Our Sympathy Firstly let us express our shock and horror of the triple disasters that have struck Japan. The extent of the devastation is hard to comprehend, even with all of the graphic pictures and videos. Each picture is worse than the previous in visualizing just how extensive the disaster has been. Our feelings go… Continue reading The Effect of the Triple Japan Disaster
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Market Volatility
Market Volatility There remains much fear in the markets. Much has been written about the debts of Western nations (read our recent blog) and instability. Recently, there have been a number of articles about China’s inflation, and also fears raised about the terrible tragedy of the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Let me summarize much… Continue reading Market Volatility
Gold, Silver & Base Metals
Have Gold & Silver Started to Fall in Price? The current thought in the US and most of the world is that the debt crisis is abating (as we said so long ago), and in the early part of 2011, the price of gold, silver and metals has slipped a bit. January was not a… Continue reading Gold, Silver & Base Metals
Follow the Trend – The Market has Decided We Are in a Recovery
As we have remarked previously, the economic world is gradually recovering and normalizing. Crises come and go but the trend is recovery and the market long ago decided that we are in a recovery. The latest crisis is Ireland. The one before that was Chinese inflation. The one before that was poor numbers out of… Continue reading Follow the Trend – The Market has Decided We Are in a Recovery
Inflation in China, The Price of Oil
The buzzword today is caution. Caution about current misleading headlines. Caution about failing to seek out and follow the trends. The Effect of the US Fed Debt Purchases I previously commented on how it was so odd that the stock market jumped up at the same time as the price of gold jumped up, both… Continue reading Inflation in China, The Price of Oil
Silver is Gold’s Poor Cousin, But it is in Great Demand
The Attraction of Gold and Silver Very often we look at gold and use it as our main object of attention. Yet historically there has been a continuing relationship between gold and silver. The two metals are together regarded as alternatives to paper currency. Silver is often referred to as gold’s poor cousin. Silver’s Industrial… Continue reading Silver is Gold’s Poor Cousin, But it is in Great Demand
Some Comments on the Price of Gold
Gold Hits a New High As everyone knows, the price of gold bullion has been on a tear lately. It seems each day that passes, the price of bullion hits a new high. I think it was Greenspan who said that you can never recognize that you are in a bubble, until after bubble has… Continue reading Some Comments on the Price of Gold
The Recession is over. The Recovery and the Double Dip Recession Are Things of the Past
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) declared that the recession was over in June 2009. A V-shape recovery was stalled temporarily by the situation in Europe, but as we said before, the recovery is back on track and as momentum gradually accelerates, as people get their confidence back, and as the ‘next big thing’… Continue reading The Recession is over. The Recovery and the Double Dip Recession Are Things of the Past
The Banks are Now Purchasing Gold
GOLD We have been suggesting since the blog started that junior resource stocks are the place to be. . We have also suggested that junior gold stocks are a favored sector. Our belief is based upon many factors, including * a worldwide concern about the value of paper money, * the decreasing amount of gold… Continue reading The Banks are Now Purchasing Gold
What a difference a week makes.
Today’s headlines Sep 10/10 – Bloomberg Businessweek – Asian Stocks Gain on Japanese Growth, U.S. Jobless Claims Data Sep 10/10 – Reuters – – China’s imports leap, cutting trade surplus Sep 10/10 – Bloomberg Businessweek – Junk Debt ‘Best Bet’ as Issuance Nears Record: Credit Markets The World is Improving – Just as we Said… Continue reading What a difference a week makes.