Markets

Jan 13, 2011 at 17:24

John Rubino at Dollar Collapse.com obviously thinks, like I do, that inflation is a Terrible, Terrible Thing (TTT). To prove it, and to simultaneously prove to my wife, kids, relatives,…

Jan 13, 2011 at 17:21

As a service to the financial, investment, and trading communities, and in holding our longer range forecasts to task, on a rotational basis, we shall provide periodical briefs for each…

Jan 13, 2011 at 17:20

We prepare to head into the long Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend with some interesting data today and some even more interesting data tomorrow.

Jan 13, 2011 at 14:20

For many who aren't familiar with the region, the Middle East comes across as an updated version of Lawrence's Arabia, only with lots of oil. But this mosaic of cultures…

Jan 13, 2011 at 14:05

According to a loosely-organized apocalyptic Christian movement, May 21, 2011 will be the "end of days." On or about that same date, the price of oil in the United States…

Jan 13, 2011 at 13:54

Wall Street seems particularly giddy entering the New Year, and for good reason: the stock market has had its best two-year performance since 1932. Retail investors are also beginning to…

Jan 13, 2011 at 12:35

Despite the stock market's seemingly inexorable rise, clues to a coming crisis continue to build, promising not only to bring down equity prices sooner than later, but also to make…

Jan 13, 2011 at 11:13

Despite so much focus on the policies of the Fed, its operations remain somewhat of a mystery to most investors -- in no smaller measure, due to their complexity. So,…

Jan 13, 2011 at 09:38

In November we noted the ability of a methodical rise to soar to compelling conditions, become unstable and then fail. If it becomes big enough the buying frenzy drives our…

Jan 13, 2011 at 08:50

Technically, platinum has been basing for the past year (2010), and it has not seen the run up that gold or silver has. However, in 2009, this ETN essentially saw…