Fed Vacillation is the Only Activity Keeping the Market from a Cinderella Stupor
A weaker U.S. Dollar and lower bond yields are indicators that stock market bulls live for, but at some point…
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Lights Remain Green for Interest Rate Hike by Fed
Today’s U.S. Weekly Jobs Report, concluding last Saturday, shows that jobless claims dropped by 1,000 to 267,000. This provides ongoing…
FOMC Facing a Quo Vadis?
There seems to be a great deal of discussion occurring right now, regarding whether or not another interest rate increase…
Plunder, Pillage, Get Out of Jail Free, Then Pass Go and Collect $200
Citibank was just fined $425 million to settle federal civil charges for attempted manipulations related to benchmarks used to set…
Interest Rate Roulette – Is There a Winner?
Mixed signals from the Fed once again have the stock market chasing its own tail. Articles are written on a…
Even Central Banks Have Been Forced to Catch the Gold Train!
Central banks all over the world tried their best to keep a straight face as they pontificated about the virtues…
Current Gold Run – Not Just “Another Adjustment”
This gold bull rush isn’t just “another adjustment.” The Fed and central banks in general have been playing their roles…
Even Custer Had a Plan!
As the upper echelon of the Republican Party meet in Washington today, perhaps the Fed should realize that the time…
Where Is William C. Dudley Headed?
It has become eminently clear to me that William C. Dudley, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York president, needs…
My Stock Broker doesn’t think buying physical gold is a good idea?
Your plastic surgeon is obviously a smart guy, but I doubt you’d ask him about the best way to treat…