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Aug 09, 2010 at 07:06

Even the largest tax increases in history could only fund, at most, about 10% of this spending-gap. This means either cutting trillions per year in government spending which would be…

Aug 09, 2010 at 06:37

Stocks are trading higher overnight and the Dollar is trading mixed. Without any major U.S. economic reports this morning and the Fed meeting on Tuesday, trading could be light and…

Aug 09, 2010 at 06:22

The race to the bottom for fiat currencies is being hard fought by all involved. No one wants to be the first to reach the bottom but they all have…

Aug 08, 2010 at 20:07

Price and volume are the two most important aspects of trading in my opinion. While news and geopolitical events cause daily blips and in rare occasions change the overall trend…

Aug 08, 2010 at 18:56

Nations of the EU have clearly demonstrated that attempting to create prosperity though debt will lead to nothing but economic pain and woes. Greece, U.S., et al thought the debt…

Aug 08, 2010 at 18:13

Expect bullish Monday. This, by the way, also fits well with the speculation mentioned in the intermediate-term session above - the pullback since 08/04 is over, expect 2 days rebound…

Aug 07, 2010 at 08:33

Periodically, the question of manipulation comes up and I've recently been asked if the Dow theory or any other technical method is still of value because of all the efforts…

Aug 07, 2010 at 08:26

The market held up pretty well last week considering the historical weakness of the period. Most of the breadth indicators deteriorated last week, perhaps it was just the seasonal bias.

Aug 07, 2010 at 07:46

A report just out from the Center for Policy Analysis, by Courtney Collins and Andrew J. Rettenmaier, that indicates that state and local pension funds are drastically underfunded.

Aug 07, 2010 at 06:11

My expectation remains that markets, having disciplined Athens and initiated austerity in the euro-zone, will inevitably set its sights on Washington profligacy.