Markets

Mar 30, 2005 at 00:00

It seems to me that as time goes by, Alan Greenspan is backing himself into a corner he is rapidly running out of options. He famously quoted that he relished…

Mar 30, 2005 at 00:00

A study and observation of credit trends is integral to any financial and economic forecast. As the lifeblood of the economy, credit growth is essential to maintaining equilibrium and keeping…

Mar 30, 2005 at 00:00

For over three years the U.S. residential real estate sector has been running in maximum overdrive with hardly a pause along the way for rest. This can be likened to…

Mar 29, 2005 at 00:00

It's been less than a month since the proposed fiscal year 2006 Federal budget was in the news. If you can barely recall the story -- or don't remember it…

Mar 29, 2005 at 00:00

It is said that women have more good sense than men, that they have more heart and more imagination, more wisdom and virtue. And yet, statisticians inform us that they…

Mar 29, 2005 at 00:00

We are bombarded with so many facts, figures and statistics these days that when confronted with such large figures one's eyes can easily glaze over. When one gets into the…

Mar 29, 2005 at 00:00

Despite all the headlines we hear about a commodity boom, gold and silver prices have gone nowhere over the last twelve months. Meanwhile, the market for oil, copper, aluminum and…

Mar 29, 2005 at 00:00

The world no more depends on American's consumption than medieval serfs depended on the consumption of their lords, who typically took 25% of what they produced. What a disaster it…

Mar 28, 2005 at 00:00

The last time this chart was altered was late in 2003 when EWP relabeled the January 2000 high as the 3rd wave (previously the 5th) up from 1994. At the…

Mar 28, 2005 at 00:00

Before getting into the nitty-gritty of this past week, which indeed saw some rather nasty corrective movements, even if not wholly unexpected, I wanted to take the time and look…