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Diane Alter: In attempts to ease its mushrooming financial pains, Spain unveiled new austerity measures today (Wednesday) that aim to reduce 65 billion euros ($80 billion) from the public deficit by 2014. Read more…
Bill Luby: Two years ago today, in Spain rallies, I posted a chart of the Spanish ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP), that showed EWP had rallied off of a bottom and looked like it was poised for a bullish breakout. Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: As the Eurozone teeters on the edge of a breakup, it begs the question: Can the U.S economy ”de-couple” from the Eurozone debt crisis? Read more…
EconMatters: The EUR/USD index edged up to 1.2533 on Wednesday, U.S. 4th of July holiday Wednesday in subdued markets ahead of the ECB rate decision to be announced on Thursday. As expected, ECB officials meeting in Frankfurt will cut benchmark Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets rose higher on Tuesday, ending the first half of the week ahead of Independence Day on a positive note. Investors cheered on better-than-expected factory orders data, helping to restore some confidence following the disappointing Read more…
Doug Casey: In an interview with Louis James, world traveler and legendary speculator Doug Casey makes a compelling case for becoming a “permanent tourist” to be best able to survive the coming economic crash. Read more…
Bill Luby: With the euro zone summit looming, investors are scrambling to find all sorts of measuring sticks to evaluate the risks of a sharp move in the financial markets. Based on some of the emails I have received, many are skeptical of the VIX right now Read more…
EconMatters: Spain (NYSEARCA:EWP) formally became the fourth country to ask for bailout aid from the euro zone on Monday, June 25. Spain’s short-term Read more…
ProShares has announced that they will begin trading The ProShares Short Euro (NYSEARCA:EUFX) Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The ProShares Short Euro is designed to track the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of the euro spot price versus the Read more…
In theory every dollar printed by the United States is backed by the assets and good word of the entire country. The reality is our currency remains largely impervious to our own abuse simply because America is arguably the least screwed up of the Read more…
Kent Moors: The Greek election last weekend has brought us a brief reprieve. The nation and the Eurozone have stepped back from the brink. But the larger truth is that little has changed. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The video below highlights areas in several markets, including U.S. stocks (NYSEARCA:SPY), foreign stocks (NYSEARCA:VEU), commodities (NYSEARCA:DBC), semiconductors (NYSEARCA:SMH), and Treasuries Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: What happens this Sunday, June 17 , may be the trigger for a final resolution of the Eurozone debt crisis. Now I understand that you probably don’t follow Greek elections. But this is one you’ll want to keep an eye on. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: It’s unlikely the euro will survive what I’m calling the Spailout… meaning, the bailout of Spain, and the contagion to Italy, etc. Believe me, you’re going to be seeing and hearing this non-stop in the media for quite some time. And fear will be running rampant as a result. Read more…
Jeff Nielson: Nearly two and a half years ago, I first began warning readers of the “economic terrorism”which Wall Street had unleashed upon Europe – via the fraudulent manipulation of credit default swaps, and equally fraudulent “ratings cuts” from their accomplices Read more…
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