The Amount of Oil Used by North America In a recent blog, I talked about how shale gas is changing North America’s energy needs, and how that could change the way that the world works. The effect is starting to be felt. A quote from “MISH’S Global Economic Trend Analysis” Another Plunge in 3-Month Rolling… Continue reading Is Oil Overvalued? Could the USA become Energy Sufficient?
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The Rapid Changing World of Investments – the Flow of Oil Money to the Middle East
The Changing World of Investment In my last blog, I talked about how rapidly investments can change in scope and importance. I talked about the bountiful supply of shale gas coming on stream, and the profits of large equipment manufacturers. The essential point was that investors could never simply “Buy and Hold”, but had to… Continue reading The Rapid Changing World of Investments – the Flow of Oil Money to the Middle East
How To Take Advantage of the Next Economic Cycle – Copper & Silver
Commodities and Precious Metals Recently, I discussed how the next economic cycle is now starting. A feature of this new cycle is the remarkable need in the world for base metal and for precious metals. I discussed how the ‘doom and gloom’ crowd was urging people to buy precious metals to save themselves from the… Continue reading How To Take Advantage of the Next Economic Cycle – Copper & Silver
The US Economy is Showing Strong Signs of Recovery
We Point Out the Obvious – The Next Economic Cycle is Starting We have repeatedly advised readers to look at the history of economic cycles since the dawn of the industrial revolution. There have been repeated cycles that all mirror each other, and as long as we are around, these cycles will continue. A Brief… Continue reading The US Economy is Showing Strong Signs of Recovery
You Can’t Solve a Debt Crisis with More Debt – or Can You?
How to Deal With Overwhelming Debt We have written a number of times of how Canada solved it’s debt crisis which it incurred through successive Liberal Party excesses. It simply adjusted its spending so that the increase in expenditures continued, but at a lessor rate. Then as the US and Japan, and then Korea and… Continue reading You Can’t Solve a Debt Crisis with More Debt – or Can You?
Political Correctness – Dealing with the Barney Frank’s of Finance (Cont’d)
Continued from Blogs of January 26 & 29, 2012 Dealing with the debt problem means firstly understanding the economic powerhouse that is the USA. The US $ remains the world’s currency and is accepted universally. Fixing the US $ is PRIORITY #1. In the previous blogs, we discussed – Bringing government expenditures under control –… Continue reading Political Correctness – Dealing with the Barney Frank’s of Finance (Cont’d)
The Attractiveness of Gold Investments & Analysts’ Projections
The Attractiveness of Gold In a recent blog, I suggested that patience and technical indicators were key in buying gold. I suggested that the moment had not yet arrived to make this investment again. This week there were announcements from Bankers in parts of the world that they were adding to their gold purchases. Bankers… Continue reading The Attractiveness of Gold Investments & Analysts’ Projections
Where is the Price of Gold Going?
The Volatility of Gold Some months ago we cautioned readers that investing in gold at that time was quite a risky thing to do, as it was an even bet as to where gold would head. We suggested that the reader could flip a coin as to whether to invest or not and strongly urged… Continue reading Where is the Price of Gold Going?
Economic News Continues Positive
Golden Cross Technical Analysts rely on historical comparisons to determine their view of what the Charts Say. One of the strongest indicators watched is when Moving Averages (MA) cross each other. A shorter term moving average crossing a longer term moving average is considered a strong indicator. A Golden Cross is when a 50 day… Continue reading Economic News Continues Positive
New Jobs Improvement Data in US “Stunning”
The Financial Post today reports that US private sector hiring surged in December as employers added 325,000 new workers, while claims for jobless benefits fell. This come from the ADP National Employment Report. As a comparison, in November 2012, 204,000 private jobs were created. “The number is stunning” quote by Wayne Kaufman, chief market analyst… Continue reading New Jobs Improvement Data in US “Stunning”