The Worst Of The Bond Market Collapse Is Yet To Come
Mike Larson: It’s been only 33 days — barely more than a month — but in that time, bonds have crashed in spectacular fashion. Read more…
Gold Buying Hysteria Hits China
One day in the near future Americans will finally realize that their money is being devalued at a rapid pace. For the time being the price increases are somewhat muted by official announcements of inflation being under control at around 2% Read more…
Using This Hedged Equity Fund To Monitor Developments In Japanese Equities
Bill Luby: Since Tuesday’s The Currency Carry Trade, DBV and Risk clearly resonated with quite a few investors who are struggling to put their arms around what is going on in Japan and what the implications are for U.S. equities Read more…
George Soros Joins Michael Ballanger On The Goldbug Side of The Market
Brian Sylvester: In his 36-year career, Michael Ballanger, director of wealth management at Richardson GMP, has seen good markets and bad. As a true contrarian, he sees opportunity in the undervalued precious metals assets and lauds Read more…
Keep Big Government Out of Your Portfolio
It feels like every news story these days is about the government intruding on our lives. The IRS is out of control. And the NSA can monitor your calls, read your emails and tap into your brain to see what you’re Read more…
U.S. Will Benefit From Emerging Market Slump
Cue the “submerging markets” quips. Stock markets in emerging economies have sunk fast this year, the benchmark iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSEARCA:EEM) fund underwater by 13.5% in 2013, trailing the return of the Read more…
A Genuine Investment Opportunity In Latin America
Martin Hutchinson: Investors should be very excited. Read more…
Market Needs Rest After Volatile Week
Today I am going to do something a little different for the Morning Note, a more macro look at what has transpired in 2013 so far. Futures are near the flat-line this morning as the Nikkei bounced back almost 2%, so I thought it would be could Read more…
Baltic Dry Index Shows The Global Economy On The Verge Of A Slowdown
Michael Lombardi: My advice: if you want to know what’s happening in the global economy, do not look to the key stock indices. They are misguiding investors into believing all is well, while the global economy stands on the verge of an Read more…
India Nifty 50 Index: Weekly Structure and Daily Fibonacci Support Update
Corey Rosenbloom: Even if you’re not a follower of India’s stock market (charted here as the “Nifty 50″ Index), the market is forming a very interesting weekly chart structural pattern and challenging a Daily Fibonacci Retracement level. Read more…
Have Gold and Silver Stopped Responding To The U.S. Dollar’s Price Action?
Przemyslaw Radomski, CFA: Gold cannot be printed or manufactured in contrast to the currency. That’s why over the long term it has kept its value as the ultimate currency. There can be no “gold war.” However, we often hear about a Read more…
The Threat Of Higher Interest Rates Is Real
George Leong: The rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has been creeping up higher and just broke the four-percent threshold. This is a telltale sign that higher financing rates are on the horizon. Read more…
The Six Longest and Greatest Percentage Drops In Silver’s History
Bill Downey: How long then can the silver correction last and how far down can it go? Read more…
A Negative Sign For The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)?
Since mid-April, one of the strongest industry sector ETFs in the market has been Market Vectors Semiconductor (NYSEARCA:SMH). We initially bought this ETF when it broke out back in April, sold into strength for a 9% gain several weeks later, Read more…
iShares Predicts “Incredibly Bright Future” For ETFs In The U.S.
The U.S. market for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) will likely grow to more than $3.5 trillion in assets over the next five years, compared with $1.5 trillion1 today, according to a new industry projection announced today by iShares, Read more…
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