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Markets

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The US Economy is Beginning to Resemble a Japanese Economic Tragedy

Nov 16, 2009 at 00:00

Many are wondering whether the US economy will follow the Japanese pattern and sink into economic stagnation, high levels of unemployment, massive debt and huge deficits.

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Exciting Gold Stock Performance Down Under

Nov 16, 2009 at 00:00

Gold has to take a breather shortly but the rally is in full swing and a February to May top in the XGD out there is likely - probably in…

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Mapping Unemployment - You Make The Call - Downloadable Spreadsheet

Nov 16, 2009 at 00:00

Remember back a decade or so ago when economists thought it was not possible to have unemployment below 7% without a lot of inflation. What if they were correct and…

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Investor Sentiment: Smart Money Turning Bearish

Nov 15, 2009 at 00:00

After 15 weeks of being neutral, the "smart money" indicator has turned towards a more bearish reading. The "dumb money" indicator remains in the extreme bullish zone.

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Gold Market Update

Nov 15, 2009 at 00:00

On longer-term charts gold looks great here as it accelerates away from its recently completed 20-month consolidation pattern. The prospect is for a powerful, steep multi-month advance, punctuated by mostly…

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Silver Market Update

Nov 15, 2009 at 00:00

The performance of silver this year relative to gold has been paradoxical - on the one hand it has outperformed gold, while on the other it has yet to make…

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Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 9 - 15, 2009): Part II

Nov 15, 2009 at 00:00

While the Dow Jones Industrial Index and other benchmark indices reached 52-week highs last week and pleased Wall Street, the cartoonists reminded us that worrisome economic issues remained in Main…

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Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (November 9 - 15, 2009)

Nov 15, 2009 at 00:00

While the Dow Jones Industrial Index and other benchmark indices reached 52-week highs last week and pleased Wall Street, the cartoonists reminded us that worrisome economic issues remained in Main…

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If This Is Recovery...

Nov 14, 2009 at 00:00

I keep reading about surveys that show that retail sales are up. But as noted above, no one pays extra sales taxes, or decides they need to pay more income…

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Technical Market Report

Nov 14, 2009 at 00:00

The market appears to be at or near its short term high. The secondaries and breadth indicators did not confirm the recent highs so, if it continues to follow the…