Markets

Jan 05, 2011 at 14:18

Now is the season to prepare an overview on the stock market for next year. For some research departments this involves separate studies on stocks, bonds and commodities. For us…

Jan 05, 2011 at 14:00

One interesting aspect of todays blow out +297K rise in Dec ADP is the cautious interpretations circulated for Fridays release of Dec Nonfarm payrolls. Recall the disappointing 39K increase in…

Jan 05, 2011 at 13:36

After stellar years for both gold and silver, what prices will precious metals hit in 2011? Here's an analysis based strictly on their price behavior in the current bull market.

Jan 05, 2011 at 10:47

Traders entered the new year exiting their commodity positions on fear of growing austerity measures and possible exit strategies out of Central Bank quantitative easing strategies. There has also been…

Jan 05, 2011 at 10:32

The manufacturing PMIs for December indicate that the rate of expansion in the global manufacturing sector is accelerating. Only France, India, China, Greece and Australia reported weaker growth.

Jan 05, 2011 at 09:45

Heaven knows there are a myriad of good reasons for Western stock markets and other equity prices to be falling, and of course for the most part they are in…

Jan 05, 2011 at 09:32

Let's face it, market participants can't even tolerate a pullback of even a half percent without expressing grave and deep concern. I think the headline should read: 'Opportunity To Buy'.

Jan 05, 2011 at 09:26

The 'smart money' has been calling for a correction for over six weeks now, often citing extended sentiment to build their case. We looked at sentiment recently and agree it…

Jan 05, 2011 at 09:16

In the world of real estate, I've coined the phrase Critical Mass. It represents a time or state in the future when the number of Americans upside down on their…

Jan 05, 2011 at 07:50

In this Course we'll apply what you've learned so far in a process called financial statement analysis. Financial statement analysis looks to explain, often through financial ratios, the important relationships…