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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…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: If you have a financial advisor you need to read this-especially if you are one of the 99%. That’s everybody who isn’t a gazillionaire. You may know a few people who fit this bill. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: By all accounts, the U.S. dollar should be the functional equivalent of a Zimbabwean bill. The Fed has pumped trillions into the worldwide financial system as part of misguided stimulus efforts that should be incredibly inflationary. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: In the wake of Friday’s disastrous jobs number, 10-year Treasury Note yields finally fell through the 1.5% level, trading as low 1.44% on the day. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: It has been less than a month since President Obama declared war on those evil oil speculators. Standing in the Rose Garden on April 17th, the president laid out a $52 billion initiative to increase federal supervision of oil markets Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Gold’s hot. Then it’s not. Now what? Where did the love for the shiny metal go? Now the gold bugs are crying, and the “I told you so crowd” is warming up in the wings. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: If you think gasoline prices are volatile now, stay tuned. President Obama’s plan to clamp down on oil speculators is going to make things worse. I’m sure you’ve seen the news by now. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Despite all of its best hopes, Wall Street will never escape what’s happening in the Eurozone. The 1 trillion euro ($1.3 trillion) slush fund created to keep the chaos at bay is not big enough. And it never was. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Many investors are convinced the market is stacked against them. It is…. but not for the reasons you might think. Dismal returns actually have very little to do with super computers, research, insider information or access to the trading floor. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: I have a confession to make. I believe Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) is going to be world’s first trillion-dollar company yet I want to short the snot out of it. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: In 2008, reckless credit default swaps nearly obliterated the global economy. Now comes the next crisis – rehypothecated assets. It’s a complicated, fancy term in the global banking complex. Yet it’s one you need to know. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: You may have heard that China just posted the biggest trade deficit figures in over a decade . Naturally, this caused the usual suspects who have been waiting – some would say hoping Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Like it has been for other Japanese families, this past year has been a tough one in my household, too. Perhaps not surprisingly, Sunday’s one-year anniversary brought long-buried emotions to the surface 12 months to the day after the horrific earthquake and the tsunami it spawned Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: The market’s recent 45-day rocket ride was the longest uninterrupted climb without a triple digit decline since 2006 – until Tuesday when the Dow lost 203 points. The sell-off begs the question: Should you buy the stock market dip? Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: According to Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday, China is only going to grow at 7.5% this year. But this isn’t the bombshell most Western analysts think it is-even though the markets sold off on the day and may continue their temper tantrum later this week. Read more…
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