Markets

Dec 18, 2004 at 00:00

In the world of economics, there are also things which are the equivalent of a canary in a coal mine. This week we will look at yield curves in England.…

Dec 18, 2004 at 00:00

Ironically, the old "tried and true" technical indicators and seasonal biases that worked consistently in the previous century are no longer working with the same consistency in the new millennium.…

Dec 17, 2004 at 00:00

Massive foreign central bank purchases and general overly abundant marketplace liquidity has provided a strong inflationary bias for Credit market instruments (U.S. and global). And each bout of sinking yields…

Dec 17, 2004 at 00:00

Recently, I've written about how China was the "Big Story" and cautioned that China, as an emerging market, was likely to suffer some gut-wrenching peaks and valleys. It didn't take…

Dec 18, 2004 at 00:00

In these volatile gold price days, you need to learn to think like a trader, even if you are a small-time physical gold buyer holding on until the financial world…

Dec 18, 2004 at 00:00

Everybody is aware that a crisis in the Social Security system is looming. The enormous baby boom generation will bankrupt the Social Security system simply because there are so many…

Dec 18, 2004 at 00:00

No, we're not talking about some investigation into a political or corporate scandal. We are talking about the flow of funds into corporate equities and what the historical record shows.…

Dec 17, 2004 at 00:00

Every year brings its share of surprises and ups and downs in the stock market. But if there has been one thing investor's have been able to take to the…

Dec 17, 2004 at 00:00

Last summer's boiling oil market has cooled considerably and plunged by 26% since its latest interim top. After surging from $42 in early September to over $55 on extremely bullish…

Dec 17, 2004 at 00:00

Gold will always do as it wants, irrespective of opinions, cycles, wants, wishes and needs. Its value is intrinsic, its price based upon uncertainty, the fear of what may lay…