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Watch the Stock/Bond Ratio - Poll Results

Apr 08, 2008 at 00:00

The stock/bond ratio may very well have some further backing and filling to do before registering an 'all clear' turning point. But let's closely watch the spreads and other risk…

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Inflation or Deflation?

Apr 08, 2008 at 00:00

The following interview, conducted by Louis James, a senior analyst and editor with Casey Research, appeared in the March 08' edition of Casey's International Speculator.

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Weekly Wrap-Up: Employment, Stocks, Bonds, And Value

Apr 08, 2008 at 00:00

The Underlying theme that we've been pursuing in this space since December has been whether and to what extent policymakers can work to offset the negative effects of the credit…

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Pivotal Events

Apr 07, 2008 at 00:00

Overall, this seems to be fitting into our view formed in the worst of the January panic. This was that the market had suffered a classic 55-day hit and that…

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BondWorks

Apr 07, 2008 at 00:00

The long end of the Treasury Bond market continues to outperform the shorter maturities as the stock market seems to have turned the corner for now. The good people at…

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Did Greenspan Have to Cut the Fed Funds Rate as Much?

Apr 07, 2008 at 00:00

In today's Financial Times, Greenspan is generously given yet another chance to defend his legacy. Greenspan's argument that it was not his doing that set off the U.S. housing bubble…

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No Bull? Bonds Can Trounce Stocks (and Beat Cash Too)

Apr 07, 2008 at 00:00

We have long argued that the great majority of investors under-utilize bond funds. Data suggest that at most only about 10-15% of the average investor's portfolio is usually kept in…

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Will the US Go Protectionist?

Apr 07, 2008 at 00:00

It's a ritual that repeats every four years, first during the US Presidential primaries and then later the election itself - the candidates stomp the prairies, and industrial heartlands, with…

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Merv's Non-Edibles Futures Page

Apr 07, 2008 at 00:00

Weekly Technical Information and Ratings

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Technically Precious with Merv

Apr 07, 2008 at 00:00

Although the week started horrible it ended on an up note. Now the question is, "will the up note continue"? The step manner of the recent decline should be fodder…