Markets

Sep 17, 2004 at 00:00

What would happen if interest rates went to zero? It was just last year when we were asking ourselves that question. I know, the Fed is raising rates now. Zero…

Sep 17, 2004 at 00:00

Charts are so important to prudent investing and speculation because they place recent price movements within their proper context. Whether gold rises or falls tomorrow, this move in isolation is…

Sep 17, 2004 at 00:00

My bearishness on Coke will likely leave a stale taste on the palette of many value investors. Coke shares, after all, are already off 25% from their peak this year,…

Sep 17, 2004 at 00:00

After sustained periods of high real returns, the chances of poor equity returns become very high. As Chart 1 shows, over the past 10 to 30 years returns have been…

Sep 17, 2004 at 00:00

Evidence of the government's "active hands" in the markets continues to grow. First, there is the manipulation of the gold market that has been solidly documented but not widely disseminated…

Sep 17, 2004 at 00:00

In this glimpse of the future, only one car was left in the garage -- the older one. The newer one was sold to satisfy Richard Russell's need to "cover…

Sep 16, 2004 at 00:00

Consumption of gold in India increased by 10% to 343 tonnes during the first half of 2004, against 312 tonnes same period last year, according to the World Gold Council.…

Sep 16, 2004 at 00:00

The Stability Pact was the bulwark of the euro's strength since its inception. Indeed, in a region where you saw high unemployment, sluggish or non-existent economic growth and massive structural…

Sep 16, 2004 at 00:00

While rising steel prices will wreck havoc on manufacturing earnings. Rising health care cost is affecting the entire economy. A report was published last week by the Kaiser Family Foundation…

Sep 15, 2004 at 00:00

I don't foresee the Republicans asking congress to hoist the budget ceiling once again prior to election. It is far easier to raid GL accounts in this money for nothing…