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Our friends are putting together a great video series they’re dubbing “The Farewell Euro Tour.” Here’s the link to Part 1, which we posted last week…and the series continues below, with Eric Fry on the ground in Switzerland. Great job once again by Eric Fry and our other friends at The Daily Reckoning.
This IS still a secular bear market…right? I have to admit that I’ve been totally miffed by the relentless rally that began in March 2009. At least I’m in very good company – expert technician and Contrary Investing favorite Carl Swenlin also admits he’s been perplexed as well… Different Kind of Bull Market By Carl […]
By Sy Harding, Editor, Street Smart Report In my last column I made the statement that if only we could ignore Europe, global economic fears would not be so ominous since there were indications the U.S. economic slowdown had bottomed and a nascent recovery might be underway. We’ve now received more evidence of the latter. […]
The Merkel pic is pure gold! Great job by Eric Fry and our other friends at The Daily Reckoning.
By Carl Swenlin Whenever possible it is best to look at a price index in the long-, medium-, and short-term time frames. For me that means analyzing monthly, weekly, and daily bar charts. ————————– (This is an excerpt from the October 21, 2011 blog for Decision Point subscribers.) Click here for FREE TRIAL! ————————— First, […]
By Sy Harding U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner says the debt crisis in Europe is Europe’s problem, and Europe has the means to resolve it if its governments would stop squabbling among themselves and take action. That seems to be the opinion globally, including among eurozone countries themselves. But when it comes to getting beyond the […]
Who’s Right About Commodities: Bears or Bulls? By Marin Katusa, Casey Research In the last few weeks a slow slide in commodity prices – metals in particular – has turned into a full-scale nosedive. All through 2011 copper had remained essentially between US$4 and $4.50 a pound, but on September 11 it dropped below that range […]
Where’s the Economic Growth We Were Promised? by Chuck Butler, President, EverBank Have you ever wondered, at least recently, if the markets are just playing games with investors? It’s like a game of good cop, bad cop… On one day, the markets will be all about the euro (EUR), and the prospects for a solution […]
Economic naysayers, eat this – can you spot the mega-trend in food stamps? Click to enlarge. You might want to sit down first. Source: USDA.gov Here’s the key constituency for the 2012 election…more bread for the food stamp recipients! 45 million total recipients today – holy cow. Maybe if there’s one surprise, it’s that our […]
Is the air starting to leak out of the latest technology bubble? Venture capital firms are taking it in the chin, finding it much harder to raise money when Crazy Bernanke is not running the printing presses as fast as he can. The LA Times reports (Hat tip Carson for sending this along): Firms raised […]
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