Markets

Apr 22, 2011 at 13:22

As the Republican and Democratic leadership in Washington suit up for the battle that will be the 2012 budget, a battle that will have a lot to say about the…

Apr 22, 2011 at 13:10

We have written before that institutional investors are going to wake up one day and realize that they need to buy gold for their portfolios. Well, that's beginning to happen.…

Apr 22, 2011 at 12:50

Silver has stolen the spotlight among investors in recent days after surging nearly $50/oz. Lost in all the commotion, however, are the wildly disparate rumors accompanying silver's rally. It's hard…

Apr 22, 2011 at 12:08

Lately just about the only things not soaring in price are US houses and electronics beginning with "i". Raw materials, for instance, have had a good week based on the…

Apr 21, 2011 at 17:24

World events continue to signal support for hard assets, but caution is still advised. News in the copper space is as much about consolidation of the players as the metal…

Apr 21, 2011 at 16:13

The price action in the financial markets this week has added to the continued confusion about where equity prices are headed. Precious metals and oil prices have been working higher…

Apr 21, 2011 at 15:57

A meme is now circulating that gold is in a bubble and that it's time for the wise investor to sell. To me, that's a ridiculous notion. Certainly a premature…

Apr 21, 2011 at 15:37

As a result of active "demonetization" efforts by the IMF and its member central banks, gold and silver have experienced the type of volatility that has given conservative investors reasons…

Apr 21, 2011 at 15:36

In any community there is always one who asks the obnoxious question, you know the Uncle who drinks to much, the silly kid who is not to bright, well we…

Apr 21, 2011 at 12:13

It may have been predominantly the 'bots trading today (or, equivalently, the junior traders), because the market mostly ignored information that was mostly bad. Here is a quick run-down: