Markets

Jul 16, 2010 at 12:58

We live in an era of unparalleled confusion on monetary and economic issues. It's almost like a shoot-out among the economists in the Old West, except that here you can't…

Jul 16, 2010 at 12:35

Normally, the consumer sentiment number that comes out each month seems like a piece of media fluff, far less substantial than, say, housing starts or the gold price. But today's…

Jul 16, 2010 at 12:15

No one even questions the fact that every country has a "central bank" and that every country outlaws any use of currency except for the one it produces.

Jul 16, 2010 at 11:29

There is an ongoing debate among investors and economists about whether the US economy is in the midst of an economic recovery or at the edge of a double-dip recession.…

Jul 16, 2010 at 11:10

Every week I present the following chart in our sentiment round up. It is the Rydex total bull to bear ratio. The indicator in the lower panel of the chart…

Jul 16, 2010 at 10:43

Naturally in the wake of the recent stock-market selling, bearish theories have made a major resurgence. You can't turn on CNBC for 5 minutes, let alone open a financial newspaper,…

Jul 16, 2010 at 07:42

The major index ETFs opened relatively flat and moved down for most of the first hour of trading before reversing to head higher into late morning. That established the low…

Jul 16, 2010 at 06:35

U.S. stock futures markets posted daily closing price reversal tops on Thursday, sending a signal that a correction may be looming. It is going to take a break through Thursday's…

Jul 15, 2010 at 17:18

File this article from Bloomberg under the 'be careful what you wish for' column. The article highlights market sentiment data from Investors Intelligence, and for the first time since March,…

Jul 15, 2010 at 17:10

With the incredible quantity of chatter available on the Internet and with thousands of investments being touted as - worthy of your investment money - what is a serious Investor…