Any week that the employment report is released, that data is automatically in the running for the chart of the week. Given that the Bureau of Labor Statistics corrected some of the historical data...
The outlook for equity markets in 2010 is as muddled as ever after a year that only can be described as enigmatic. Equities had one of the best runs ever off of the March 2009 low, but it sure didn’...
Emerging market exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw their asset levels dip last month, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the run is over. In fact, if inflation takes hold and that old risk appetite...
It’s pretty clear to see that Congress members like to ham it up for the camera, and put on a show while making meddling decisions about how to run the country and “rescue” the economy. It makes...
After a relatively quick run up in the value of gold, when’s a good time to consider taking another look? Recently, the Wall Street Journal examined the junior miners, and the good opportuniti...
With global investors attacking any sovereign government that’s running massive deficits or stuck with a pile of bad debts … And with Uncle Sam obviously the world’s greatest debtor...
As I was floating down impassible rivers I no longer felt myself steered by the haulers… – Arthur Rimbaud, “The Drunken Boat” The news yesterday pushed against us like a gentle wind. Pending h...
Nations around the world are insolvent and on their way to bankruptcy, a fiscal crisis, a currency crisis, or all three. World markets are currently interlocked to a troubling degree.5 Vote(...
The demise of the euro and pound has been disguising the dollar’s troubles. But now that fig leaf is falling away. Sometimes the markets seem like a real battle between the macroeconomic and the...
Shares in the auto industry have been among the leading performers over the past year with the Dow Jones US Automobiles & Parts Index advancing 140%. Given the massive run-up in auto equities, is ...