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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?) Forget Gold, This Chart Reveals the Most Precious (and Profitable) Commodity (Wall Street Daily, 9/2/11) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12) Gold & Silver Banker-Cartel Prolonged Price Suppression Has Set the Foundation for an Explosive M... (the Underground Investor, 1/17/12)  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?) Outwit the Market in Three Simple Steps (Wall Street Daily, 7/27/11) What I Learned From My Lunch with Vikram Pandit (Money Morning, 11/8/11) Earnings – outlook worsens, but growth cycle still alive (Wall Street Sector Selector, 8/24/11)
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?) Why Most of the Investment Advice You’ve Heard is Wrong (Investment U, 1/20/12) Rosenberg: Economy – Prognosis Negative (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 8/24/11) Is Firing Your Broker The Same As Firing An NFL Coach? (Intelligent Speculator, 1/10/12)
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?) 2012 U.S. Dollar Outlook: How to Play A Short-Term Rally (Money Morning, 1/20/12) Challenging Conventional Assumptions (Gold Versus Paper, 10/24/11) Is the Dollar Losing its Safe-Haven Status? (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 8/24/11)
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?) Download: S&P Dividend Aristrocrats Lists 2011 (Top Foreign Stocks, 8/31/11) The Most Telling Chart of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/30/11) S&P's Ill-Advised Downgrade Ushers in Buying Opportunities (Money Morning, 8/9/11)
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?) The Most Telling Chart of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/30/11) Global Economy 2011 (Wealth Daily, 9/8/11) Analysts Botched 2011 Market Forecasts – We Didn't (Money Morning, 9/14/11)  |
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