Markets

Oct 18, 2007 at 00:00

The government simply budgeted more borrowing?and so the budget deficit appears lower on paper, even though they borrowed and spent more than they budgeted! At that ugly news, I found…

Oct 18, 2007 at 00:00

Total housing starts plunged 10.3% in September to an annualized rate of 1.191 million units - the lowest level of starts since March 1993.

Oct 18, 2007 at 00:00

The early results for third quarter earnings do not look too encouraging. Over the past couple of months, earnings estimates dropped from 4.1% at the end of August to -0.4%…

Oct 18, 2007 at 00:00

In order to understand the Fed game we must first understand how the Fed works. Let's look for example at our current mess. Housing boomed over the past six years…

Oct 18, 2007 at 00:00

In the beginning, which, for the purpose of this analysis, we would point to as mid-July, when the credit crisis began laying waste to markets around the world, gold closely…

Oct 18, 2007 at 00:00

Here's something that's probably not on your Christmas wish list, but should be: a little bit of contagion. Contagion is a word you don't hear often, unless you work at…

Jan 25, 2008 at 00:00

Alpha and Beta Quandary: In accordance with the principles of modern portfolio theory, sophisticated investors have increasingly sought to diversify their portfolio through the use of alternative investments...

Oct 17, 2007 at 00:00

Our contention has simply been that the dollar is now in the last legs of its down ward move and it will attempt to put in a bottom formation in…

Oct 17, 2007 at 00:00

Nowadays after all the 3rd quarter write-off announcements from many banks, sub-prime has been mentioned less on TV and newspapers. The market has returned to the old high and some…

Oct 17, 2007 at 00:00

Because last year's bombshell that Canada would change the way it treated royalty trusts was fraught with political risks, not only did the country's ruling conservatives pull it off with…