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Markets

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Home Equity is Not Savings

Aug 26, 2005 at 00:00

While it is true that home equity may be an asset to an individual homeowner, its existence in no way adds to society's stock of savings. Home equity does not…

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Orinoco Flows

Aug 25, 2005 at 00:00

Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan Government are striking back. They have summoned the courage to take the offensive in reminding Chevron and nearly two dozen additional Energy Companies need to…

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Consumers Under Pressure

Aug 25, 2005 at 00:00

Existing home sales dropped by 170,000 to an annualized rate of 7.16 million. While sales declined from the previous month, July's sales were 4.7% higher than last year. The median…

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Gold's Missing Monetary Premium

Aug 25, 2005 at 00:00

There are very few objective observers of the financial scene who are as bullish on gold, as far as the coming 2-4 years are concerned, as we are. We not…

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Hey, It Worked For Auto Companies, Right?!?

Aug 25, 2005 at 00:00

The auto companies have done just so well with a simple formula: cut prices, cut prices, cut prices, and keep unit sales high. Really, how can you argue with the…

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Looking Around

Aug 24, 2005 at 00:00

Why has the US not been hurt by increasing real inflation as resources and commodities like oil / gas move higher? I believe the answer lies in what I call…

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Are You Missing the Real Estate Boom? (part 2)

Aug 24, 2005 at 00:00

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday affirmed the 'AAA' senior debt ratings of Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the largest U.S. home finance provider but said its preferred stock and…

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Connecting the Dots

Aug 24, 2005 at 00:00

The bulls can't be happy about another day of falling stock prices, but they are probably feeling pretty good about how tame the damage has been. Despite some disappointing home…

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Slow Boat to China or Junk Tales to Debunk? - The Sequel

Aug 23, 2005 at 00:00

While I will admit that not everyone [seemingly few in shipping] believes the Baltic Dry Index [BDI] is capable of being manipulated [very reminiscent of players in the gold market,…

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Trend Watch

Aug 23, 2005 at 00:00

From the viewpoint of the market price and volume information, it seems that the current status of the market is safe and nothing to worry about. But from the signal…