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By Chuck Butler, EverBank The risk assets’ rally that was going on yesterday morning continued throughout the day, and overnight and European sessions. This morning, the currencies have received a boost from a couple of fairly good bond auctions in France and Spain. In Spain, the demand outstripped the supply, but the yields rose to above […]
By Chuck Butler, EverBank Good day. I got all my “home alone” chores done last night, of course after going home and taking a nap! It’s still blazing hot here, but when you work inside all day, it doesn’t matter much. But since I once had a job as a young man, in the hot Oklahoma […]
By Frank Trotter, President, EverBank Direct Friends who know that I speak frequently about global economics have been calling to see what I think about the smackdown arguments over spending in Washington. I have surprised them all by saying that it’s really an empty record. Well, I suppose there is some kind of odd entertainment […]
Today, Switzerland signaled to the world that it will attempt to flush the Swiss Franc down the bowl faster than the other fiat currencies of the world. Not only did the Swiss National Bank cut it’s target rate to 0.25 percent (from 0.5 percent), but the central bank also began selling the currency, marking it’s first […]
Top posts from the past week: Inflation or Deflation – Which Will Prevail? Fed Out of Ammo; Dollar is Toast Stratfor: Oil Prices Likely to Remain Low Our coverage of Marc Faber’s recent interview on CNBC from December 1st continues to see a lot of traffic. A review of our trades from the previous week: […]
Top posts from the past week: The Case for Shorting Long Dated US Treasuries Why the Yen and Dollar are Rallying GoldMoney: Gold’s New Highs vs. Other Currencies Jim Rogers on CNBC: October 22, 2008 Foods and Softs Outlook A review of my futures trades from the previous week: Covered my Swiss Franc long – […]
Top posts from the past week: Stratfor: States, Economies, and Markets: Redefining the Rules Marc Faber on CNBC – October 14, 2008 Warren Buffett: I’m Buying US Stocks Now A review of my futures trades from the previous week: Went long the Swiss Franc – As I mentioned last week, I wanted find a match […]
Top posts from the past week: Financial Times: Wealthy Investors Demanding Unprecedented Amounts of Physical Gold Jim Rogers on CNBC 10/1/08 Quick Thoughts on the Latest Black Monday A review of my trades from the week that was: Closed out my Swiss Franc position – Yikes – this trade did not work out, I got […]
Top posts from the past week: Five Easy Ways You Can Diversify Away From the Dollar US Mint: Sorry, we’re out of gold (again) Jim Rogers: Bailout is “welfare for the rich” A review of my trades from the week that was: Went long the Swiss Franc – The Swissie is the Yen’s carry trade […]
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, relief at last – that’s me, pissing away the last of my 2008 gains. Glad we got that out of the way. Tuesday I was feeling really smart, and bought a mini-silver contract at the bargain price of $15. Unfortunately nobody told me that the bargains were going to get even better! I sold […]
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