Markets

Mar 09, 2011 at 08:20

The Elliott Wave count of the 10 Year US Treasury Index is shown below, with wave 1 shown to have recently completed. Note that I may raise the Degree of…

Mar 09, 2011 at 07:46

Haven't we seen this movie before? The economy enters a recession; we have a bear market, the Fed cuts interest rates drastically flooding the global financial system with cash, and…

Mar 09, 2011 at 07:39

Despite a few anecdotes in the article, the idea of a large or growing democracy in China is unfounded given Chinese central authority trampling of human rights and property rights,…

Mar 09, 2011 at 07:30

The surge in the oil price due to the conflict in Libya and revolts in other MENA countries prompted me to ascertain the impact thereof on the world economy and…

Mar 08, 2011 at 14:32

Stocks jumped 0.9% in what has become a rather normal response to a decline: an aggressive, almost in-your-face rally with (often) little provocation other than the general sense that stocks…

Mar 08, 2011 at 14:28

The European Union is facing a similar set of events as those leading up to the 2008 US financial crisis. In 2007/08 the US economy was teetering on the brink…

Mar 08, 2011 at 14:25

You already know the basic reasons for owning gold - currency protection, inflation hedge, store of value, calamity insurance - many of which are becoming clichés even in mainstream articles.…

Mar 08, 2011 at 13:53

The Middle East Turmoil has created a sell off in equities and a run to the safe haven assets of precious metals and oil. Even though rare earth prices are…

Mar 08, 2011 at 13:36

Middle East is still the talk of interest in the commodity markets and the markets have been experiencing substantial volatility over the past weeks. Commodity markets also followed the trend…

Mar 08, 2011 at 12:59

According to Harper's Index, the "estimated value of Chinese household income that goes unreported is $1.4 trillion." To put it in perspective, the follow-up item is "Portion of China's GDP…