Markets

Mar 18, 2011 at 06:59

Japan finally leads the first coordinated G7 FX intervention since 2000 (when euro was supported) via coordination rather than size. The 2 trillion yen in yen-selling was in line with…

Mar 18, 2011 at 06:54

We believe in investing in long term bull market trends. To illustrate this point consider the following. In theory, with only two trades and two and a half long term…

Mar 17, 2011 at 18:21

Thorsten Polleit, of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, penned an article in The Free Market newsletter of the Ludwig von Mises Institute titled "The Many Names for Money…

Mar 17, 2011 at 18:19

A second surprise higher on inflation was the most significant event of the day from the standpoint of U.S. investors. It also was completely ignored. More on CPI in a…

Mar 17, 2011 at 12:54

Even while thousands of people are reported dead or missing, whole neighborhoods lie in ruins, and gas and oil fires rage out of control, press coverage of the Japanese earthquake…

Mar 17, 2011 at 12:50

Do I sound like a snake oil salesman, god if I do I am sorry. But how can one portray simple methods of BTD (buy the dips) with readtheticker.com. Mr…

Mar 17, 2011 at 12:36

Japan is facing two meltdowns in the wake of its devastating earthquake. The first, and more critical, is the meltdown at the Fukushima I Nuclear Plant, 150 miles north of…

Mar 17, 2011 at 11:56

A quick reminder of recent history... Remember Bear Stearns? You know, that quaint little investment bank which blew up 6 months before Lehmans and a full 12 months before quantitative…

Mar 17, 2011 at 11:00

Last week on Fox Toledo we discussed the potential impacts of the natural disasters in Japan on the global economy and financial markets. At that time much of the damage…

Mar 17, 2011 at 08:44

We have heard it all before. The market is going up because of QE2. The Fed has got your back. And yes, from early November to mid- February that is…