Weighing The Week Ahead: Time To Buy Commodities?
The upcoming calendar provides a mixed brew of inflation data, Fed news, and continuing world crises. Adding the recent daily focus on energy prices and skepticism about stocks leads to the likely media focus for the week: Is it time to buy commodities? Prior Theme Recap In my last WTWA I predicted that a light week for […]
E Between Keynes And Von Hayek – Checks And Balances
Try Abba Lerner’s ideas! John Llewellyn and Russell Jones, two establishment economists, have come up with an unorthodox economic policy to get the world back on the growth track. On its own, “structural reform is ill-equipped to combat a chronic shortage of expenditure and dormant animal spirits.” Perhaps the solution is “less conventional macroeconomic policy, […]
Stock Investing Explained
Although equity trading has been around in one form or another for centuries, new as well as experienced traders don’t always understand exactly how stock markets work, or what mechanisms make them tick. The rules of the game have not changed over the years. There are more markets, and they are bigger than ever. Computers […]
E EC The Nasdaq Index Reached Its All-Time High 14 Long Years Ago And Now Might Finally Be Back
On March 10, 2000, the Nasdaq Composite Index (NYSEARCA:QQQ) reached its all time closing high of 5048.62. It was a Friday afternoon and the financial media was abuzz with the news. Unfortunately, the milestone was relatively short lived as the Nasdaq soon after began a steep descent that saw its value decline by 50% within […]
Firm Grasp Of The Obvious: Dollar Bull Run Remains Intact
It is beyond dispute. The US dollar is in a powerful bull run. There are two main drivers, and their ability to dominate the price action varies according to the news stream. The first is constructive economic news from the US that reinforces ideas that the Fed will likely raise rates next year. The second […]
Start Your Own Gold Standard
Although we’re based out of the United States, SchiffGold and its Chairman Peter Schiff are passionate supporters of the Swiss Gold Initiative. Our hope is that Switzerland sends a message to the world’s central bankers that people are sick and tired of having their money manipulated. We’ve been doing our best to promote the issue, […]
The Best Long-Term Stock Market Indicator I’ve Found…
As you know, we’re wary of the US stock market at current valuations. But we like to keep an open mind. Which is why we persuaded former hedge fund manager and editor of Mega Trends Investing Teeka Tiwari to share his controversial thesis with Diary of a Rogue Economist readers. Even with the market near all-time […]
The Rubber Band Is Stretched–Will It Break?
A rubber band can remain stretched for some time, but it takes some force to keep it stretched. The consensus is anticipating a smooth sleigh ride for Santa’s traditional stock market rally from November to year-end. But the rubber band of the current rally is looking quite stretched, and there’s a distinct possibility the rubber band […]
How Central Banks Use Gold Swaps To ‘Boost’ Their Gold Holdings
With the specter of a “yes” outcome to the Swiss gold referendum finally being priced in by the market, and the frontrunning of the SNB’s potential 1,500 tons of gold purchases starting to move the price of gold higher, a question has emerged: Is there enough physical gold to satisfy Swiss gold demand in case […]
