Markets

Apr 19, 2011 at 11:49

David Galland, Casey Research partner and managing editor of The Casey Report, sees a major shift in Federal Reserve policy ahead and has advice on how to invest accordingly. Time…

Apr 19, 2011 at 10:28

As Republicans and Democrats slug it out over the future course of U.S. government spending, deficits and debt, we here at THE CONTRARIAN TAKE cannot help but wonder if Washington…

Apr 19, 2011 at 10:27

Follow the money and you can typically arrive at the genesis of your surroundings. Here is another ratio chart that utilizes the S&P 500 Bank Index from Goldman. While I…

Apr 19, 2011 at 10:12

The Primary Trend chart determines our long term market strategy of being long or in cash. The PT is the primary trend. Once the medium term trend is in the…

Apr 19, 2011 at 09:56

Note that we have had more than "a major societal buildup in the extension of credit." ... "a deflation of excess credit" has been underway since 2008. As Hamilton Bolton…

Apr 19, 2011 at 08:40

Sometimes mountains seem to be created from molehills. When investors focus on these mirages, tremendous excitement or disappointment occurs. After all the smoke clears, all that matters is that no…

Apr 19, 2011 at 06:42

Monday's trading saw a huge rebound from intraday lows seen in the morning. Will it be enough to break the downtrend states the major indexes have moved into? That remains…

Apr 19, 2011 at 06:22

The Euro is holding steady after triggering its largest down day since August 2010. The sharp correction pushed back through the multi-month rising wedge pattern and signaled ...

Apr 18, 2011 at 19:16

What do secular bear markets do? That's right they compress P/E ratios over time. We have record earnings yet the market isn't willing to pay the same price for those…

Apr 18, 2011 at 19:14

China's GDP growth continued at a blistering pace during the first quarter of 2011, rising 9.7 percent from the previous year, according to economic data released today from the People's…