Markets

Oct 10, 2008 at 00:00

All hell is breaking loose - the DOW closed down 670 points last evening and today asian markets have been battered down again with the NIKKEI losing 10%, most other…

Oct 10, 2008 at 00:00

The decay of confidence is moving with the speed of a contagious disease. The Fed is doing all it can to restore confidence not amongst the public, but within the…

Oct 10, 2008 at 00:00

Here comes the crash. I've been bearish on the stock market for over a year now. I've made a lot of money this year short-selling the stock market twice. A…

Oct 10, 2008 at 00:00

Investors of precious metals companies continue to suffer along with virtually all investors in the world as this financial meltdown continues. All of our reasons for buying gold and the…

Oct 10, 2008 at 00:00

While gold has again surged on safe haven buying overnight (and is up since 20% since the financial and economic crisis deepened), there is increasing surprise that gold has not…

Oct 10, 2008 at 00:00

I normally publish a performance review of global stock markets at the end of each month, but the meltdown around the world of the past few days necessitated an update.

Oct 10, 2008 at 00:00

The week of October 13-17 will see perhaps the most important week of macroeconomic data and Fed talk of the year. The weekend of Oct 10-12 will see the G-7…

Oct 09, 2008 at 00:00

The Fed and Treasury (as well as foreign governments) seem intent to do WHATEVER it takes to prop up markets. With housing well above its traditional value of 3x income,…

Oct 09, 2008 at 00:00

Continental governments are responding just as you'd expect, with policies that lower the value of the euro. The dollar and Japanese yen are both soaring in relative terms, which will…

Oct 09, 2008 at 00:00

There are several different approaches to calculating a theoretical price for gold. The purpose of this essay is to calculate this figure using two different methods. For each, the total…