Markets

Jul 07, 2006 at 00:00

I dislike redundancy like many of you, but sometimes there are key market factors that are important enough to revisit and stay on top of. In this case, it is…

Jul 07, 2006 at 00:00

The flagship XOI oil-stock index has been a wonderland for options speculators this year. A combination of factors including strong energy prices, outstanding oil-stock fundamentals, fairly moderate and predictable volatility,…

Jul 07, 2006 at 00:00

Somewhere over the past 10 days, Trichet has crafted a more hawkish consensus among his 18 Governing Council members. The "permanently alert" of early last week has morphed into "strong…

Jul 07, 2006 at 00:00

The recent correction in the precious metals has left investors shaken. In response to their fears is a litany of opinions as to what awaits the precious metals. The $64…

Jul 06, 2006 at 00:00

Usually investors look forward to the lazy days of summer. This summer will likely provide much more volatility as investors attempt to handicap the economy and the actions of the…

Jul 06, 2006 at 00:00

Now we see record highs for the oil price, but nothing is new in the oil market, and we can't really blame bombs in Bagdad or missiles in Korea. These…

Jul 06, 2006 at 00:00

So, let's continue our course of speculation, idle though it may be, and assume that he is a well- connected man, which isn't really that difficult. Well connected to the…

Jul 06, 2006 at 00:00

We know that we have many readers outside of the United States, and our discussion about Social Security may not affect them directly, but it could indirectly. Because so much…

Jul 06, 2006 at 00:00

For now, no one really knows when these markets will top out - time-wise or point-wise. All we can do is to continue to monitor signs of an imminent top…

Jul 05, 2006 at 00:00

The genius of bond buyers is further reflected in the statistics of Merrill Lynch, which is that "Bonds sold by companies lost 1.3 percent on average this year, including interest…