Russian Roulette With a Loaded Gun Offers Better Long-Term Odds Than Current Stock Market!
The outperformance of gold, silver, and U.S. treasury bonds, so far in 2016, seem to indicate that investors are finally…
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…
Disappointing Nonfarm Payrolls Data Puts the Brakes on Fed Interest Rate Hike
Today’s nonfarm payrolls report came in with 38,000 jobs created last month, far below the 160,000 anticipated. It was quite…
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…
Death Cross Appears Ready To Claim New Victims!
Savvy investors have surely noted that the S&P 500 Large Cap Index just hit the dreaded Death Cross Formation. It…
The Fed is Just About Out of Lipstick!
Yesterday, San Francisco Fed President John Williams became the most recent addition to the list of Fed regional presidents continuing…