Gold and Silver Outlook for February 21
The prices of gold and silver tumbled down yesterday. Their sharp fall coincided with the depreciation of the many "risk related currencies" such as Euro and Aussie dollar against the USD and other...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts about LTRO II Prepayment
Two big events tomorrow. One is the EC updated forecasts. This may have policy implications. However the second event may be more important for prices immediately. Tomorrow is the first opportunity...
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The Most Important Reason For The Weakness In Gold
Over the past few years, I’ve been asked on several occasions about my opinion on gold. I responded that my problem with gold is that I only know how to value assets with coupons, dividends, or...
View ArticleOne ETF Issuer Stands Out From The Rest
For issuers of ETFs, it is no secret that the barriers to entry are relatively high. While many have the ability to create a new exchange-traded product, keeping it alive has proven a difficult task...
View ArticleItalian Elections: Uncertainty to Linger
Italy goes to the polls Sunday and Monday for national and regional elections. There is great uncertainty about the outcome and this seems to be a major factor behind the under-performance of Italian...
View ArticleThe Poor Are Getting Slammed By Tax Hikes While The Rich Spend With Wild Abandon
In the last few weeks, it has almost seemed like there are two (or three) contradictory economies when it comes to hiring and spending. Did the economy suddenly tank in January (Daily Treasury...
View ArticleDaily Interest Rate Monitor – February 21
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View ArticleDavid Einhorn’s Conference Call on Apple
This call and webcast ended a little while ago. David Einhorn did a very good job of explaining his idea behind ingeniously named iPrefs, only slightly marred by the brain dead questioners who began...
View ArticleThe international cyberwar intensifies
Keep this on your radar.Newly released reports tie years of cyber attacks against the U.S. to the Chinese military, triggering the potential for more aggressive action from the White House. We look...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Stocks End Off Lows, Volatility Spikes
Though stocks managed to claw their way off their session lows, Wall Street was in for a volatile trading day as disappointing economic reports and looming uncertainties concerning the Fed’s policies...
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This Could Finally Be The Opportunity To Buy Gold
By EconMatters A Rough Start for 2013Well Gold hasn`t had a particularly good start to the year, in fact, a good pairs trade would be going long the S&P 500 and short the Gold market for a nice...
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View ArticleConsumer Discretionary:Staples Ratio Confirms Correction
Here are some more data confirming a stock market correction.The consumer staples ETF (XLP) began to outperform the consumer discretionary ETF (XLY) on January 25th while the S&P500 continued to...
View ArticleThe Pullback Memo
By EconMattersPullbacks…pullbacks….are we talking about Pullbacks?That`s all I heard for two straight months, “Gee everyone is waiting for a pullback to get in on the rally”. Well you asked for it,...
View ArticleAll About The New PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy ETF
ETFs provide everyday investors with the ability to gain exposure to obscure asset classes, ranging from corporate junk bonds to emerging market debt that would otherwise be difficult to reach. PIMCO...
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Tsunami-Wrecked Japanese City Hasn't Figured Out Who Sent Them $300k Worth Of...
A Japanese city devastated by the 2011 tsunami disaster remains mystified more than two weeks after receiving anonymous gifts of gold bars worth over $300,000.A fish market in Ishinomaki, some 350...
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MARC FABER: The Stock Market Has Peaked
The stock market has "peaked out" and bonds may be on their way to a rebound, Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, said Thursday on CNBC."I think we have made an intermediate...
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Obama's New Bonds Are Clearly A Gimmick To Hide Debt
The Treasury Department came out with some proposals on how to fund infrastructure investments. Nothing new; an infrastructure bank that would borrow money outside of the government using government...
View ArticleDollar Consoldiates After Big Week
The North American market will put the finishing touches on what has been a generally constructive week for the US dollar. Ironically, the one notable currency that it slipped against is the Japanese...
View ArticleFranklin Templeton Planning First ETF, IndexIQ Files For Two US Equity Funds
While the U.S. markets continue their bull run to baffle even the best investors on Wall Street, the ETF market has started to take off in the last two weeks, with a number of new funds entering the...
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