Sy Harding:  It’s an old market maxim that the stock market often climbs a wall of worry.  In the current rally the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) has gained 29% since its October low, and the wall of worry it climbed has been impressive. Reports in October showed the economic slowdown in the first half of the Read more…

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Frank Holmes: After prices fell 10% in December, many investors wondered if the bull market in gold was running out of steam.  That was before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke swooped in with a “red cape” and fired the bulls back up. Read more…

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Przemyslaw Radomski: There is palpable fear in the world and the urgency could be felt in the new strategy unveiled Wednesday morning by the world’s major central banks to bolster the financial system Read more…

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Sy Harding:  Brace yourself for a recession.  Central banks around the world seem to be doing so, making little effort to prevent it this time around, resigned to letting the business cycle play out. Read more…

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