Despite all the ominous press being devoted to the soon-to-be-inverted yield curve, it's not always clear why such a thing matters. In other words, how, exactly does a line on a graphContinue...Read More
We are now in the very final stages of the most remarkable era of alchemy in the history of finance. This cycle started inContinue...Read More
If we want to know where Gold is going we should follow Gold. Right?How about following gold stocks? At times, they lead Gold.Continue...Read More
Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, actor, author, Navy Seal, and former professional wrestler who served as the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. Ventura remains politically active and currently hosts a show on Ora TV called Off the Grid. He has publicly contemplated a run for President of the United States in 2016. Jesse has written a handful of books. Among these are DemoCRIPS...Read More
"They have to stay. If they leave and there isn't a solution for Syria, it will be catastrophic." Continue...Read More
Mike "Mish" Shedlock a registered investment advisor, representative for Sitka Pacific Capital Management and he operates one of the most popular websites about the economy and investing online: MISH'S Global Economic Trend Analysis.Read More
"According to military envoys, Russian authorities have made a decision (and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro did not object) to deploy strategic aircraft to Continue...Read More
There a number of causal factors that have contributed to this lack of retirement preparedness (decades of stagnant real wages, fast-rising cost of living, the Great Recession, etc), Continue...Read More
Fund manager Adrian Day discusses the recent drill results announced by a prospect generator. Evrim Resources Corp. (EVM, To., 0.32) released on December 6 very disappointing results from its eagerly anticipated initial drilling at its Cuale project in Jalisco, Mexico. To call drilling a complete dud might be an exaggeration, but certainly there was nothing that lived up to the expectations engen...Read More
Cocoa's 2016-7 bear market reversal was in total harmony with one kind of analysis If financial markets were styles of music, equities, especially the most stable Big Board stocks, are like great classical compositions: They're made up of consistent, steady tempos you could listen to all day with the occasional booming or crashing note.Commodities are different. They're the jazz players deliverin...Read More
EWF Lewis : Firstly, the GDX ETF was created in 2006. From there it bounced higher into the September 2011 highs. This not shown on the chart however the price trend was obviously up. The pullback lower into the January 2016 lows corrected the cycle from the all time highs. The bounce from the January 2016 lows was strong enough to suggest it was no longer pulling back lower. It ended that bullish...Read More
LONDON, 14 December 2018 - Gold prices have done "remarkably well in 2018" says leading US investment site MarketWatch, quoting comment from BullionVault."Faced with rising interest rates and new record highs in the stock market, gold has done remarkably well," says Adrian Ash, director of research at BullionVault, "especially as consumer demand weakened even as mining output sets a new all-time h...Read More
This week I've been in Washington, D.C. for high level meetings focused on the economy. While meeting with senior officials and members of the House and Senate, it became clear that a troubling phenomenon is building.Your correspondent at the Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington D.C.In the wake of recent stock market volatility and uncertainty surrounding monetary policy, it seems t...Read More
In this new edition of Real Conversations, Goldmoney Founder and CEO Roy Sebag sits down with Hedgeye Continue...Read More
At least six lawsuits, all making similar allegations against the nation's biggest bank, have been filed in the last month in New York federal court.The cases could potentially include thousands of people who trade in the precious metals market.A combined case, seeking class action status, would include anyone who purchased or sold futures contracts or an option on NYMEX platinum or palladium or C...Read More
- 'Gigantic holes in the system' warns former Fed Head- Interest rates will remain lower than they have been in past- Leveraged loans pose risks and there is unfinished regulation- "I think things have improved, but then I think there are gigantic holes in the system"- No new financial crisis in 'our lifetimes', Yellen said only last year- Editors note: Yellen should know as she and her predece...Read More
The Dow was up over 200 points at its session highsVolatility once again reared its ugly head today. The Dow was up more than 200 points at its session high, then briefly swung into the red before finishing modestly higher.Stocks initially cheered the latestjobs data, and a rally from Procter & Gamble (PG) lifted the blue-chip barometer. However, optimism about U.S.-China trade relations seemed to...Read More
Analysts were unusually upbeat toward the long-term laggardSubscribers to our Weekend Trader Series service recently doubled their money with the Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) January 2019 23-strikeput. We'll take a closer look at why IVZ stock remained on our bearish radar, and how another winning options trade unfolded.When we entered the position on Monday, Nov. 5, the investment management concern...Read More
Bank stocks have had a terrible month so farBank stocks have taken a bruising during the broader equities market's latest leg lower, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) down 11% since an early December rejection at the $27.50 level -- a familiar layer of resistance following the fund's mid-October bear gap, and home to its 80- and 120-day moving averages. In fact, the shares bottomed...Read More
Analysts are bearish on these three stocksU.S. stocks aren't making too big of a move in either direction today, with the Dow last seen slightly lower. As for individual stocks to watch, traders should check out the news around beer maker Boston Beer Company Inc (NYSE:SAM), supply chain solutions provider XPO Logistics Inc (NYSE:XPO), and pharma name Alkermes Plc (NASDAQ:ALKS). Continue reading fo...Read More