2016 is moving right along with triple digit moves in the DOW occurring almost every day. In a word, volatility is here to stay. Of course, as any long time dividend growth investor already knows, vol...
Last week saw all of the major markets lose ground and the oil price partially relinquish earlier gains. Unconvincing US job data sent markets lower at the end of the week, adding to losses. In Europe...
Before the start of the trading week, the People’s Bank of China reported that foreign reserves totaled $3.23 trillion in January, higher than the $3.21 trillion forecast but a drop from December’...
Wow, did the dollar move down this week! It dropped more than it has in quite a while. It fell 1.3mg gold, or 0.1g silver. Gold and silver bugs of course are excited, as they look at it as the prices ...
Daily Forex Market Preview, 02/08/2016 Following Friday’s NFP report which showed the US unemployment rate fall below the 5.0% threshold, the markets were unsure how to react. Gold retreated aft...
According to Morgan Stanley’s European equity strategist, Graham Secker, we may have just hit peak bearishness. However, does that mean that a rebound in risk sentiment is imminent, or is this j...
There are numerous ways for a trader to invest as well as trade the equity markets. The markets are made up of financial vehicles such as equities, ETFs and 401K. Trading equities has never been easie...
Some people say that gold is dead. They point to deflationary pressures and a bear market that started back in September of 2011. The bulls have been wrong for years; however, that may be about to cha...
There are things that monetary enthusiasts* such as me take for granted that are not widely understood. In an email discussion with a friend and fellow monetary enthusiast it occurred to me that the t...