Markets

Apr 27, 2011 at 05:44

Gold has broken above the all-important psychological level at 1500.00. Bulls need to recapture 1518.43 (all-time high) to re-establish the uptrend higher towards ...

Apr 26, 2011 at 20:01

One way to determine inflation expectations is to take the treasury or nominal yield (not inflation adjusted) and subtract the TIPS or real yield (inflation adjusted). The difference of the…

Apr 26, 2011 at 20:00

Ben Bernanke has the starter pistol, if we are off to the races. Have you placed your bets, take positions, set... Markets are poised, while they wait for the man…

Apr 26, 2011 at 17:20

The race to the bottom in the foreign exchange markets appears to be beginning in earnest. According to one analyst over 25 countries have intervened to devalue their currencies in…

Apr 26, 2011 at 17:12

Winston Churchill once said "that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."…

Apr 26, 2011 at 16:43

The structure of this speculative top continues to build. The mid-point of the surge would likely have been in March, with precious metals running longer. Crude was likely to rally…

Apr 26, 2011 at 16:42

In the last few weeks, I've become particularly "attentive" to the intentions of Fed policy makers following the scheduled June end date for QE2.

Apr 26, 2011 at 16:19

When gold hit the psychologically important $1,500 level it didn't surprise us, but we admit that silver's recent performance gave us a small thrill. Before jumping into the chart analysis,…

Apr 26, 2011 at 16:05

As a trader, you hear it as often as, "Have a nice day." The problem with these axioms is that they are generalizations towards a discipline that in many cases…

Apr 26, 2011 at 15:51

The ISM PMIs for March indicate continued upward price pressures in the US economy. My GDP-weighted PMI (manufacturing and non-manufacturing combined) seems to indicate that the CPI inflation rate is…