Markets

Feb 28, 2011 at 14:30

Suppose that the federal government cuts its current spending on goods and services. Assuming nothing is done to tax rates, this means that the government's current borrowing will fall commensurately.

Feb 28, 2011 at 13:09

During the past few weeks, Congress has been locked in a battle to pass a continuing resolution to fund government operations through September. Both supporters and opponents of the bill,…

Feb 28, 2011 at 09:03

Earlier this month, J.P. Morgan made an important announcement that received scant coverage in the media: the bank would now accept gold as collateral for loans. The move appears to…

Feb 28, 2011 at 07:28

Last year, we highlighted a historic surge in municipal bond fund inflows that we speculated would end badly. The charts below show that the record inflows during 2009 have given…

Feb 28, 2011 at 07:13

The gold bull is now on the verge of launching the most spectacular up leg of this 10 year bull market. This spring we should see the final parabolic rally…

Feb 28, 2011 at 06:51

Despite all the turmoil gold was not able to get into new high territory. It will be interesting which way for gold next week.

Feb 27, 2011 at 18:38

If this past week's decline is a fake out, and this major stock market top decides to come at higher levels and tarry a bit more, there is an interesting…

Feb 27, 2011 at 18:05

Well what seemed like an eternity, the markets have woken up somewhat, although some markets have gone to extreme levels in craziness i.e. gold, silver and oil in recent days.

Feb 27, 2011 at 17:30

Although the Friday's rebound was strong but I still believe there'll be a 2nd leg down once the rebound is over. However, if another 1%+ up the next Monday, considering…

Feb 27, 2011 at 16:36

The SPX did what technical odds had favored: it corrected after reaching 1344. Last Thursday, it had a strong near-term reversal from 1295, which suggests that it might have ended…