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Gold Silver Worlds: It really has become a farce. A joke of the highest degree. Every time the US central bank Chairman comes out to announce a message markets react like crazy. Today was no exception; in fact, it was one of the most ridicule type Read more…
There’s certainly no shortage of things to worry about right now related to the US economy. But one thing we’re not too worried about right now: Inflation. Read more…
Platinum is a precious metal, as is palladium, though to a lesser degree. However, like silver, both are also industrial metals. Unlike silver, it’s their industrial use that is the primary price driver for both platinum and palladium Read more…
George Leong: Japan (NYSEARCA:EWJ) is currently on cloud nine, with exports bursting out of the gate and Japanese stocks flying high. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index in Japan is up a whopping 48% this year. Read more…
Earlier this week, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook went to Washington DC to discuss the company’s use of tax loopholes. It seemed like an outstanding opportunity for political leaders to discuss tax reform with the head of the Read more…
Moe Zulfiqar: While there’s a significant amount of talk among investors about inflation being ahead in the U.S. economy, the indicators are, against all odds, currently showing the complete opposite. Read more…
Given that the stock market has been relentlessly marching steadily higher for more than a month, yesterday’s correction was not surprising, nor of major concern. Even the strongest of uptrends do not move in a straight line forever Read more…
As investors realized Congress would fail to avoid the foolish threat of “sequestration,” all eyes turned toward the defense sector. After all, there’s no better synonym for perverse government spending than “military Read more…
Money Morning Staff: The Apple tax strategy is similar to many other major U.S. companies: shift billions of dollars to low-tax international jurisdictions to avoid paying taxes on that income. Read more…
World markets reacted overnight to the major reversal in US markets yesterday and are down big this morning. Japan is getting hit the hardest, down around 7%, although it was up more than 50% for the year so far. The negative Read more…
Is the coming financial collapse going to be inflationary or deflationary? Are we headed for rampant inflation or crippling deflation? This is a subject that is hotly debated by economists all over the country. Read more…
One thing that most energy analysts can probably agree on is that oil and natural gas reserves aren’t getting any easier to discover, or extract from the earth. The obstacles are only increasing, from the pure location of the natural resource, to the Read more…
Despite worries over higher taxes and the sequester dulling consumer confidence, many have continued to spend in droves. In fact, consumer confidence remains at an elevated level, while retail sales recently came in above expectations, Read more…
While some emerging markets have floundered so far in 2013, many in Southeast Asia have done quite well in the time frame. Products tracking countries like Thailand (NYSEARCA:THD) or Indonesia (NYSEARCA:IDX) have seen double digit Read more…
Jeff Nielson: In Part I, readers were confronted with some of the mythology surrounding the made-for-propaganda fantasy of “U.S. energy independence.” It primarily dealt with the demand-side of the energy consumption equation. Read more…
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