Markets

Feb 11, 2015 at 03:09

I should observe that winter in Westeros is a much more serious affair than it is around here; it comes at odd intervals but can last for years. So being…

Feb 10, 2015 at 21:31

Investors are starting to feel numb by the lack of action in the broad market. Since December, the Dow and SPX have settled into sideways trading ranges. The NYSE Composite…

Feb 10, 2015 at 21:30

One of the reasons we've all heard of George Soros is that back in 1992 he pulled off an epic financial coup by "breaking" the Bank of England. At the…

Feb 10, 2015 at 21:29

U.S. Treasury bonds have traditionally been considered a safe long-term investment - the kind you might include in the "Orphans' Trust" portfolio. However, we believe that may not be the…

Feb 10, 2015 at 20:50

In short: speculative short position, stop-loss at $257, take-profit at $153. A new partnership might bring Bitcoin closer to airlines, we read on CoinDesk ...

Feb 10, 2015 at 19:27

Throughout 2014 my commentaries warned of no bottom in commodities until near year-end. Gold got an early start in November but, looking at the S&P GS commodity index, it appears…

Feb 10, 2015 at 19:09

All gold community eyes should be on the month of March, for three key reasons. First, London is the world's largest gold trading centre. The LBMA sets the price with a…

Feb 10, 2015 at 15:29

Precedents exist for requiring citizens to produce special ID for domestic travel; they include Nazi Germany, apartheid South Africa and Russia (both Imperial and Soviet).

Feb 10, 2015 at 15:10

Central bankers still have not figured out the absurdity of their efforts to cure deflation via low interest rates. By forcing down interest rates and encouraging more lending, debts of…

Feb 10, 2015 at 14:33

When you read pertinent passages from Strauss and Howe's prophetic assessment of history from a generational perspective, eighteen years after its publication and seven years into the Crisis they forecasted…