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I will be away from my desk for the next four days. Running away from the carnage on the gold market? Not quite, as a bullion pullback was overdue. I’m just going on a short business trip to Europe to take care of a board meeting and other important matters. Blog posts will be lite over the next few days, if at all. In my absence, please follow me on Facebook and Twitter where I will still be posting topical stuff on economic and financial market issues, web links and graphs. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold Price Forecast for the Remainder of 2012 (Investment U, 5/18/12) What’s Happening to Gold and Silver Prices? (Learn Mining News, 5/14/12) Everything You Need to Know About Gold Prices (Money Morning, 5/11/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on August 24th, 2011 posted in: Investment, Stocks  3 people had their say - chime in!
One of my major concerns regarding stock market valuations is the earnings outlook, and specifically that profit growth would not be at a level to support share prices. What are the chances of a profits recession? Click through for the detail. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Stock Market Today: Citigroup Earnings (NYSE: C), U.S. Retail Sales Fuel Rally (Money Morning, 4/16/12) Outwit the Market in Three Simple Steps (Wall Street Daily, 7/27/11) The Best Way to Measure Company Performance (Investment U, 10/12/11)
The Treasury market is giving you a recessionary signal, says David Rosenberg, Gluskin Sheff & Associates, who adds that a decline in the GDP will not be that catastrophic but it could last a long time. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Wise to Invest with Vanguard Brokerage Services? (Investing School, 4/20/12) Evaluating Merrill Edge as a Brokerage Firm (Investing School, 4/30/12) It’s not your broker stop-hunting you (The Essentials of Trading, 9/29/11)
Since the bursting of the tech bubble in early 2000, the dollar has been inversely correlated with risky assets. However, the recent weakness in the dollar is at odds with the historical relationship. Is the dollar’s safe-haven status changing? [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Death of the Dollar (Learn Mining News, 4/26/12) Will the Dollar Be Replaced As a Reserve Currency? (Investment U, 5/3/12) Short-Term US Dollar Bottom? (Gold Versus Paper, 6/8/11)
Marc Faber said that the S&P 500 Index won’t surpass the 2011 high of 1,370 this year, and that investors are “better off in equities than bonds”. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Economist Gary Shilling: S&P 500 will drop 43% this year? (Value Investing, 4/11/12) This is the Scariest Statistic You’ll Read Today (Learn Mining News, 8/5/11) Housing Bottom 2011 (Wealth Daily, 7/7/11)
Adam Hewison, charting strategist of INO.TV, brings you another edition of his invaluable service of daily technical updates on the ups and downs of various markets. This short analysis is a great tool for keeping one’s finger on the pulse and timing the markets. I have personally been using the INO/Market Club software for about two years and can vouch for these tools being extremely useful. Click through to hear Adam’s latest views on gold , silver, the US Dollar Index, the CRB Index, crude oil and the S&P 500 Index. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Housing Bottom 2011 (Wealth Daily, 7/7/11) 2011 Second Half Market Predictions (Wealth Daily, 7/28/11) East Coast 5.9 Quake Details - Bush's Fault (Kirk's Market Thoughts, 8/23/11) |
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