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Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (April 28 - May 4, 2008) Part II

May 04, 2008 at 00:00

The Fed laid the foundation for investors' actions at its policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the outcome of which was the FOMC cutting the Fed funds rate by 25…

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Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (April 28 - May 4, 2008)

May 04, 2008 at 00:00

The Fed laid the foundation for investors' actions at its policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the outcome of which was the FOMC cutting the Fed funds rate by 25…

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Honest Money Gold and Silver Report: Market Wrap

May 03, 2008 at 00:00

I have said for months now, and my timing has been off, that any surprises in interest rates will be to the upside. I still believe that, particularly on the…

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Technical Market Report

May 03, 2008 at 00:00

Over the past week breadth indicators deteriorated, money supply growth has been contracting and seasonally the coming week has a modestly negative bias. I expect the major indices to be…

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Sell in May and Go Away: Fact or Fallacy?

May 03, 2008 at 00:00

The important issue, however, is whether this axiom actually has any scientific basis at all. While the figures obviously vary from market to market, long-term statistics seem to show that…

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Lies and Other Statistics

May 03, 2008 at 00:00

If we are to believe the government statistics, the GDP of the US grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of this year. And unemployment actually fell. And there were…

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Revisting Financial Arbitrage Capitalism

May 02, 2008 at 00:00

I'll admit to occasionally being annoyed by the clan over at Pimco ... They are extremely smart, master market operators and skilled theoreticians ... But do they somehow not appreciate…

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Commodity Market Summary

May 02, 2008 at 00:00

May 2, 2008 Commodity Market Summary

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Historical Private and Public Real Estate Prices

May 02, 2008 at 00:00

House prices are in trouble in many, but not all locations. Nationally, house prices are down. The S&P/Case-Shiller house price index gets the headlines, but a related and less noticed…

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Ben Bernanke is No Paul Volcker

May 02, 2008 at 00:00

With what many have described as a flash of monetary discipline worthy of Paul Volcker, Ben Bernanke reduced short-term interest rates this week to a mere 2%, apparently turning a…