Gold and Silver Outlook for March 18-22
Gold and silver didn't do much during last week. Their price volatility also remained low. Several reports came out during last week: retail sales rose by 1.1% in February; jobless claims declined...
View ArticleCyprus and Other Market Drivers
The main driver of the global capital markets has been the response to the weekend developments in Cyprus. The knee-jerk reaction was to buy dollars and yen and sell most other currencies. Equities...
View ArticleThings Went Awry
If you've never had major surgery before there's the cool part after they've got you all scrubbed and prepped in pre-op, and inserted IVs in your veins, and you're ready to rock and roll with...
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Here Are 2 Reliable Valuation Metrics That Show Stocks Are Cheap
Professor Robert Shiller, the man renowned for spotting irrational exuberance, is starting to warn that based on the valuation multiples he compiles, stocks aren’t cheap. However, his P/Es are...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Education Achievement and Unemployment
This Great Graphic was on re-posted on Business Insider from Calculated Risk. It charts the changing unemployment rate for different education levels in the US. It shows that those at least a...
View ArticleWhat Cyprus Means
The EU has come up with a novel way of trampling over depositors’ rights in Cyprus with their proposed “tax” on depositors of Cypriot banks. So far through the Eurozone crisis depositors have been left...
View ArticleThis could NEVER happen where you live… right?
Reporting from Sovereign Valley Farm, ChileAs you no doubt have heard by now, the government of Cyprus announced Saturday morning (when the banks were closed) that they would impose a ‘levy’ on bank...
View ArticleCoal Is the Fuel of the Past and the Future
Hal Quinn, president of the National Mining Association, says coal in 2016 will again be the world’s favorite carbon fuel, pushing out petroleum as the world's largest source of energy.This may seem...
View ArticleIran Deploys New Warship in Caspian Sea
Now that Iran has made the high-profile deployment of a guided missile destroyer in the Caspian Sea, its neighbors should all be “happy” at the major advancement in regional security. On 17 March, Iran...
View ArticleETF Insider: Correction Pressures Are Mounting
The bears swept in Monday morning after worrisome news from the Euro zone over the weekend prompted a rapid sell-off at Wall Street’s opening bell. Profit taking pressures were quick to emerge after it...
View ArticleGas Mileage Better, But Are Consumers Buying It?
President Barack Obama used his weekly address to say the country is ready to take control over its energy future. This is because oil production is at a 15-year high at the same time that imports are...
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Restrictions Won't Keep Chinese People From Moving Out Of Their Poor Quality...
New measures to cool China’s housing market have triggered fresh volatility and stock declines across Asia.But we think the latest government moves won’t derail the long-term drivers of Chinese real...
View ArticleDaily Interest Rate Monitor – March 18
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View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Stocks Close Lower on Cyprus Fears
Profit taking pressures swept across Wall Street today after troubling news from the euro zone over the weekend prompted a broad sell-off. According to reports, Cyprus is considering plans to impose a...
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CHART: The Biggest Bank Bailouts In History In Terms Of Recipients' GDP
This Great Graphic was posted on FT Alphaville, which in turn got it from Soc Gen. It ranks modern aid packages in terms of the recipients' GDP.Assuming that Cyprus parliament approves some version of...
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Here Are 4 Risks That Have China Experts Worried About An Economic Hard Landing
In spite of ongoing stream of positive economic news out of China, a number of economists have been ringing alarm bells with respect to the nation's economic trajectory. China clearly faces some major...
View ArticleApple: The New Alpha Trade?
Another good day for Apple.It spent all but the first half hour of trading in the green today, broke its downtrend line, is now firmly above it 8 and 21-day exponential moving average, and generated...
View ArticleStratfor: Cypriot Bailout Reverberates Beyond the EU
Stratfor Europe Analyst Adriano Bosoni discusses the controversial Cypriot bailout proposal and its effects beyond the European Union.For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com(click here if...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Euro Area Peripheral Deposits
This Great Graphic is from Thomson Reuters. It shows the evolution of deposits in the selected peripheral euro area countries. It shows deposits in Greece have stabilized albeit at lower levels, as...
View ArticlePope Francis I: Well-Timed Sex and Mafia Scandals
In the months leading up to the election of the Catholic Church's new pope, I published my debut fiction thriller, Archangels: Rise of the Jesuits. Among other things, it's about the Jesuits having...
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