Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts – Quiet Options Expiration On The Comex
Today was the last option expiration for 2014 Comex precious metal options. Gold and silver were under slight pressure most of the day, but closed largely unchanged. Gold was down about five dollars while silver was up a penny. Let’s see how the trade winds down this week. A nor’easter is expected to work its […]
Market Commentary: Markets Closed Quietly, New Closing Highs On Large Caps
Written by Gary Markets remained in the green and the DOW sea-sawed back and forth across the unchanged line remaining mostly flat. The small caps melted higher while the SP500 traded sideways in a narrow four point range all day on sometimes anemic volume. By 4 pm the SP500 and DOW closed on new closing highs […]
Another Keynesian Debt Boondoggle: How Brussels Plans To Turn $26 Billion Into $390 Billion
The desperation and fraud of the Keynesian policy apparatus gets more stunning by the day. Apparently, the pettifoggers in Brussels will soon be announcing a new $400 billion bazooka to blast the euro-economy out of its lethargy. This massive new “stimulus” is supposed to spur all manner of infrastructure and private investment that is purportedly bottled-up for want of […]
Florian Siegfried: Seeking Less Risky Business In Mining M&A
Note from TalkMarkets editors: This article discusses a penny stock. Penny stocks are easily manipulated; please do your own due diligence. Florian Siegfried, head of precious metals and mining investments with Zurich-based AgaNola, says there are small signs—fewer equities participating in the recent rally, greater spreads in the high-yield market—that the sentiment toward gold is […]
November 2014 Texas Manufacturing Survey Rate Of Growth Slows
Of the four Federal Reserve districts which have released their November manufacturing surveys, all are forecasting growth. A complete summary follows. [note that values above zero represent expansion]. The market was expecting 8.0 to 12.0 (consensus 9.0) versus the actual of 6.0. Texas factory activity increased again in November, according to business executives responding to […]
Week In Review: The Path Matters More Than The Destination
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost Whenever I see headlines that read “stocks hit new highs,” I tend to cringe. Stocks are not hitting new highs. A particular index, the S&P 500, is. The German […]
You Thought QE Was Over
A couple of weeks ago in the weekly newsletter (subscribe for free E-Delivery)(subscribe for free E-Delivery)I discussed the series of events behind the decline of the market in October and the subsequent surge. “The chart below shows the series of events that has propelled the markets higher in recent days as a massive short covering rally, […]
The Clock Is Ticking In Switzerland
For most of my career in international investing, I had always placed a great deal of faith in Switzerland’s financial markets. In recent years, however, as the Swiss government has sought to hitch its wagon to the flailing euro currency and kowtow increasingly to U.S.-based financial requirements, this faith has been shaken. But this week […]
Gasoline Volume Sales, Demographics And Our Changing Culture
The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) data on volume sales is over two months old when it released. The latest numbers, through mid-September, are now available. However, despite the lag, this report offers an interesting perspective on fascinating aspects of the US economy. Gasoline prices and increases in fuel efficiency are important factors, but there […]
EC Holiday Fever Takes Hold Of Stock Investors, But A Pullback Is Needed
With warmer weather arriving to melt the early snowfall across much of the country, investors seem to be catching a severe case of holiday fever and positioning themselves for the seasonally bullish time of the year. And to give an added boost, both Europe and Asia provided more fuel for the bull’s fire last week […]
