Investing and Trading News, with a Contrarian, Sarcastic Twist!
Matt Badiali writes that demand for natural gas has dried up, and he expects prices could stay low for some time. Natural gas often rallies this time of year, but has not moved up thus far. Matt cites record recent production – with nat gas reserves at record highs – as another factor that may […]
Coffee prices were mixed, although the longer-term outlook for bean values may mean higher prices because of a potential supply crunch. Source: Reuters
Please enjoy this insightful guest article by Doug Casey, as he shares his forecasts for the 2009 economy and beyond. I strongly agree with Doug’s outlook for gold and interest rates. The contrarian in me wants to be more optimistic about the economy beyond 2009, so for the sake of the world, I hope Doug’s […]
Coffee Perking Up? Long-time readers know that we’ve been quite bullish on coffee for some time in this space. So on Friday, when I received an email from my commodity broker, Robert, about possibly initiating a coffee position, I was extremely intrigued. We wrote this article about coffee for Seeking Alpha last August. Long-term fundamentals […]
Jim Rogers, doing some “stand up” commentary on upcoming opportunities in the foreign currency markets: Expects the Japanese Yen to rise another 10-15% The current dollar rally is a forced short covering – not a flight to safety We are going to have “many, many, many” more currency problems this year Owns the Euro, Swiss […]
Here’s a thought provoking guest post by David Galland, Managing Editor of Casey Research, as he makes the case that the real cause of the housing-led crisis was a failure to appreciate the similarities between humans and rats! Bait for the Two-Legged RatBy David Galland, Managing Editor,The Casey Report, Casey Research I have often said […]
Richard Russell’s latest comments on the action in the gold and silver markets: As I said, the gold action is changing — what’s happened to the profit taking? Gold buyers have stopped taking profits, the are buying and sitting with their gold. Physical gold has now been swept off the market. Coins are only sold […]
Next Stop: Gold $1,000 Gold has a date with destiny. Destiny may not be at the bar yet, but she’s now definitely circling the parking lot, looking for an open spot outside the Gold $1,000 comeback party.My comments on gold from last week’s commentary, which were verified to some extent by the continued rally this […]
How effective have the bailouts been to date? Not very. In fact, I think that because of them, we’re screwed! In this exclusive piece, Casey Research editors Doug Hornig and Bud Conrad break down the gory details of Fed’s current predicament – and it’s a doozy.—————————————————————————————————— Uncharted WatersBy Editors Doug Hornig and Bud Conrad, The […]
To figure out where to place my Super Bowl bet (I’m sure you’re stunned a commodity trader like me would ever gamble), I consider two factors: Which team do the talking heads seem to be favoring Where is the “public” placing it’s bets Last year, this technique worked well, as I took the Giants with […]
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