Markets

Feb 02, 2003 at 00:00

In a bear market people need income. In fact, I've been stressing the need for income for years. Wall Street, ever sensitive to the people's wants, is on the job.…

Jan 19, 2003 at 00:00

Is the social and political fabric of the US deteriorating? I think it is. First, our cowardly Congress handed over to President Bush the power to decide whether to make…

Jun 23, 2003 at 00:00

Disinflation, being benign, is described as a "planned reduction" in the general price level. Being destructive, both inflation and deflation are described as "sudden", laying off any blame upon misguided…

Jun 17, 2003 at 00:00

The perverse nature and continuously changing structure of the gold bullion market and gold stock markets precludes strict adherence to hard and fast rules. The following list provides the investor…

Apr 26, 2003 at 00:00

America's national wealth has been shrinking. Creating personal and corporate wealth is, therefore, increasingly difficult. Sadly, few Americans can define "national wealth". Most citizens have no idea how national wealth…

Apr 10, 2003 at 00:00

There is an important point investors should be aware of, which may have been overlooked during the peaceful and financial bubble years of the 1990s: wartimes are common in the…

Apr 29, 2003 at 00:00

The current SARS outbreak is a devastating blow to the already fragile Hong Kong economy, as well as to other Asian economies where tourism makes up around 10% of GDP.…

May 22, 2003 at 00:00

Remember, the daily ups and downs in any market can be confusing and they actually detract from what's really important as we've seen over the past few months. As gold…

Apr 23, 2003 at 00:00

There are many theories about gold being manipulated and it does seem likely since downward pressure on gold and gold shares seems to kick in at key levels. And considering…

Jun 04, 2003 at 00:00

Fashion, as much as theory, drives economic policy. The public debate is simplistic. Names are given to policies. Keynesians, monetarists and supply-siders are supported like football teams. Bees get into…