silver relative…

Jul 13, 2011 at 17:16

Recently I compared the 2007 equity topping pattern to that of the current market. The premise being today as in 2007 the US economy is quite possibly entering economic recession.…

Jul 13, 2011 at 15:50

As expected, the news event du jour was Chairman Bernanke's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress (neé Humphrey-Hawkins). Before we get into the market's reaction, let's take a look…

Jul 13, 2011 at 14:43

Many regard the VIX as a measurement of fear and panic levels in the market. But, how do you really know what the fear level is? One way is to…

Jul 13, 2011 at 14:29

Gold climbs on US dollar sell offs and sovereign debt issues. Folks on the web say gold will not sell off in the same way silver did stating that gold…

Jul 13, 2011 at 13:49

Recently, investors have been concerned over the possible effect of the expiration of QE2. They have been looking for a clear mission statement in order to understand the effect of…

Jul 13, 2011 at 13:36

David Knox Barker is one of the leading authorities on the economic long wave, otherwise known as the Kondratieff Wave (a.k.a. "K Wave"). Barker has had an impressive career both…