Markets

Sep 11, 2015 at 18:15

Next week's Fed decision will magnify volatility regardless of the outcome. A Fed hike would intensify fears of global deflationary spiral from a strong dollar and Chinese hard landing. Doing…

Sep 11, 2015 at 18:13

Lumber is looking pretty lousy at the moment hitting new yearly lows recently. Price has been trading as laid it in previous analysis so let's update the situation using the…

Sep 11, 2015 at 13:04

Next week we'll find out if the longest-ever will-they-or-won't-they drama involving a virtually insignificant quarter-point interest rate change will amount to anything. But either way, US monetary policy is already…

Sep 11, 2015 at 11:50

In the previous post Steve Saville talks about the "true" fundamentals of gold, i.e. the ones that actually matter as opposed to the ones that make a good story. In…

Sep 11, 2015 at 11:36

Corporations are using share buyback programs to manipulate earnings, by reducing the float of outstanding shares. This ploy was not as ubiquitous before, but today it is being used rather…

Sep 11, 2015 at 11:32

Taxpayers take note.you could get a much bigger tax bill than you expect. The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) recently announced that it may move 12% of its assets,…

Sep 11, 2015 at 10:21

Silver has had a rough year, slumping to major new secular lows. After sliding on balance for years now, even the diehard silver bulls are losing faith in their metal.…

Sep 11, 2015 at 07:46

Quantitative easing should continue across the Globe to prevent deflation. It may not be successful. The Banks can print but they can't make more commodities out of thin air. The…

Sep 11, 2015 at 07:03

Another topic that we have been discussing for years is the debt level. Debt and interest are not bad by themselves. The principal problem is when we have a currency…

Sep 11, 2015 at 06:47

As of September 10, the CME has the of a September hike by the Fed at 24%. Bloomberg says the probability of a move is 28% ...