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Market Jitters: Are We About to See the End of the Risk Rally and Bear Market Bubble?

January 20, 2010 · 13 comments

in 2010, Federal Reserve, US economy, bull market, central banks, economy, exchange rates, financial planning, forex, hedging, inflation, interest rates, international economy, market crash, market reports, market timing, recession, risk

Highest ever one-month inflation rise in the UK for December, fiscal imbalances in Greece, weakened macro-economics in Germany, a Canadian housing market bubble, higher than 50% gains in the commodity currencies since last March (2009), and the return of hubris and risk-taking in the U.S. investment banks… what do these all have in common?
Is it [...]

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When the Fed Is Expected to Raise Interest Rates

December 23, 2009 · 0 comments

in Federal Reserve, US dollar, US economy, central banks, financial planning, government, inflation, interest rates, money supply, stimulus

With long-term U.S. bond yields rising and much of the recovery seemingly in place, analysts are increasingly wondering when the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) will begin to implement its quantitative easing exit strategy and start raising interest rates.
Currently the Fed baseline interest rate fluctuates between zero (0) and 0.25%and has done so since late [...]

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Why You’re Wrong If You Think Gold at $2000/oz Is Unlikely… or Worse, Just a Bubble

November 27, 2009 · 8 comments

in US Treasury, US dollar, central banks, commodities, currencies, foreign investment, forex, gold, hyperinflation, inflation, international economy, mining, precious metals, resources, wealth protection, world reserve currency

A gold tsunami is at our doorstep.  It’s not about a bubble, trade or even a wall of fear.  It might be partly some of each of those things, but that’s because it’s much, much bigger than each of those things.  And I’m no gold bug – nor do I keep a cabin hideaway full [...]

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