Markets

Jan 31, 2007 at 00:00

On behalf of those of us who demonically persist in pointing out the sheer inflationary horror of what is happening with the Federal Reserve, the banks and the money supply,…

Jan 31, 2007 at 00:00

It looks like David Lereah, the buffoonish and pathologically optimistic chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, now faces stiff competition in his quest to win this year's "Baghdad…

Jan 31, 2007 at 00:00

I am frequently surprised by the various myths, misconceptions and negative biases that are prevalent among investors, financial advisors and journalists when it comes to the subject of gold. I…

Jan 30, 2007 at 00:00

Here is the biggest picture I can dial up of the XAU gold & silver index. Can somebody please tell me where the bearish is in this picture?

Jan 30, 2007 at 00:00

When assets are priced with record levels of optimism, reality will disappoint. As Dr. Marc Faber said recently "the art dealers are bullish on art, the commodity traders bullish on…

Jan 30, 2007 at 00:00

Frequently I read comments from other analysts regarding the difficulties of trading, i.e. buying, the Canadian mining stocks. They usually suggest investors seek out a broker that specializes in these…

Jan 30, 2007 at 00:00

With earnings season in full swing (about one third of S&P-500 companies reported last week), the focus is generally on earnings reports and guidance. At this time, it appears that…

Jan 30, 2007 at 00:00

U.S. stocks chalked up the worst week this year, after the above government reports on housing and manufacturing growth raised the odds that the Federal Reserve won't cut interest rates…

Jan 30, 2007 at 00:00

For the first time in perhaps the history of North America, we are seeing competition for the food supply being brought to bear by the energy industry. Such a major…

Jan 30, 2007 at 00:00

Gold: As for the usual suspects, the long term indicators and trend remain in what I would still call a neutral level. Although the past week's action has been above…